How digestion works, and acid/alkali food charts

In this post I want to address some of the major causes of excess acid in the body, and what foods are beneficial. I seem to do well on more proteins and worse on carbohydrates. I will discuss that in another post (there is a reason for that, and it is tied to blood type). I ate so much cheese that I was sweating ammonia. I read that it is because of too much protein in the diet. I asked my physicians assistant about that. She said that she had heard of that in individuals who drank too many protein drinks. I have done the high protein diet in the past. I used to eat about a half pound of cheese a day. I really do well on proteins except for a few facts. The first is that I was taking two prescription acid reducing pills a day and still had acid reflux at night. The other thing is that I have thyroid problems. Both of those symptoms are typical of too much acid in the body. I was shocked when I read the previous mentioned book by Dr. Young. I never realized I was poisoning my own body with every day food. Dr. Young has done a tremendous amount of studies on the blood, including live blood studies. When I decided to make the change in my life to change my diet, I did a modification of his diet. His diet recommends eliminating meat, I did not. I did cut way back on my protein intake. The one thing that was difficult for me was eliminating all dairy products. My mom was raised on a dairy farm so that was generational blasphemy for me. The biggest change after eliminating dairy was that I no longer suffered from chronic sinus infections.
In the article below Dr. Young addresses the digestion process in a very in depth and technical way. He also highlights what a high protein diet does to the digestion process and the body functions:
http://articlesofhealth.blogspot.com/2011/09/why-eating-meat-and-cheese-leads-to.html
When I changed my diet I felt terrible for a week or so as my body was changing the pH level. It took about three weeks for me to finally feel great. I felt unbelievable after the change. An acid reducing diet is not an easy one to follow. That is mainly attributed to convenience. However I wanted to include some guidance on foods that are more alkalizing. Below are four links to some sites that have charts on those foods:

http://www.acidalkalinediet.com/Alkaline-Foods-Chart.htm

http://www.balance-ph-diet.com/acid_alkaline_food_chart.html

http://www.balance-ph-diet.com/alkaline_food.html

http://www.balance-ph-diet.com/acidic_food.html

I cannot say what the changes that these articles suggest would do for you. Again I would say that you need to consult with your medical professional team before you make any changes to your current lifestyle. I do know that the modifications to my diet have changed my life in a tremendous way. We will talk again.