In Chinese medicine part of the energy which the body needs, comes from food, via savours. The food is an important thing, it must be balanced, and not only with respect to the calories. If you introduce a too large quantity of acid food, you unbalance your acido-basic system, with like consequence first, the intoxication of the left muscle psoas (lumbago). It is the breakdown product of the food which imports. Sugar, for example, is not a priori an acid food with the taste, and yet, its breakdown product at the end of the cycle is the oxalic and pyruvic acid. Many food can become toxic when they are consumed too regularly. Attention with the food practices. The man is omnivorous, it can eat of all, but with understanding.

Acid products -

proteins, that it are in the form of red meat, white meat, fish, shells.
the cheese, especially when it strong and is fermented.
the sucre+++, in all its forms: candy, soda, lemonade, chocolate, jam, pastry making.
dairy products rich in whey: yoghourt, curdled milk, soft white cheese. In Ayurvédique medicine small milk is regarded as a panacea, but it is necessary that it is fresh and of the day.
tomates+++
the sorrel
fruits and fruit juices.
cereals: corn, oats, millet ..... bread.
eggs.
pastes.
wine, alcohol.
vinegar, and sometimes the lemon.
leguminous plants: peas, lenses, haricot beans. If you are already in acidity, avoid them.

Reflexion:

I am in a tourist area where the estivants eat in summer, mainly tomatos, melons, oysters, shellfish in quantity, and this almost morning midday and evening. I see a certain number of it arriving to the cabinet, folded into two.

Basic products -

all green vegetables: French beans, salad, carrots, beets, cabbages, zucchinis, broccolis, artichokes, celery turnip, sweet peppers, fennel, aubergines, cucumbers, lawyers, spinaches, asparaguses.

potatoes. Although rich in starch (sugar), they are also very rich in potassium.
almonds, sweet chestnuts, Brazil nuts.
the banana, if it is not too ripe.

You can take as a starting point the the receipts described on the following sites, by paying however attention to the ingredients employed.

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http://avea.net/cvq/

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Conclusions:

One speaks much about acido-basic imbalance in the food, in particular at the naturopathes. One tends too to bring back the problem only on the food and it is an error. Acido-basic imbalance due to the food does not represent more than 10% of the cases. One does not have therefore neglecting this cause. Certain pathologies come only from there, in particular eczema, certain lumbagos, and much of bronchiolites in my humble opinion. It would be really interesting to make studies in this direction (see pathologies)