Are you Alkaline?

So I woke up today to find this in my news feed on Facebook, obviously I read the entire thing before I even got out of bed.  This is info I've been reading more and more about as of late and so I did a little research today... Here's 3 lists I came up with (and by I, I do mean the internet):

"Alkaline Foods List: Foods to Eat Freely..."*

This an Alkaline Foods List Showing Alkaline "Ash" "Ash" is a term used to describe the waste product of certian foods after it has been metabolized through the digestive tract. The following is a list of common foods with an approximate, relative potential of acidity (-) or alkalinity (+), as present in one ounce of food.

Vegetables

Brussels Sprouts

+0.5

Barley Grass

+28.1

White Beans (Navy Beans)

+12.1

Peas, Ripe

+0.5

Soy Sprouts

+29.5

Granulated Soy (Cooked

Asparagus

+1.3

Sprouted Radish Seeds

+28.4

Ground Soy Beans)

+12.8

Comfrey

+1.5

Sprouted Chia Seeds

+28.5

Soy Nuts (soaked Soy Beans

Green Cabbage, March Harvest

+2.0

Alfalfa Grass

+29.3

Then Air Dried)

+26.5

Lettuce

+2.2

Cucumber, Fresh

+31.5

Soy Lecithin (Pure)

+38.0

Onion

+3.0

Wheat Grass

+33.8

Cauliflower

+3.1

Nuts

White Cabbage

+3.3

Root Vegetables

Almonds

+3.6

Green Cabbage,

White Raddish (Spring)

+3.1

December Harvest

+4.0

Rutabaga

+3.1

Seeds

Savoy Cabbage

+4.5

Kohlrabi

+5.1

Sesame Seeds

+0.5

Lamb's Lettuce

+4.8

Horseradish

+6.8

Cumin Seeds

+1.1

Peas, Fresh

+5.1

Turnip

+8.0

Fennel Seeds

+1.3

Zucchini

+5.7

Carrot

+9.5

Caraway Seeds

+2.3

Red Cabbage

+6.3

Beet

+11.3

Rhubarb Stalks

+6.3

Red Radish

+16.7

Fats (Fresh, Cold-Pressed Oils)

Leeks (Bulbs)

+7.2

Summer Black Radish

+39.4

Olive Oil

+1.0

Watercress

+7.7

Borage Oil

+3.2

Spinach, March Harvest

+8.0

Fruits

Flax Seed Oil

+3.5

Chives

+8.3

Limes

+8.2

Evening Primrose Oil

+4.1

French Cut Green Beans

+11.2

Fresh Lemon

+9.9

Marine Lipids

+4.7

Sorrel

+11.5

Tomato

+13.6

Spinach (Other Than March)

+13.1

Avocado (Protein)

+15.6

Water

Garlic

+13.2

Spring, Mineral, or

Celery

+13.3

Non-Stored Organic

Ionized Water

varies

Cabbage Lettuce, Fresh

+14.1

Grains And Legumes

Coconut Water

+9.04

Endive, Fresh

+14.5

Buckwheat Groats

+0.5

Cayenne Pepper

+18.8

Spelt

+0.5

Straw Grass

+21.4

Lentils

+0.6

Shave Grass

+21.7

Soy Flour

+2.5

Dog Grass

+22.6

Tofu

+3.2

Dandelion

+22.7

Lima Beans

+12.0

Kamut Grass

+27.6

Soybeans, Fresh

+12.0

"Alkaline Foods: Foods to Eat Sparringly*... This a Chart of Food "Ash" pH "Ash" is a term used to describe the waste product of certian foods after it has been metabolized through the digestive tract. The following is a list of common foods with an approximate, relative potential of acidity (-) or alkalinity (+), as present in one ounce of food. Fish Non-Stored Grains Fresh Water Fish -11.8 Brown Rice -12.5 Wheat -10.1 Fruits (In Season, For Cleansing Only Nuts and Seeds Or With Moderation) Wheat Kernel -11.4 Rose Hips -15.5 Walnuts -8.0 Pineapple -12.6 Pumpkin Seeds -5.6 Mandarin Orange -11.5 Sunflower Seeds -5.4 Bananna, Ripe -10.1 Macadamia Nuts -3.2 Pear -9.9 Hazelnuts -2.0 Peach -9.7 Flax Seeds -1.3 Apricot -9.5 Brazil Nuts -0.5 Papaya -9.4 Orange -9.2 Fats Mango -8.7 Sunflower Oil -6.7 Tangerine -8.5 Coconut Milk -1.5 Currant -8.2                                   Gooseberry, Ripe -7.7 Grape, Ripe -7.6 Cranberry -7.0 Black Currant -6.1 Strawberry -5.4 Blueberry -5.3 Rasberry -5.1 Yellow Plum -4.9 Italian Plum -4.9 Date -4.7 Cherry, Sweet -3.6 Cantaloupe -2.5 Red Currant -2.4 Fig Juice Powder -2.4 Grapefruit -1.7 Watermelon -1.0 Coconut, Fresh +0.5 Cherry, Sour +3.5 Bananna, Unripe +4.8 "Acidic Foods: These are Regarded As Acid Foods That Make You Fat and Tired." Food "Ash" pH Chart* The following is a list of common foods with an approximate, relative potential of acidity (-) or alkalinity (+), as present in one ounce of food Foods You Should Never Eat! Root Vegetables Sweets Stored Potatoes +2.0 Artificial Sweetners -26.5 Chocolate -24.6 Meat, Poultry, And Fish White Sugar -17.6 Pork -38.0 Beet Sugar -15.1 Veal -35.0 Molasses -14.6 Beef -34.5 Dr. Bronner's Barley Ocean Fish -20.0 Malt Sweetner -9.8 Chicken (to -22) -18.0 Dried Sugar Cane Juice Eggs (to -22) -18.0 (Sucanat) -9.6 Oysters -5.0 Barley Malt Syrup -9.3 Liver -3.0 Fructose -9.5 Organ Meats -3.0 Milk Sugar -9.4 Turbinado Sugar -9.5 Milk And Milk Products Brown Rice Syrup -8.7 Hard Cheese -18.1 Honey -7.6 Quark -17.3 Cream -3.9 Condiments Homogenized Milk -1.0 Ketchup -12.4 Buttermilk +1.3 Mayonaise -12.5 Mustard -19.2 Bread, Biscuits Soy Sauce -36.2 (Stored Grains/Risen Dough) Vinegar -39.4 White Bread -10.0 White Biscuit -6.5 Beverages Whole-Meal Bread -6.5 Liquor -38.7 Whole-Grain Bread -4.5 Wine -16.4 Rye Bread -2.5 Beer -26.8 Coffee -25.1 Nuts Fruit Juice, Packaged, Natural -8.7 Pistachios -16.6 Fruit Juice Sweetened With Peanuts -12.8 White Sugar -33.6 Cashews -9.3 Tea (Black) -27.1 Fats Miscellaneous Margarine -7.5 Canned Foods Corn Oil -6.5 Processed Foods Butter -3.9 Microwaved Foods So... I want to hear your thoughts on this.  Can food prevent disease?  Can it kill cancer?  Are we being told things that aren't true when it comes to our health?  What do you think?