Conspicuously missing are the tea(s)
One of the best Alkaline teas is GREEEN tea.
In addition Ginseng tea. That is tea from
Ginseng extract

alkaline are immune boosters and anti oxidants. They protect you from degendrativd diseases.

Unfortunately Acidic foods are exactly the opposite, they make your body prune to degenerative diseases as they release free radicals that transforms later to degenerative diseases.

How does consumption of acidic water arise?

If you are from West Africa, notably Nigeria or Ghana, it is a well known fact that the underground water is acidic. Also there exist cheap satchet water called pure water.
Most pure water are not well processed as the acidity still exists even though the water is odourless and colorless.
There is nothing wrong going for the CHEAP PURE WATER , but go to the big brands.
In Ghana go for Bel aqua or Everpure brands. In Nigeria go for CWAY , EVA or Nestle brands.
If water that you consume daily and constitute 80 % of your food intake is from wrong source, it likely to be acidic so you are setting up a fertile ground to reduced immunity and degenerative diseases on the long term

Thanks for the very very useful insights you have shared. Looking forward to more

I am trying to lower my cholesterol levels

One of the things I am now consistently using is ginger

But I am using it in powder form adding to my tea and hot water

I see most literature refers to raw ginger

Is powder form ginger still okay. Its the one I can easily work with since I can take it in the office etc

Si ungesema vegetarian mambo yaishe!!!