You might remember the concept of acid and alkaline substances form your school science classes. The pH scale ranges from 1 to 14, with 7.0 being neutral, anything from 7.1 to 14 being alkaline and anything from 6.9 to 0 being acidic. Our blood pH level is naturally slightly alkaline, in the range of 7.35 to 7.45.
The different foods you eat can create more alkalinity or acidity in the body. Alternative health practitioners believe that eating a more alkaline diet positively influences the pH of the body and prevents disease and the effects of aging. A diet high in acid-producing foods puts a huge amount of pressure on the body, as it will naturally try to maintain the correct pH of the blood at all costs. The extra effort that the body has to put in can deplete it of alkaline minerals, such as sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium, making you prone to disease. If you want to determine your pH level, buy some pH strips at a pharmacy and test your saliva or urine.
The acidity and alkalinity levels of a food are based on how that food is assimilated after digestion. For instance, you would think that lemons would be acidic, but actually they are alkaline forming once they are digested in the body.
Alkaline-forming foods include most fruits, green vegetables, peas, beans, lentils, spices, herbs and seasonings, and seeds and nuts. Acidic foods include meat, fish, poultry, eggs, grains, legumes, sugars, coffee, tea, alcohol and processed food (along with emotional stress, toxic overload and too little exercise).
An alkaline diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, other legumes and healthy oils, such as olive oil and flaxseed oil, allows the body to maintain a slightly alkaline pH, work efficiently and stay healthy. The goal is to eat at least 60 percent alkaline foods and 40 percent, at the most acidic foods. If you are ill in any way, shift your diet to one that is 80 percent alkaline and 20 percent acid to help you heal.
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