Acidic and Alkaline Foods

May 17, 2011

A large number of acid producing foods can cause several physical problems after digestion. Today a vast amount of people suffer from these problems caused by the stress of acidosis due to their lifestyle and food consumption that promote acidification in your body.

Many people today eat large amounts of acid forming foods such as proteins, cereals, and sugars, where as alkaline foods like vegetables are consumed in smaller amounts. Tobacco, coffee, tea, alcohol, stress and the lack of physical activity can also cause acidification.

60% percent of our food we intake should be alkaline like fresh fruits and leafy green vegetables to balance our necessary protein intake and maintain a balanced diet. Try to stay away from manufactured foods that are mostly acid producing that can raise blood sugar levels and tend to be nutrient lacking as well as toxic.

Your body wants to stay balanced, and it does so by homeostasis(equilibrium), which is regulated through your ph levels in the blood. An imbalanced diet high in acidic foods such as animal protein, sugar, caffeine, and manufactured foods put a lot of pressure on the body’s regulating system to maintain ph levels. This can cause a depletion of alkaline mineral like potassium, magnesium, and calcium. These minerals are taken from vital organs and bones to neutralize the acid and remove them from the body. Ph levels affect everything. Acidic ph levels will decrease your body’s ability absorb mineral and vitamins.

Remember to drink plenty of water. You can calculate how much water you should intake by taking your body weight and dividing it in half, that number you get will be the amount of ounces of water you should drink daily.