Acidic And Alkaline Foods: Their Impact On Your Health

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Food is your primary need in order to live. It is the source of essential nutrients to survive but it is also a source of health risk that may shorten your life. So, be careful with anything that you put in your mouth.

Find out how acidity and alkalinity affects your health.

pH is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration. It is used to measure acidity and alkalinity. p stands for power or potenz while H stands for hydrogen.

The neutral pH is pH 7. The healthy pH level of human blood is within the range of pH 7.35 to 7.45 (slightly alkaline). Your body neutralises acidity by using alkaline foods.

Acidic foods cause more acid to form in the stomach putting your health at risk. An acidic balance will decrease your body's ability to absorb nutrients resulting to weakness, decreased ability to detoxify or repair damage cells and poor cell nourishment. All of these will result to hormonal imbalance that weaken your immune system. Therefore, you are prone to develop various kinds of diseases.

For a healthful diet, the recommended amount of alkaline foods is from 60% - 80% and acidic food is from 20%-40%.

Examples of Acidic Foods:
Coffee, soft drink, vinegar, beer, and tea.

Examples of Alkaline Foods:
Almond, apples, avocado, asparagus, banana, bell pepper, broccoli, carrot, cantaloupe, canola oil, celery, citrus fruits (alkaline when digested), coconut, cucumber, green tea, herbal tea, kale, lettuce, mango, olive oil, onion, papaya, raw sugar, spinach, soybeans, watermelon, and wild rice.