Acid-base balance - the most important indicator of biochemical balance in an organism. Also it depends, first of all, on what we eat.
Still ancient east scientists claimed that all products are divided into two groups: acid and alkaline. In this regard they have absolutely different effect on an organism.
According to researches, in a diet of the modern person the products promoting acidulation of an organism, as a rule, prevail. From here weak immunity, susceptibility to catarrhal diseases, condition of chronic fatigue, various allergic reactions and other. Besides, acidulation leads to adjournment of extra kilos, that is obesity. So why not to try to restore balance between the oxidizing and alkalizing products, having supported thus health, and also to lose weight?
How to check?
In pharmacies, litmus pieces of paper by which it is possible to measure pH of saliva and urine are on sale, - they show acid-base balance in our organism. It is necessary to meet several conditions. It is necessary to measure urine pH not since morning after awakening, and during the second campaign in a toilet. It is necessary to make several measurements and to sum up the result on an arithmetic average of an indicator. Keep in mind: pH urine lower than 7 - sign of acidulation.
How to restore pH
On the way to recovery of balance enter alkalizing products into your diet. More grain - buckwheat, rice - and in smaller - vegetables. It is enough to include 1-2 times a week in the menu fish, 1 time - bean. When you feel improvement, it is possible to try to include acid and alkaline products approximately in equal proportions, giving overweight nevertheless to the second. Your task is to reach gradually a ratio between sour and alkaline food 1:2.
Strong oxidation is given: eggplants, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, spinach, sorrel, green peas, beet, celery, garlic, citrus, bananas, dates, corn, oats, olive and peanut butter, fish, beef, rabbit, pork, sugar, coffee, honey, cocoa, fruit juices, wine.
Weak oxidation: grapes, plums, prunes, pears, peaches, white and cauliflower, watermelon, melon, walnuts, peanut, almonds, filbert, sunflower oil, beans dried, mutton, cream, butter, hard cheese, kefir, milk, chocolate, alcoholic and carbonated drinks, tea, beer.
Strong alkalization is given: carrots, parsley, garden cress, pumpkin, buckwheat, millet, rice, saffron, caviar red and black, pheasant, eggs, camomile tea, Japanese tea of a banch.
Weak oxidation: strawberry, apples, onion, leek, garden radish, turnip, horse-radish, fennel, peas, linseed oil, cinnamon, rosemary, thyme, fish (catfish, herring, sardines), turkey, duck, green tea.
Attention! The diet made only of alkalizing products is possible, however its duration shouldn't exceed two weeks.