Natural Home Remedies for Acidity
Having too much acid in your body can cause you to feel generally
not as well as you could, make you more susceptible to illness and
ause ailments like irritable bowel syndrome and acid reflux.
While it's important to have some acid in your body, you can get rid of
too much acid by eating more alkalizing foods to help neutralize the pH in your body.
Keeping your pH around 7.35 and 7.45 keeps you primed for optimum health,
and simply changing your diet to include more alkaline foods can help get you there.
1) Start each morning off with fruit to help balance the acid in your body.
Even fruits that seem acidic, like citrus fruits, lemons, oranges and grapefruits,
have alkalizing properties once consumed and digested. Other good fruit
choices include cherries, avocados, berries and watermelon.
2) Choose leafy green vegetables for lunch. Studies published in a 2008
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition found that a diet rich
in green vegetables helped to alkalize the body, neutralize acids and result
in a decreased chance of osteoporosis. Brightly colored vegetables like
carrots, beets, peppers and sweet potatoes are all highly alkalizing and
can restore the pH balance in your body and blood to result in less acid in the body.
3) Avoid eating meat with your dinner. While most American meals center
around some kind of meat, animal products introduce acid into your body
especially beef and pork products. If you feel like you need an extra boost
in your protein level around dinner, try tofu, textured vegetable protein
or soy products as a healthy and low-acid substitution.
4) Drink freshly prepared juices and smoothies to get as many alkalizing foods
into your system as possible. You can add leafy greens to fruit juice to
sweeten them up and make them more enjoyable. This ensures that you
get at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day to keep your pH
at an optimum level.
5) Utilize spices in your cooking to help perk up otherwise bland eating.
Cinnamon, nutmeg and paprika are all examples of spices that won't
introduce new acid into your body. Prepare the food in different ways
to alter the flavor. Roasting or grilling fruits and vegetables can give
them new and interesting flavors so that you're more apt to enjoy them
as you get rid of too much acid in your body naturally.
-Albert
