How Food pH Affects Body pH
If you are interested
in maintaining healthy pH levels inside your body, the first place
you can start is by learning about food pH. All foods and beverages
have a pH measurement. Interestingly, food pH and beverage pH may
change once they are digested by your body. For example, orange
juice has an acidic pH outside of the body, with a pH range of about
3-4. But, once orange juice is metabolized, it will leave alkaline
residues in your body. Therefore, the effect of food pH inside your
body may be very different than the pH of the food itself.
To maintain optimum
health, your body is constantly working to maintain a slightly alkaline
pH. The main culprit behind fluctuating body pH levels is the pH
of food that you ingest into your body. Modern diets tempt us to
consume a lot of acid producing foods like meat, coffee, cheese,
butter, oils, breads, grains, and pastas. By remaining aware of
the food pH of everything you eat, you can avoid acid producing
foods and concentrate more on alkaline producing foods. Proper food
pH in your everyday diet will take a lot of stress off your body
and help your body to hold onto important minerals.
To eat a diet with
more of an alkaline producing food pH or neutral food pH, increase
your intake of fruits, vegetables, legumes, mushrooms, seeds, and
milk. Also, since food pH can change inside your body, it’s
a good idea to use pH testing strips to test your urine. These testing
strips will give you a better idea of what pH effect your diet is
having on your body.
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