Although not a new method, dieting with a pH balance is still a form that attracts a lot of attention and application. According to health and nutrition experts, a properly balanced pH diet will include food control at the rate of 70% alkaline and 30% acid.
All foods after digest will leave residues in the stomach before being converted into energy for daily activities of the body. The more naturally derived the food leaves, the less residual, the better the process of being digested and converted into nutrients. Depending on the condition of each person, the remnants can exist inside the body from 4 to 50 hours.
The nature of each type of remnant determines whether the food is alkaline or acidic. The goal of a balanced PH diet is to keep the balance inside the body, so that the pieces neutralize each other and be better digested, increasing the metabolic rate. A body with proper metabolism will lose weight faster, consume more energy efficiently, and can also detox better.
To maintain a PH-balanced diet, you must know which foods are acidic and which are alkaline.
1. Acidic foods
Don’t mistakenly think that acidic foods mean they’re acidic. For example, citrus fruits are sour, but after digestion creates alkalinity. The acid foods here are counted as ingredients that contain phosphorus or sulfur. These substances will be converted into acid during metabolism. Types of coffee, carbonated soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, meat, eggs, dairy products are acidic foods.
2. Alkaline foods
Foods high in calcium, magnesium, and potassium are alkaline foods. Nuts, beans, beans, herbs, and spices are high alkaline foods.
3. How to know if your body has a balanced PH or not?
Go to the chemical store or pharmacy to buy a PH litmus paper. You can try the PH of urine or saliva. It is recommended to work 2 hours after eating to get the correct concentration. If the PH is between 6.5 and 7.5, your body has a well-balanced PH.
Usually, people overeat acidic food. To reduce acidity and increase alkalinity in the body, apply the following notes:
Limit your intake of pomegranates, pineapples, and raspberries, limit frozen, canned, or pickled vegetables (pickles, kimchi) as these are acidic foods.
Limit your intake of sauces like mayonnaise, miso sauce, tomato sauce, peanut butter.
– Limit sugar and honey.
– Drink soy milk instead of cow’s milk, eat more sesame oil, sesame seeds, and dill.
4. PH balanced menu
Breakfast: Cucumber and tomato smoothies
Material:
+ 1 small cucumber
+ 1 celery
+ 4 tomatoes
+ 1 lemon, squeezed with water
+ 1/2 chili
+ A little salt and pepper
+ Ice
Cut the vegetables into small pieces, then put all the ingredients in a blender, grind until they are pureed.
Lunch: Salad carrot, pomegranate, and dill
Ingredients (enough 2 servings):
+ 1 pomegranate, separating seeds
+ 3 tbsp lemon juice
+ 5 tablespoons orange juice
+ 1 tablespoon pure olive oil
+ 1.5 cup grated carrots
+ 1 stem of dill, chopped
+ Salt, pepper
Mix the ingredients and eat immediately to enjoy the freshness.
– Carrot soup with fresh mushrooms
Ingredients (enough 2 servings):
+ 4 medium-sized carrots
+ 4 medium-sized potatoes
+ 10 large shiitakes
+ 1/2 white onion
+ 2 tablespoons olive oil
+ 3 cups boiling vegetable water
+ 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
+ Salt, pepper
Perform:
+ Wash carrots, potatoes, peel, slice
+ Heat the boiled vegetable water, then put the potatoes and carrots in, heat for 15 minutes
+ While you’re waiting, chop the onions and soak in olive oil for about 3 minutes
+ Rinse shiitake mushrooms, cut into bite-sized pieces, then put in a pan with the onion, boil for another 5 minutes
+ Put all ingredients in a blender, puree, add parsley, salt, and pepper.
Dinner: Mashed sweet potatoes
Ingredients (can be divided into several meals):
+ 6 large sweet potatoes
+ 2 cups coconut milk (should squeeze coconut milk itself, should not use canned)
+ 1 tablespoon pure olive oil
+ 1 tablespoon refined salt
+ Little pepper
+ 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
Perform:
+ Wash sweet potato, chop and boil for about 20 minutes
+ Put the potatoes in the blender, puree, and mix the remaining ingredients.
Also, the simplest way to balance your body’s PH is to drink a glass of lemonade every morning. Just 1/4 fresh lemon mixed squeezed into a full glass of water (about 200-250ml), no added sugar or honey, so you have increased alkalinity while helping to cleanse the digestive system and replenish hydration for the body.
