Alkaline Diet (Miracles)
Cells and tissues are building blocks of our body. These are made
of 16 chemical elements. Balance between these chemical elements in body
is essential for achieving a good health. Acid-alkali balance in body
helps in keeping body chemistry balanced. The acid-alkaline balance in
the body is 20:80.
For a normal healthy individual, blood
reaction is alkaline in nature which is important for physical and
mental health. The blood is alkaline due to the fact that main products
of digestion of carbohydrates and fats are carbon dioxide, gas and
water. Normally carbohydrates and fats constitute approx. 90% of body
fuel. Of remaining 10%, 5% is also converted into carbon dioxide, water
and gas. Therefore, blood gets a large amount of acid to be transported
to points of discharge of body such as lungs. Since blood is alkaline
it is able to transport this acid from tissue to lungs etc.
Acidosis or Hypo-alkalinity of blood: Ability
of blood to carry carbon dioxide gets reduced when blood alkalinity
goes down even slightly. As a result acid gets accumulated in tissues
resulting in a condition called Acidosis or Hypo-alkalinity of blood.
Symptoms of acidosis or Hypo-alkalinity of blood:
Burning sensation, hunger, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness,
pharynx. Acidosis is root to most other diseases. Rheumatism,
arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, various degenerative diseases,
Nephritis or Bright's disease could develop on Acidosis. Hypo-alkalinity
of blood interferes with normal functioning of various organs and
glands thus increases chances of attaining diseases.
Causes of Acidosis or Hypo-alkalinity:
Primary cause of Acidosis or Hypo-alkalinity is inappropriate diet
containing several acid-forming foods. As discussed earlier, body
generates several acids in process of metabolism. Acids consumed in diet
add to these acids substantially increasing acids in the body.When
these acids do not get properly ejected out of body through lungs,
kidney and bowels, blood alkalinity goes down and results in Acidosis. Other causes of Acidosis include decline in
alkalinity caused by diseases such as cholera, dysentery, diarrhea etc.
Accumulation of acetone bodies in the system due to diabetes, vomiting,
starvation etc also result in acidosis.
Naturopathy for Acidosis:
One must strive to maintain a balance between acid-alkaline foods
consumed. Food items that leave alkaline ash help in increasing blood
alkalinity. Non-vegetarian food items (flesh-based diets) leave acidic
ash and lower the alkaline nature of blood. Eggs also lower alkalinity
of blood but to a lesser extent than flesh based diet. Cereals, breads
do the same but to a much less extent. Foods which increase alkalinity
of blood include fresh fruits such as plum, prunes and green & root
vegetables.
One must design daily diet in such a way as
to consume 80% alkaline-making food items such as fresh fruits, legumes,
root vegetables and 20% acid-forming foods such as fish, meat, cereals,
bread. Establishing a good pH balance will help one maintain a good
health. In condition of acidosis, one must consume more alkaline-forming
food items for faster recovery.
The easiest way to alkalize diet is to
drink fruit juices and eat citrus fruits. Citrus fruits contain a good
proportion alkaline salts such as potash.
Alkaline-forming Food Items: Melons, Milk,
Onions, Oranges, Peaches, Pears, Pineapple, Potatoes, Pumpkins,
Radishes, Raisins, Almonds, Apples, Ripe Bananas, Beets Cabbage,
Coconuts, Cottage Cheese, Dates, Figs, Grapes, Lemons, Lettuce,
Apricots, Turnips, Tomatoes, Soya beans, Spinach, Parsley.
Acid-forming food items: Meats, Eggs, Grains,
Nuts except almonds, bread, Cereals, Unripe Bananas, Barley, Beans,
Cakes, Chicken, Corn, Chocolate, Oatmeal, Coffee, Sea Foods, Sugar,
Rice, Peas, Tea.
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