The important role of acid-base food combinations and dietary therapy in self-care
7. How should acidic and alkaline foods be combined?
The body fluids of a normal, healthy person are weakly alkaline; the pH value of their blood is measured to be 7.35.
It is close to neutral.
If the human body lacks inorganic salts containing alkaline elements, such as calcium, magnesium, and potassium...
When sodium is present, the pH level of the blood decreases.
When the pH value of blood is below 7, it is called acidic.
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People with this type of blood acidification may experience cold hands and feet, fragile skin, and be prone to illness.
Pustules, slow wound healing, decreased immunity, and susceptibility to colds; in severe cases, they can directly affect the brain.
It affects the function of the nervous system, leading to a decline in memory and thinking ability.
Those who consume excessive amounts of white sugar
Patients who have had ketoacidosis due to diabetes often exhibit signs of acidic constitution.
In daily life,
Excessive consumption or a diet high in grains, rice and noodles, white sugar, egg yolks, rice wine, meat, and fish can also lead to adverse reactions.
An acidic body constitution, because the above-mentioned foods are the main sources of acidic substances in the body, such as phosphorus, sulfur, and chlorine.
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These foods can acidify the blood in the human body and are generally referred to as acidic foods.
But acidic
The "sourness" of food and the taste of food are two different things.
It should be said that all foods, regardless of whether they are sour or sweet, are...
Sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty flavors, once they enter the human body, are broken down into their respective acidic or alkaline components.
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Through practical experience, people have come to realize that the vast majority of vegetables, fruits, seaweed, milk, and sheep...
Milk, sweet potatoes, and yams contain relatively high levels of alkaline elements and are therefore known as alkaline foods.
Such as vegetables
Spinach has the highest content of alkaline elements.
Kelp has a higher alkalinity; it is the alkaline substance of an equal weight.
It is 2.5 times more potent than the sex factor.
Therefore, in daily life, consuming fish, shellfish, lean meat, and egg yolks daily is beneficial.
At the same time, you should eat some seaweed, laver, and other algae, or add various foods to your meals.
Vegetables, or some fruit after meals; as for staple foods, it's good to eat refined rice and flour along with vegetables.
When eating sweet potatoes, it can also reduce the burden on the body's acid-base metabolism regulation.
Recent studies by Japanese scholars have discovered that the residue left after starch removal from sweet potatoes contains antibacterial properties.
Carcinogenic substances.
Eating sweet potatoes regularly in daily life is beneficial for beauty, health, and cancer prevention.
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However, eating too much can often cause acid reflux and heartburn, affecting digestion and absorption.
From the acidity of food
Alkalinity analysis shows that sweet potatoes have an alkalinity as high as 10.31, which can help regulate the body's balance of foods consumed with rice, noodles, and meat.
The high acidity in the blood caused by fish and shellfish can be helped to prevent an acidic body constitution if consumed in moderation.
The human body is an integrated system with acid-base balance.
Too much acidic food or too much alkaline food
Too much of anything can affect the absorption of nutrients from food and cause physical discomfort.
Therefore, in your diet
In daily life, it's important to understand some basic knowledge about dietary acid-base balance and learn how to scientifically combine acidic and alkaline foods.
Eat a balanced diet.
8. What role does diet therapy play in the body's self-regulation?
Dietary therapy can expel internal pathogens, soothe the internal organs, clear the mind, and nourish blood and qi.
According to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine
Based on modern medical perspectives, it can be argued that dietary therapy is the most basic measure for the body to regulate itself.
(1) Dietary therapy is the material basis for human life activities.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "grains are the foundation of nourishment."
Five fruits are for supplementation, five kinds of meat are for benefit, and five kinds of vegetables are for replenishment.
A modern perspective, however, suggests that if one can target oneself...
For illnesses and nutritional deficiencies, choosing and supplementing with food is often better than taking medicine.
Such as eating wheat bran and silkworm pupae
It can prevent and treat beriberi; eating kelp can prevent and treat goiter; eating fruits and fresh vegetables can prevent and treat...
Scurvy; eating animal liver can prevent night blindness.
(2) Dietary therapy can improve the function of various organs in the human body.
Traditional Chinese medicine has the concepts of "nourishing organs with organs" and "using similar organs to nourish organs".
Treatment methods that "supplement" the body.
For example, pig's blood and sheep's liver are used to treat anemia; pig's kidneys are used to treat kidney deficiency and lower back pain; pig bones...
Bone marrow nourishes the brain and improves intelligence; placental powder enhances the body's resistance, etc.
Various foods have certain effects on the human body
Various organs play a certain role, while rice, flour, fruits, and vegetables are essential for the human body's daily life.
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Rice and noodles are good for the spleen and stomach; black sesame seeds are good for nourishing blood, promoting body fluids, moisturizing the intestines, and darkening hair; lychees...
It can replenish qi and blood, improve complexion, and enhance the function of the nervous system.
(3) Proper diet can maintain physiological balance.
Foods have five flavors: sour, bitter, sweet, pungent, and salty.
Flavor, and four natures: cold, hot, warm, and cool.
For febrile diseases, pear juice, lotus leaf juice, and watermelon juice can be used to clear heat and promote diuresis.
Urinary tract infection; abdominal distension and sore throat can be prevented and treated with radish and licorice.
For all those with a constitution prone to deficiency and cold, scallions, ginger, and red dates can be used.
Sweet soup warms the middle and dispels cold; chili peppers and ginger can warm the middle and strengthen the stomach; pepper and fennel can treat stomach cold and abdominal pain.
It is generally believed that rice, noodles, meat, and eggs are mostly acidic foods, while vegetables and fruits are mostly alkaline. Appropriate adjustments are recommended.
This is beneficial for maintaining the acid-base balance in the body's metabolism.
(4) Use food to adjust the diseased body.
Obese people should eat less animal fat and consume less animal fat.
When choosing meat, lean meat is preferable; those with weak spleen and stomach can eat more white lentils and soy products.
These foods warm the spleen and stomach, dispel dampness and heat, and are rich in protein, which can regulate and enhance digestion.
System functions.
For example, eels contain eelin A and eelin B, these two substances can...
Blood sugar levels decrease in patients with high blood sugar, and rise in patients with low blood sugar; Traditional Chinese medicine believes it can also "nourish".
"Treats the five internal organs and heals deficiencies."
Understand the basic nutritional components, properties, and effects of each food, so as to...
Dietary therapy is a good way to take care of oneself.