List of Acidic Foods
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(By Batul Nafisa Baxamusa)
The normal pH of human blood is 7.35 - 7.45, that is slightly acidic. The pH of 7.0 is termed as neutral, anything below 7.0 is considered to be acidic and pH above 7.0 is termed as alkaline. When the pH in the body increases or decreases than the normal pH, it leads to many symptoms and diseases.
In case of an acidic pH, due to heavy intake of acidic foods may suffer from emotional stress, toxic overload, immune reactions and certain processes that deprive the cells of oxygen and other essential nutrients. The body counters this acidic pH by using alkaline minerals. If there are not enough alkaline minerals in the body, it will lead to acid build up in the cells.
This acid build up leads to many health problems. This includes decrease in the ability to absorb minerals, decrease in energy production, inability to repair damaged cells, reduction in detoxifying heavy metals, increase in the risk of cancer forming cells. One suffers from fatigue and if the pH level of the blood is 6.9 it can lead to coma and even death.
The American diet consists of meat, eggs, dairy and other highly acidic foods. The amount of intake of alkaline foods such as fresh vegetables if minimum. Many Americans are on medications and drugs and that too increase the level of acid in the blood. In this article, you will learn to identify and know more about the list of acidic foods. This list of acidic foods to avoid will help you cut down on your acid intake and increase the intake of alkaline foods. Let us see the list of acidic foods and drinks to avoid.
List of Highly Acidic Foods
- Artificial sweeteners
- Beef
- Carbonated soft drinks & fizzy drinks
- Cigarettes (tailor made)
- Drugs
- White flour
- Wheat flour
- Goat meat
- Lamb meat
- Pastries & cakes made from white flour
- Pork
- Sugar
- Beer
- Brown sugar
- Chicken
- Deer meat
- Chocolate
- Coffee
- Custard made from white sugar
- Jams
- Jellies
- Liquor,white vinegar (processed)
- Fish
- Eggs
List of Acidic Foods and Drinks
Acidifying Fats and Oils
Acidifying Fruits
Acidifying Vegetables
- Corn
- Lentils
- Olives
- Winter Squash
Acidifying Grains
- Rice Cakes
- Wheat Cakes
- Amaranth
- Barley
- Buckwheat
- Corn
- Oats (rolled)
- Quinoi
- Rice (all)
- Rye
- Spelt
- Kamut
- Wheat
- Hemp Seed Flour
Acidifying Dairy Products
- Cheese, Cow
- Cheese, Goat
- Cheese, Processed
- Cheese, Sheep
- Milk
- Butter
- Peanut butter
- Ice Cream
- Ice Milk
Acidifying Meats
- Beef
- Carp
- Clams
- Fish
- Lamb
- Lobster
- Mussel
- Oyster
- Pork
- Rabbit
- Salmon
- Shrimp
- Scallops
- Tuna
- Turkey
- Venison
Acidifying Pastas
Acidifying Beans and Legumes
- Almond Milk
- Black Beans
- Chick Peas
- Green Peas
- Kidney Beans
- Lentils
- Pinto Beans
- Red Beans
- Rice Milk
- Soy Beans
- Soy Milk
- White Beans
Acidifying Nuts
Acidifying Sweeteners
Acidifying Drinks
- Beer
- Spirits
- Hard Liquor
- Wine
- Beer
- Colas/ Sodas
- Coffee
- Soft Drinks
- Fruit Juices
Acidifying Drugs
- Aspirin
- Chemicals in form of added preservatives
- Drugs - Medicinal
- Drugs - Psychedelic
- Tobacco
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This was a complete list of acidic foods to avoid. I know one cannot completely make do with this list of acidic foods and drinks. But, you can minimize your intake of food products in the above mentioned list of acidic foods and drinks. You need to maintain the blood pH balance and to achieve it you need to include these acidic foods in your diet. Excess of anything is bad, and thus, eat right and wisely. I hope you find this article on list of acidic foods to be useful.
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