The nutrients in food have either an acidic or
alkaline effect on the blood.
Even though they have the highest citric acid content than any other fruit, lemons actually have
an alkaline effect on the body when metabolised (i.e. alkaline forming).
According to the molecular structure of its minerals, food supposedly has either acidic or
alkaline effect on body fluids.
Additionally, a ketogenic diet may actually have
an alkaline effect on the body as well as a dramatic anti-inflammatory effect.
Depending on the type of food that we eat the metabolic «ash» will either have a net acidic or net
alkaline effect on our bodies.
Not exact matches
the
effect of supplementation with
alkaline potassium salts
on bone metabolism — a meta - analysis.
It has a nutty, earthy flavor and is the only grain that has an alkalizing
effect on the blood due to its high
alkaline ash content, which also makes it easy to digest.
A very important advance and difference in the approach taken here is that the foods listed in the Food & Chemical
Effects on Acid /
Alkaline Body Chemical Balance, are based
on the total
effects they have
on body chemistry.
There are also many non-caloric (not energy providing) components of the food we digest and these also exhibit
effects on the body.An area that has garnered some interest recently, especially in complementary medicine and holistic nutrition fields is that of the acid - base (or acid -
alkaline) balance of the foods that we eat.
Food can be analysed for its net
effect on the body's acid -
alkaline balance using a measure known as Potential Renal Acid Load or in short it's PRAL score.
Alfalfa, a great source of chlorophyll and mineral supplements that are all
alkaline, which have a neutralizing
effect on the intestinal tract and easing digestive problems, such as upset stomach, nausea, morning sickness, stomach ulcers, gastritis, and indigestion.
The truth is that the body naturally leans slightly
alkaline and has a tightly regulated system for maintaining optimal pH. In fact, the foods (or water) you ingest may have a temporary
effect in pH
on urine or saliva, but will have little to no
effect on your blood pH.
What I understand from what I have read is that yes your body does keep the the blood pH value at a very narrow range but if you eat a lot of foods that are acidic then your body will take minerals such as calcium from bones and teeth to restore the
alkaline balance and over time this has a detrimental
effect on health.
An acid environment can lead to chronic disease and this is why a diet consisting of
alkaline fruits and vegetables, combined with quality
alkaline water have positive
effects on your health.
There has been a lot of hype about an
alkaline diet having protective
effects on the body, specifically bone health and unfortunately the research is conflicting.
I would caution towards drinking a lot of overly
alkaline water, however, as I haven't quite seen the research supporting its use and have even seen some negative
effects on digestive health with its use.
The actual
effect on the body may differ, since body's own acidity level is a product of other factors and processes, such as the rate of mineral absorption, presence of other metabolites, and body's own acid /
alkaline regulatory actions, based
on the selective excretion or mobilization of acidic /
alkaline substances.
With that in mind, here is how the acid -
alkaline effect of foods is determined, when based
on their mineral residue alone.
And what do you think / researched about the
effects of
alkaline water
on the body?
Factors that had the greatest
effect on calcification were CO2 removal and subsequent generation of
alkaline pH. As CO2 was removed, growth medium pH increased and soluble Ca2 + was removed from solution.