What to eat to make the body alkaline

Generally, vegetables and fruits are alkaline foods. Eating too much alkaline foods will make your body alkaline. In fact, apples are the best for the human body. Eating apples during pregnancy or breastfeeding can help promote digestion and improve the body's condition. Eating more apples can also improve beauty. Lemon is also a very good food, rich in vitamin C. Drinking lemon water regularly can improve skin condition and make the skin whiter.

What foods make the body alkaline?

1. Alkaline foods that are cold in nature include water shield, purslane, Houttuynia cordata, water spinach, tomato, chayote, zucchini, melon, gourd, melon (cantaloupe), Hami melon, watermelon, cucumber, bamboo shoots, and kelp.

2. Alkaline foods that are cool in nature include: lotus root, konjac, water chestnut, kudzu, beet, radish, kohlrabi, celery, amaranth, eggplant, lettuce, wild rice stem, bitter melon, rapeseed, spinach, mushrooms, lettuce, cauliflower, enoki mushroom, winter melon, cucumber, and loofah.

3. Alkaline foods that are neutral in nature (weaker than the yang in the negative series) include: lily, carrot, kohlrabi, chrysanthemum, schizonepeta, cabbage, kale, hericium erinaceus, black fungus, shepherd's purse, white fungus, sweet potato, potato, and taro.

4. Alkaline foods that are warm in nature include kelp, chamagu, yam, onion, scallion (wild garlic), toon, leek, Chinese mustard, coriander, bell pepper, pumpkin, ginger, and onion.

5. Alkaline foods that are hot in nature include: garlic, chili, and pepper.

What are acidic foods?

1. Yogurt

It contains a large amount of lactic acid and active lactic acid bacteria, which are beneficial to human digestion and absorption, and can effectively regulate the balance of flora in the body, promote gastrointestinal motility, relieve constipation, and thus beautify the skin.

2. Hawthorn

Hawthorn contains citric acid, malic acid, ascorbic acid, enzymes, proteins, and carbohydrates, and can lower blood pressure and promote gastrointestinal digestion. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that hawthorn has a good effect on strengthening the stomach and lungs and aiding digestion. You can brew hawthorn with boiling water and drink it as tea, preferably a light tea.

3. Oranges

The enzymes contained in oranges can effectively inhibit the production of fat cells. In addition, they contain dietary fiber that reduces body fat and can easily produce a feeling of fullness, so they have a weight-loss effect.

4. Vinegar

It has a gentle stimulating effect on the skin, can promote blood circulation in the skin and reduce dullness. Moreover, vinegar can promote digestion and inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria. It is recommended that you drink a spoonful of vinegar every day. If you feel that table vinegar tastes bad, fruit vinegar is also a good choice.

5. Apple

Rich in pectin, it helps intestinal peristalsis and speeds up the detoxification process. The large amount of malic acid it contains not only helps break down body fat but also helps with beauty.

6. Lemon

Lemon is a beauty fruit rich in citric acid and vitamin C. It can prevent and eliminate skin pigmentation and make the skin white and tender.

Although sour foods have many benefits to the human body, we should also eat healthy foods.

7. Tomatoes

According to research and determination by nutritionists: eating 50g-100g of fresh tomatoes per person per day can meet the body's needs for several vitamins and minerals. The organic acids it contains, such as malic acid and citric acid, can promote the secretion of gastric juice and digestion of fat and protein. The fruit acid and cellulose it contains can aid digestion, moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements, and can prevent and treat constipation.

In winter, "body cold" and "stress" are the two major enemies that affect sleep. The lycopene in tomatoes can clear the blood, promote metabolism, and has the effect of relaxing nerves and relieving stress.