What should I eat if my pH is acidic?
Certain food groups are considered acidic, alkaline, or neutral:
- Acidic: meat, poultry, fish, dairy, eggs, grains, alcohol.
- Neutral: natural fats, starches, and sugars.
- Alkaline: fruits, nuts, legumes, and vegetables.
What can I eat to be less acidic?
Low acid foods
- soy, such as miso, soy beans, tofu, and tempeh.
- yogurt and milk.
- most fresh vegetables, including potatoes.
- most fruits.
- herbs and spices, excluding salt, mustard, and nutmeg.
- beans and lentils.
- some whole grains, such as millet, quinoa, and amaranth.
- herbal teas.
What can you eat to raise your pH level?
Most fruits and vegetables, soybeans and tofu, and some nuts, seeds, and legumes are alkaline-promoting foods, so they’re fair game. Dairy, eggs, meat, most grains, and processed foods, like canned and packaged snacks and convenience foods, fall on the acid side and are not allowed.
How can I make my body less acidic?
Start to maintain a more alkaline pH in your body through diet by:
- Improving your intake of vitamins and minerals through food choices and supplements.
- Planning nutritious meals and snacks.
- Reducing sugar and caffeine.
- Keeping regular meal times—an important factor for maintaining blood sugar levels.
- Drinking a lot of water.
Is cheese an acidic food?
Other dairy products like butter, hard cheeses, cottage cheese, and ice cream are also acid-forming. Yogurt and buttermilk are alkaline-forming foods despite having low pH levels between 4.4 and 4.8.
What foods can you eat on a low acid diet?
A low acid diet is the one of the best ways to treat conditions cause by excess stomach acid. These conditions can include intestinal discomfort, stomach cramps and acid reflux. You may find relief by increasing your intake of low acid foods and decreasing the acidic foods in your diet. Oatmeal is a great low acid food.
Can a low acid diet help with acid reflux?
You may find relief by increasing your intake of low acid foods and decreasing the acidic foods in your diet. The introduction of low acid foods to your diet can often help with stomach acidity and acid reflux, because some foods can help to balance the stomach and others provide a soothing effect if excess acid has already formed.
What’s the ideal pH balance for all foods?
All foods have a pH balance that determines how acidic or alkaline they are. Eating too many acidic foods can disrupt the natural pH balance of our bodies. When our pH balance is disrupted (our ideal pH balance is around 7.3, which is slightly alkaline) it can manifest through physical symptoms.
What should your alkaline to acid ratio be?
* You should aim for a 70/30 ratio between alkaline and acid foods. There is no need to be extreme with your diet and remove all acidic foods. At the same time, very acidic foods should be avoided.