Acidic Foods

Minimize Acid Indigestion by avoiding these

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Introduction

What is Acidity?

Acidity is a form of indigestion in which there is accumulation of acid Leading to burning sensation in stomach  and the digestive track. The stomach periodically produces acid to aid digestion. It is when we don't eat at regular intervals or are excessively stressed the stomach produces more acids which harms our body.

Our acidity is measured by our pH levels which ranges from 0 to 14, the lower the pH level the more acidic your body feels. At 7 pH is the neutral level of. While it is always better to keep your body slightly alkaline at the pH of 7.35 to 7.45 . When your alkaline you will always feel better. Its like a high and you only realize this when you shift from acidic to alkaline. This has to be done all day as the body's pH level keep shifting. Fortunately kidneys control most of the pH levels.

But still i highly recommend stay alkaline as it has numerous health benefits. Remember that acids are released from the stomach every 3-4 hours to break down the food we eat. So it is always good to eat regular small meals. otherwise the acid will attack the lining of the stomach to create acidity.

Causes

• Irregular Meals
• Excessive consumption of  oily and spicy food
• Stress
• Over eating especially before going to bed
• Bad posture after meals.
• Excessive alcohol consumption

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In other words, eating in haste, stress and spicy foods  are the primary cause of acidity.

Symptoms

• Burning sensation in the digestive tract.
• Headache
• Sour burps
• Dizziness due to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels)

Acidic Foods

Cereals

Cereals like wheat*, rice* dry corn*, etc. and their flour . Their products like bread pasta noodles, vermicelli, poha*, rawa*, oats*, brown rice*, buckwheat**,and ragi** (nachani) 

Pulses & Legumes

All dals* and pulses*, specially tuvar dal*, soyabean* and its products like milk, granules, chunks etc.. chana dal flour besan etc..

Milk & Milk Products

 Cheese, paneer, mayonnaise ,butter, cream.

Vegetables

Cooked spinach and asparagus tip white. Beans,

Fruits

Plum, olives, prunes, lemon**, plums, oranges*, pineapple**, sweet limes**, blur berries, processed fruit juices, canned fruits.

Lime

Lemon

Orange

                                                       

Plums

Grape Fruit/ चकोतरा

Grapes

Nuts & Oil Seeds

Dry coconut, walnut, peanut, cashew nuts.

• Salt, High-sodium condiments
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•  lemons, limes, plums, grapes, grapefruits and blueberries. Pineapples, oranges, peaches and tomatoes are also high in acid.

Miscellaneous

Tea, coffee, alcohol, vinegar, aerated beverages, spicy and fried foods, pickles, chocolate, MSG (Mono sodium glutamate, Margarine.

Fermented foods like idli, dhokla, dosa etc.

Confectioneries like mithai, sugars, artificial sweeteners, 

Non Veg foods such as eggs meat, chicken.

And other processed foods.

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