Blessed Raisins

Commonly known as ‘Munaqqa’ in India, black raisins are highly alkaline in nature and help maintain the acid base balance in the body. Acidity leads to constipation, which promotes further disease conditions in the body. This is where Black raisins come to rescue. They provide double relief as they reduce constipation as well as acidity. You can take as many as 15 to 20 raisins when conditions are acute. Otherwise, 4-5 black raisins (soaked in water) a day are enough to maintain the delicate acid base balance of the body.

Spinach: much more than just iron.

Although Popeye has given us enough reasons to have Palak, here are some more. Alkaline in nature and rich in chlorophyll, magnesium, carotenoids and fiber, raw spinach juice helps preserve the alkalinity in our blood. It helps normalize the pH balance of the body and helps control disease conditions. It is an excellent laxative too.

The great alkalizing green soup.

Clean, chop and boil all the leafy vegetables you can think of like spinach, radish leaves, beet greens, sprigs of spring onions, sarson, methi and amaranth in 1 ½ litres of water. Boil it down to one litre. Add salt, juice of a lemon, 2 tablespoons ginger juice and two teaspoons crushed garlic. Drink it through the day and experience its alkalizing properties. It provides your body with essential minerals like copper, zinc, iron, calcium, magnesium, and also helps combat anaemia.

Curb stress

Apart from food, both physical and mental stress tend to elevate the acidity in the blood. The effect of stress on acidosis is more profound than that caused by wrong eating. When stress levels are very high, no amount of correct eating can restore alkalinity in the body. Practicing pranayam or deep breathing exercises will help fight stress better and restore the acid-alkali balance in the body.

Water Therapy

Water plays an important role in washing off the acid wastes in the body. Begin your day with one litre i.e. 4 glasses of water. Drink it over a period of time as drinking it all at one time may cause nausea. About 6-7 glasses are recommended through the rest of the day.

Raw for war against acidity

Get on to a 50% raw diet. It helps bring down acidosis. Raw foods have are richer alkaline-forming nutrients like potassium, calcium and sodium. However, people who suffering from indigestion might not be able to tolerate raw foods. They get gas trouble or migraine after consuming raw food. Such people can benefit by taking herbs that help improve digestion. Thus, their system will be able to tolerate raw foods better.

The health of your body depends on a large extent on the acid or alkaline state at the cellular level. In an acidic environment, your body fails to assimilate vitamins, minerals from the supplements and food. To maintain good health and produce energy, your cells must exist in a slightly alkaline state.