Acidifying Effect - Foods & Herbs ListCLASSIFICATION OF FOOD, HERBS, & LIFESTYLE

AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE ON ACIDIFYING

An herb that creates an acidic pH in the blood chemistry.

The body tries to maintain a constant blood pH. However, the foods we eat have an alkalizing or acidifying effect on blood. The system of macrobiotics claims that cancer, candida, arthritis, and many other disease condiditons thrive from eating too many acidifying foods. An alkalizing diet, on the other hand, may reduce some of these symptoms.

The modern diet has many acidifying foods such as wheat & red meat. These foods should be mixed with four times the quantity in alkalizing vegetables. To balance the high acidity of a modern diet. Many acidic foods like tomato and vinegar actually have an alkalizing effect on body.

pH and Indigestion

Gas & bloating, secondary to fermentation of food, is highly acidifying even if you are eating an alkalizing diet. Balanced digestion is key to balancing the pH of the blood.

Osteoporosis

Your body buffers an acidic pH by leaching minerals out of your bones. People with osteopenia or osteoporosis should thus avoid acidifying foods.

INGREDIENTS WITH ACIDIFYING QUALITY

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OTHER HERB ACTIONS AFFECTING HEART-CIRCULATION-BLOOD

HELPFUL FOR*

'Acidifying' may be helpful for these symptoms and causes below.

• Reproductive Health

  Vaginal Inflammation

CONTRAINDICATIONS / AGGRAVATES / IS AGGRAVATED BY*

'Acidifying' may aggravate, or be aggravated by, these symptoms and causes below.

• Blood and Circulation

  General Inflammation
  Strong body odor

• Diet

  Pizza

• Poop

  Stool formed, but porous & airy

Acidifying Recipes Listed By Strength

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• Raw Squash Fettuccine with Balsamic Nut-cheese
• Walnut Butter with Cinnamon, Cloves & Coriander
• Persian Pomegranate Walnut Stew (Fesenjan)
• Pistachio Pancakes with Cardamom
• Coconut Butter with Ginger, Honey & Raisins
• Carrot with Coconut Butter & Nettles
• Rose, Pistachio, Saffron, Cardamom Ice Cream
• Parsley Walnut Yogurt Dip & Sauce
• Chicken Liver Pate
• Dandelion with Sweet Potato & Cinnamon
• Sweet Potato, Kale & Black Bean Saute with Roasted Walnuts
• Walnut Sauce with Coriander & Raw Garlic
• Green Beans with Tarragon & Walnut
• Cinnamon Rye Berry Porridge with Prunes
• Pumpkin Seed, Cranberry & Coconut No Bake Cookies
• Beef Blood Builder with Molasses, Cloves & Orange Zest
• Corn on the Cob with Cilantro & Coriander Butter
• String Beans with Sesame
• Red Cabbage & Vinegar
• Sprouted Mung Bean & Rice with Coconut Flakes
• Coconut Chutney with Mustard Seeds
• Aloe, Cranberry & Cilantro Smoothie
• Glazed Sweet & Spicy Pecans
• Barley with Cinnamon & Raisins
• Sweet Cream of Wheat with Spices
• Honey Coco-Butter
• Egg Whites with String Beans & Tarragon
• Quinoa, Walnut & Date Warm Cereal
• Acorn Crusted Corn Bread Dipped in Honey
• Raw Cacao Smoothie
• Sweet Potato, Daikon, & Goji Berry Miso Soup
• Cranberry Sauce with Orange & Ginger
• Ginger Hazelnut Savory Chocolate Truffle
• Pumpkin Waffles with Pecan Maple Syrup
• Ginger Glazed Salmon with Dijon Mustard
• Coconut Butter
• Cardamom Coconut Spice Mix
• Pomegranate Lime Spritzer
• Coconut Rice
• Shrimp, Plantain & Spinach Soup with Chickpea
• Hazelnut & Honey Strength Building Smoothie
• Gluten Free Saffron & Walnut Bread
• Corn with Chives
• Pistachio Thousand Layer Crepe Cake
• Mint, Lima Bean & Corn Succotash
• Warming Love Truffle with Chocolate, Cinnamon, Chili & Rose Petals
• Saffron & Rose Petal Whipped Cream
• Pomegranate Coconut Punch
• Corn & Fennel Soup
• Yogurt Cheese with Pistachios, Sugar & Saffron (shrikhand)
• Dates with Shredded Coconut
• Tahini & Honey Cereal
• Sunflower Seed & Raisin Snack
• Tahini Milk and Honey
• Tahini & Honey Rice Crispy Squares
• Summertime Jackfruit Lassi