{"id":1996,"date":"2014-12-01T20:39:37","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T20:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/navacenter.com\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2020-10-19T20:40:02","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T20:40:02","slug":"the-27-acidic-foods-that-can-cause-inflammation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c1mdevsite.com\/navacenter.com\/the-27-acidic-foods-that-can-cause-inflammation\/","title":{"rendered":"The 27 Acidic Foods That Can Cause Inflammation"},"content":{"rendered":"

A cupcake or a lemon\u2014which food do you think is more acidic? The answer may surprise you.
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\nCertain foods create an acidic environment in your body. When we talk about a food and how \u201cacidic\u201d it is, we\u2019re not talking about the taste. For example, lemons may taste acidic but when you eat them, they don\u2019t create an acidic state in your body. So when we talk about acidic foods, we\u2019re referring to the changes in the acidity levels within the body once that food is ingested.<\/p>\n

This means that while a cupcake may not taste acidic or sour like a lemon, it does create an acid condition within the body\u2014it\u2019s an \u201cacid-forming\u201d food. And when there is a lot of acid-forming food in your diet, it can lead to many different forms of inflammation, including arthritis, acne, fatigue, bloated feeling, weight gain, and more.<\/p>\n

Over time, highly acidic diets mean that the body has to work harder to neutralize its acidic state. Through your bloodstream, your kidneys, lungs, and other organs work hard to keep your PH balanced and keep your acid levels under control. When we ingest a high amount of \u201cacid forming\u201d foods, our bodies work to neutralize it with a system called \u201cbuffering.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the ways your body neutralizes or \u201cbuffers\u201d these acidic foods is by taking calcium and magnesium from your teeth, bones, or muscles\u2014calcium and magnesium that your body already needs for other reasons. Could an overly acidic diet put undue burden on a body\u2019s natural calcium sources?<\/p>\n

Every food has a pH value\u2014a special scale created to measure how acidic or alkaline a fluid or substance is. It ranges from 0 (most acidic) to 14 (most alkaline) with 7 being neutral. The more alkaline a food is, the more detoxing it is. Alkaline foods feed and regenerate the body instead of deplete it. In addition, they are packed with live nutrients that help detoxify the body. At NAVA, we believe that it is critical to minimize acid forming foods like dairy, sugar, glutens and red meats. \u00a0We emphasize the foods that are alkalizing, mostly fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a list of alkaline foods you should be eating more of:<\/p>\n