Sunday, September 4, 2011

Low Acid Diets And Natural Skin Care

By Stephan Wilmes


It is not uncommon for people to want to look youthful and vibrant. In order to achieve the appearance of someone who is energetic and healthy, some people adopt natural skin care routines.

Various fluids and tissues make up the human body. In order to maintain proper function, the entire system requires certain nutrients on a regular basis. The popular adage that claims people are what they eat is somewhat correct.

There are certain foods and nutrients which can be ingested to produce specific systemic changes in the body. Familiar to most people, the concept of dieting is not simply about losing excess weight. Deliberate and purposeful control over nutritional intake can effect many specific changes in one's physiology.

Maintaining alkalinity in the blood stream can be a good first step towards better dermal care, according to some people. More accurately, the concept revolves around keeping blood stream acidity low. Since the only way to do this is by adding acid's opposite, an alkaline rich diet can provide the balancing that may be necessary.

Developing an alkaline diet can be tricky because it can be difficult to identify the acidic and alkaline foods. Lemons, for example, trick many people into thinking that because they are sour they are high in acid. The reverse is actually true, though. Lemons are particularly good sources of alkaline nutrient.

Alkaline salts are most easily incorporated into the diet by increasing the amount of green vegetables eaten. Spinach, celery, and asparagus are all good candidates for an alkaline diet. Other potential additions of note include things like almonds, garlic, and bananas.

One generally good rule of thumb regarding fruits and low acid diets is that a high sugar content generally means a higher acidity. For this reason oranges, apricots, and grapefruits are not encouraged in an alkaline diet.

Some people find it helpful to begin a gluten free diet as part of their overall dermal regimen. Grains and flours, and the foodstuffs made from them, can be highly acidic. Unprocessed grains, unbleached flour, and other more natural and raw solutions will be better additions to an alkaline diet than their whiter, more heavily treated cousins. Alternatively, the dieter may eliminate gluten altogether.

There is a huge industry devoted to the manufacture and sale of creams, lotions, soaps, and strange electrical devices purported to rejuvenate and reinvigorate the epidermal layers. While these products may work on the outside, systemic changes to the body generally require dietary modifications. A natural skin care program may be helped by a low acid diet.




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