These days, we have been talking about food and health more often than ever before. But I found that general people were not that much aware of foods' basic nature. We need to think about food's pH seriously. In simple words, pH means the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance. Eating an alkaline diet is extremely important as our blood pH level needs to stay between 7.35 and 7.45.

Blood pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline the blood is! For instance, stomach acid has a pH close to 0 (the most acidic), and pure distilled water is 7, lies at a neutral zone. So blood pH is more than 7 and to some extent alkaline. Therefore, alkaline diet helps in balancing blood pH level. We need to help our bodies by eating a more alkaline diet with less acidic foods. Otherwise, there will be a constant stress on the body and the immune system to bring the blood pH back into balance. Unfortunately, the conventional Bangla food is extremely off-balanced and contains significantly more acidic foods than alkaline foods. It means we need to shift the balance from the typically acidic diet to a more alkaline diet.

A good rule of thumb is that 60-80% of our diet should be from the more alkaline foods, and 20-40% from the more acidic foods. Processed sugar, dairy, conventional meat, coffee etc. are some of the most acid-producing foods. If someone wants to come out from acidic danger — eat and drink green juice, leafy greens, cucumber, melons etceteras; these are some of the more alkaline-producing foods. Keep in your mind that if your body is in a very acidic state, it will look for a sense of balance or stability, and may do so by drawing nutrients from the bones. When the body is in an alkaline state, one will be less prone to cellular damage and illness.