Women often eating alkaline foods is beneficial for relieving fatigue and soreness. Dr. Tong Ying, Director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at the Air Force General Hospital, suggests that people who often experience acid reflux can also add a little edible alkali to their rice porridge for breakfast, especially for expectant mothers in their first trimester.
Under normal circumstances, the body's fluids (including tissue fluid, blood, lymphatic fluid, etc.) account for 70% of body weight and are slightly alkaline, with a pH value of around 7.35. This is the healthiest state for the human body. If the pH value of body fluids is below 7.35, it indicates a problem with the body's metabolism and becomes acidic.
Being an "acidic woman" is detrimental to both health and beauty. The skin is prone to aging, blood acidity increases, and the activity of the entire blood circulation slows down, leading to easy fatigue. Eating more alkaline foods can prevent and treat dermatitis and other skin diseases that people with delicate skin are prone to, and prevent premature skin roughness and aging.
Expectant mothers in their 2nd to 4th month of pregnancy are also very likely to become "acidic women." The mild rejection response at this time often makes them feel uncomfortable in their stomachs and want to vomit. Eating less and vomiting more causes the body to consume and metabolize on its own, leading the body to be in an acidic state. The harm of being an "acidic mother" is great; it not only makes the mother susceptible to certain diseases, but more importantly, it can affect the growth and development of the fetus, and even lead to fetal deformities.
Animal foods, except for milk, such as fish and meat, are acidic foods; while plant foods, except for grains, such as fruits, vegetables, and soy products, are alkaline foods.
"Acidic women" and expectant mothers in their first trimester should eat more alkaline foods and fewer acidic foods. Dr. Tong Ying mentioned that in Traditional Chinese Medicine, millet porridge is very nourishing, but it is not suitable for "acidic women." Millet porridge is acidic, while rice porridge is alkaline. "Acidic women" can usually drink slightly alkaline drinking water and drink more rice porridge.
Director Tong specially recommends a vegetable porridge for "acidic women." Cook rice into porridge and add a little edible alkali. Chop the celery, add a little vegetable oil to a frying pan, stir-fry the chopped celery to remove its peculiar smell, add a little salt, and then put it into the cooked rice porridge.
She said that adding a little edible alkali to rice porridge does not significantly damage the porridge's nutritional value, but it can effectively neutralize the body's acidity. It is very suitable for "acidic women" who often have stomach acid and are prone to fatigue, as well as expectant mothers experiencing morning sickness.