Alkaline diet: how to look 20 at 50

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Victoria Beckham, Elle McPherson, Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow are bright examples of how to stay slim positive and with smooth skin. Because they follow an alkaline diet and praise it very much.

Victoria Beckham has been eating for several years according to the book Honestly Healthy Alkaline Program, which was written by the famous London chef and nutritionist Natasha Corret (Sienna's half-sister Miller, whose clients include Robbie Williams and Natalie Imbruglia) nutritionist Vicky Edson.

The book includes beautiful photos and recipes, as well as general recommendations for a “new lifestyle” in which preference is given to foods that , entering our body, becomes alkali-forming (there are also acid-forming foods).

Jennifer Aniston

It is believed that the body works optimally if the acid-alkaline balance is maintained (the pH level of the blood should normally be between 7.35 and 7.45 – this is a more alkaline environment, while the stomach should maintain an acidic environment). If the level of blood acidity is higher, metabolic processes may be disturbed: food is absorbed worse, there is a deficiency of minerals and trace elements (potassium, magnesium, calcium, sodium), fats accumulate, the amount of mucus increases, immunity decreases, the condition of hair and skin deteriorates, the energy level drops. . Similar malfunctions can occur when the alkali jumps up, but this happens extremely rarely in modern people – most of the products we eat today are acid-forming. (The acid also increases due to the need to do everything on the run. By the way, fitness also disrupts the acid balance.

In general, bad food is everything of animal origin (meat, poultry, fish – except for trout and salmon, seafood, all animal fats, milk, cheese, eggs), honey, all flour products, white rice, mushrooms, ketchup , mustard, artificial sweeteners, sweets, coffee, carbonated drinks, black tea and almost all alcohol). Alkaline products are many vegetables, berries and fruits, including those with a sour taste – sour apples and apple cider vinegar, lemon, lime, tomatoes, grapefruit, pomegranate, raw spinach (it becomes acidic during heat treatment), – nuts, algae, greens, cereals (primarily oats, buckwheat, millet and quinoa), bananas, raisins and other dried fruits, fresh ginger, coconut and almond milk, olive, coconut and flax oil, grape seed oil, avocado. If you follow the principles of an alkaline diet, then the daily diet should consist of 80% of alkalizing foods and only 20% of acid-forming foods.

Victoria Beckham

But most consultants say that if 2/3 of your food is junk food, that's more than enough. True, not all nutritionists consider an alkaline diet a panacea. For example, it has not been proven to what extent the environment in the stomach affects the overall acid-base balance.

“Oxidation processes in the body occur constantly – this is how we are arranged,” says Iryna Turchynska, a nutritionist at the Health Center “Premium Club Wellness Daily Live”. — Nature has provided a huge number of protective mechanisms that independently maintain the acid-alkaline balance. Therefore, a clear bias towards leaching can be harmful. On the other hand, if you are actively losing weight, there are many breakdown products in the blood, and alkaline foods can promote additional detoxification.

It is also useful to drink half a liter of warm ionized alkaline water on an empty stomach – it is easy to obtain with the help of alkaline filters. The best are Japanese. And in general, it is good when the diet consists of 50% carbohydrates, 25% proteins and 25% fats – I consider this ratio to be the golden rule of nutrition. Any distortions can harm health.”

Elle McPherson

Elle McPherson prays on an alkaline diet, especially on spinach. She also eats beets with goat cheese (it is not an alkaline product, but with low acid-forming properties), wild salmon and allows herself only one shot of espresso (coffee is a very acidic product!) in the morning. In honor of her 50th anniversary, she even developed and released a beauty supplement with an alkaline effect together with her personal nutritionist, Simona Lobscher, PhD. The new product contains 45 ingredients (Chinese herbs, digestive enzymes, minerals, vitamins) that support the work of 11 of the body's most important metabolic systems – especially hormonal and digestive.