Our health entirely depends on the chemical environment existing in and around our bodies, both internally and externally. Especially, as people age, what they eat plays an important role in creating a better internal chemical environment for them. For them, cooked food means it’s palatable and digestible. More so, food for elderly persons becomes more or less like a medicine when herbs and spices are used in the right proportions to enhance the nutritional value of the food they eat. It not only satisfies all their taste buds, but also helps them to maintain physical, mental, social and spiritual harmony.
As per a study by National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and National Institute of Health (NIH), metabolic acidosis promotes muscle wasting. So, diets rich in net acid–producing protein and cereal grains contribute to a reduction in lean tissue mass in an elderly person as compared to alkali–producing fruit and vegetables.
That means an alkaline body chemistry is an important key to good health and a long life. With age, our body chemistry becomes more acidic and the wear and tear mechanism becomes stronger and happens faster. If an elderly person is introduced to more alkaline foods or foods whose post digestive actions are alkaline, in their diets, they can remain healthy and live long lives.
Certain foods are good for health when consumed alone, but when taken in combination with other foods, they generate harmful chemicals in the body. For instance, honey should never be taken with ghee or radish. Yoghurt should not be taken with foods that are hot in temperature. It should also not be mixed with milk, bananas (except when balancing spices are used), or tea. Follow these tips to know more:
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