What foods make the body alkaline?

Different people have different physiques, and acidic physique and alkaline physique are two of the more common physiques. Generally speaking, people believe that an alkaline constitution is a better and healthier constitution. And physical constitution can be changed through diet. If you want an alkaline constitution, you can eat more alkaline foods. Next, I will introduce to you what alkaline foods are.

1. Vegetables

(1) Foods with a cold and alkaline nature include: water shield, purslane, Houttuynia cordata, water spinach, tomato, chayote, zucchini, melon, gourd, cantaloupe, Hami melon, watermelon, cucumber, bamboo shoots, and kelp.

(2) Alkaline foods that are cool in nature include: lotus root, konjac, water chestnut, kudzu, beet, radish, kohlrabi, celery, amaranth, eggplant, lettuce, wild rice stem, bitter melon, rapeseed, spinach, mushroom, lettuce, cauliflower, enoki mushroom, winter melon, cucumber, and loofah.

(3) Alkaline foods that are neutral in nature (a type of foods that are in the negative series that are more positive than negative) include: lily, carrot, kohlrabi, chrysanthemum, schizonepeta, cabbage, kale, hericium, black fungus, shepherd's purse, white fungus, sweet potato, potato, and taro.

(4) Alkaline foods that are warm in nature include: chamagu, yam, onion, scallion (wild garlic), toon, leek, Chinese mustard, coriander, bell pepper, pumpkin, ginger, and onion.

(5) Alkaline foods that are hot in nature include: garlic, chili pepper, and pepper.

2. Edible medicinal materials

(1) Alkaline foods that are cold in nature include: Dendrobium and Phragmites australis.

(2) Alkaline foods that are cool in nature include: chrysanthemum, mint, rehmannia, white peony root, American ginseng, adenophora, and cassia seed.

(3) Alkaline foods that are neutral in nature (relative to yin and yang, relative to yang and yin) include: Polygonatum sibiricum, Gastrodia elata, Codonopsis pilosula, Poria cocos, and Licorice root.

(4) Alkaline foods that are warm in nature include: Polygonum multiflorum, Amomum villosum, Cordyceps sinensis, Osmanthus fragrans, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Astragalus membranaceus, Ginseng, Angelica sinensis, Cistanche deserticola, Eucommia ulmoides, and Atractylodes macrocephala.

(5) Alkaline foods that are hot in nature include: cinnamon.

3. Fruits

(1) Alkaline foods that are cold in nature include: kiwi, persimmon, mulberry, fig, sugar cane, banana, and water chestnut.

(2) Alkaline foods that are cool in nature include: pears, loquats, oranges, tangerines, mangoes, monk fruit, and apples.

(3) Alkaline foods that are neutral in nature (a type of food that is in the negative series that is more balanced between yin and yang) include: grapes, hawthorn, pomegranate, papaya, longan, betel nut, orange, lychee, and lemon.

(4) Alkaline foods that are hot in nature include peaches and cherries.

4. Nuts

(1) Alkaline foods that are neutral in nature (relative to yin and yang, relative to yang and yin) include: soybeans (soybeans).

(2) Alkaline foods that are warm in nature include chestnuts and almonds.