Inappropriate food after exercise

Many people often have muscle swelling, joint pain, and mental fatigue after physical exercise. In order to relieve fatigue as soon as possible, they will buy some chickens, fish, meat, eggs, etc. to eat a big meal, thinking that this can add nutrients to meet the needs of the body. In fact, eating these foods at this time is not only unfavorable to the relief of fatigue, but it has adverse effects on the body.

Human food can be divided into acidic foods and alkaline foods. Judging the acidity and alkalinity of food is not based on people's sense of taste, nor on the chemical nature of food dissolved in water, but on the acidity and alkalinity of the final metabolite produced after the food enters the body. Acidic foods are usually rich in protein, fat, and carbohydrates. They contain elements such as potassium, sodium, calcium, and magnesium. They are metabolized in the body to produce alkaline substances that can prevent the blood from changing to acidity. Therefore, sour fruits are generally alkaline foods rather than acidic foods, chicken, fish, meat, eggs, sugar and other taste, although not acidic, but it is acidic foods.

A longtime study by a pathologist in the United States has pointed out that only body fluids are slightly alkaline to maintain human health. Normal people have weakly alkaline body fluids. After exercising, they feel muscles, joint swelling, and mental fatigue. The main reason is that the sugar, fat, and protein in the body are decomposed in large quantities. During the decomposition process, lactic acid, phosphoric acid, etc. are produced. Acidic substances. These acidic substances stimulate human tissues and organs, causing people to feel muscles, joint swelling and mental fatigue. At this time, simply eating meat, eggs, and fish rich in acidic substances will make body fluids more acidic, which is not conducive to the release of fatigue. The consumption of fruits such as vegetables, sweet potatoes, oranges, and apples can eliminate excess acid in the body, lower the acidity of urine, increase the solubility of uric acid, and reduce the likelihood of acid formation in the bladder due to their alkali-forming effect.

Therefore, after physical exercise, people should eat more alkaline foods, such as fruits, vegetables, soy products, etc., in order to help maintain the basic balance of human body pH, maintain human health, eliminate fatigue caused by exercise as soon as possible.