After strenuous exercise, especially after long-distance travel or long-distance running, people often feel sore waist and legs or sore muscles all over the body, exhausted and perhaps thirsty.
What should I drink and eat at this time? Many people don't pay attention. In fact, there is a lot of knowledge in this. Some people end up holding coca-cola bottle in hunger, thirst and fatigue, chewing chocolate candy in their mouths, or eating sausages, ham, roast chicken and so on. Is this good?
The answer is no, if you are thirsty or tired, drinking the above drinks and eating the above food will not only help relieve pain and fatigue, but will also aggravate it, which is really "beneficial". The author's statement is not alarmist, but scientific;
As we all know, food can be divided into two categories: alkaline food and acidic food. People must mix acidic and alkaline foods to maintain the balance of blood PH in the body. The so-called acidic or alkaline food is not identified by taste or taste, but mainly by the chemical elements contained in the food being absorbed and oxidized by the human body.
Generally, acidic foods contain more non-gold chips such as nitrogen, sulfur and phosphorus, while alkaline foods contain more metal elements such as sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Either the taste is sour or acidic foods, such as vinegar, oranges, barrels, plums, apricots and other fruits are also acidic, but they are not acidic foods, but typical alkaline foods. Another example is animal meat such as cereals, sweets and cakes, fish and pork, which are not alkaline foods but acidic foods.
Under normal circumstances, the pH of human blood is balanced, and slightly alkaline is preferred. After strenuous physical labor and strenuous physical exercise, sugar, fat and protein in the body will be decomposed in large quantities, resulting in more acid. Because of the large amount of these acids, people will feel the pain in their waist, legs or whole body muscles, and feel tired. If you drink Coca-Cola in this situation, and the sugar content of Coca-Cola is high, you will discard acidic food; Eat chocolate candy, sausage, ham, roast chicken, etc. It's all acidic food. After eating these things, it is bound to "add fuel to the fire", which will definitely increase the acidity in the blood, thus aggravating the pain of human muscles and making it more difficult to eliminate fatigue in time.
So what should I eat after work or exercise? Answer: You should eat alkaline food. First of all, in terms of drinks, it is best to drink milk, soybean milk tea, fruit juice (without sugar), mineral water or boiled water (among animal foods, only milk and animal blood leftovers are alkaline foods, and others are acidic foods). As for food, tofu, dried tofu and all kinds of bean products, as well as fresh fruits, melons and fruits and all kinds of vegetables are most suitable for eating after work and exercise. These are all good alkaline foods. Kelp is called "the crown of alkaline food". In addition, stir-fry sesame seeds and soybeans, add ginger and a little salt, and take it with boiling water to quench your thirst. Sesame, soybean and ginger are all good alkaline foods, which are also conducive to reducing the acidity in the blood and relieving fatigue.