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Amid the new coronavirus scare are several health myths going viral on social media platforms and one of those is: Improve your pH levels as \u201cthe pH for coronavirus varies from 5.5 to 8.5\u201d.<\/p>\nAmid the new coronavirus scare are several health myths going viral on social media platforms and one of those is: Improve your pH levels as \u201cthe pH for coronavirus varies from 5.5 to 8.5\u201d.<\/p>\n
The message on WhatsApp reads: \u201cAll we need to do to beat coronavirus is to take more of an alkaline foods that are above the above pH level of the Virus. Some of which are: Lemon – 9.9pH, Lime – 8.2pH, Avocado – 15.6pH, Garlic – 13.2pH, Mango – 8.7pH, Tangerine – 8.5pH, Pineapple – 12.7pH and Orange – 9.2pH\u201d.<\/p>\n
It further adds: \u201cIncrease your intake of the above to help boost your immune system. Do not keep this information to yourself only. Pass it to all your family and friends\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to health experts, boosting your immunity is important but pH level of the new coronavirus is only misinformation.<\/p>\n
\u201cAround this time, it is very important to deal with any information cautiously. There is a lot of information available which has no basis medically or those that can\u2019t be authenticated,\u201d Dr Manish Mathur, Specialist-Internal Medicine on Lybrate, an online healthcare platform, told IANS.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe World Health Organisation (WHO) hasn\u2019t released any data on the coronavirus\u2019 pH level. In general, alkaline food items are essential to build the body\u2019s immunity. The stronger the body\u2019s immunity, the better will it fight infections and diseases,\u201d Mathur noted.<\/p>\n
pH is a measure of how acidic\/basic water is. The range goes from 0 to 14, with 7 being neutral. pHs of less than 7 indicate acidity, whereas a pH of greater than 7 indicates a base. pH is really a measure of the relative amount of free hydrogen and hydroxyl ions in the water.<\/p>\n
\u201cConsumption of lemon, orange, pineapple and other alkaline food items are suggested by doctors. It, however, must not be perceived that consumption of these food items will prevent anyone from catching the coronavirus,\u201d said Mathur.<\/p>\n
The total number of positive coronavirus cases in India reached 1,071 on Monday, including the foreign nationals, with 942 active cases, according to the Health Ministry.<\/p>\n
According to Bimal Chhajer, Director, SAAOL Heart Centre in New Delhi, though it may not be a well-established fact that consuming foods above pH value 7 may help in fighting against it, but these foods are considered as good immunity boosters and aid in improving the immunity which can help the body to fight against any infection.<\/p>\n
\u201cTen major foods to boost our immunity include eating citrus foods like orange, lemon, amla and kiwi. Broccoli, spinach, red Pepper (Shimla mirch), and other green leafy vegetables increase our immunity. A combination of apple cider vinegar, garlic, ginger, honey and lemon is also a very good way to increase immunity,\u201d Chhajer told IANS.<\/p>\n
Probiotics like curd or yogurt taken at room temperature helps increase immunity.<\/p>\n
Any fruit\/vegetables, especially red ones like papaya, carrot and beet also provide Vitamin A to boost immunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cGreen tea, tulsi and cinnamon drinks are also healthy as far as immunity is concerned. Turmeric or haldi extract has the ability to boost immunity. Black grapes has very high antioxidants and, thus, good for immunity,\u201d said Chhajer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Amid the new coronavirus scare are several health myths going viral on social media platforms and one of those is: Improve your pH levels as \u201cthe pH for coronavirus varies from 5.5 to 8.5\u201d. The message on WhatsApp reads: \u201cAll we need to do to beat coronavirus is to take more of an alkaline foods […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":58591,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n