arnold farmer

Meet the Arnold Farmer 🌱🍋 The eccentric third cousin of the Arnold Palmer. We mixed classic black tea and lemonade, sweetened it with real maple syrup (because sugar is boring), and slipped in a splash of our green juice you’ll barely notice. The result is lightly green, wildly refreshing, and just the right amount of weird. Ingredients: lemon juice, black tea, a whisper of our 18 greens blend, and pure maple syrup. It’s now an objective fact, we are the best health restaurant in New York City, the Upper East Side, and quite possibly the entire Milky Way.

✅ What’s True About Lemons

• Lemon juice is acidic outside the body. Its pH is around 2, which is highly acidic.
• When metabolized, lemon juice is considered “alkaline-forming.” After digestion, its citric acid is broken down and the remaining minerals (like potassium, calcium, magnesium) can leave an alkaline “ash” effect in the body. This is what people mean when they say lemon juice is “alkalizing.”
• Acid on contact: Yes, lemon juice can irritate tissues it directly touches, especially in people with ulcers, acid reflux, or sensitive stomach linings. That’s why such people are often advised to avoid citrus.

❌ What Needs Clarification

• Lemon juice doesn’t literally “alkalize the blood.” Your body regulates blood pH tightly between 7.35–7.45. Food cannot shift blood chemistry outside this range.
• The “alkaline diet” idea (that eating alkaline foods changes systemic pH) is oversimplified. What’s more accurate is that certain foods influence urinary pH and can affect how your body balances minerals and acids.
• The alkalizing benefit of lemon juice is more about its mineral content and metabolic byproducts, not a direct neutralization of stomach or blood acidity.