Here are some benefits of alkalizing your body. Check out the article we found over at Natural News.
You may not have known it, but keeping your diet primarily alkaline rather than acidic is a much healthier alternative and can add years to your life.
“The human body goes to great lengths to maintain a slightly alkaline PH of 7.35, but poor diet and stress can change the PH to an acidic one in which disease can thrive,” says Raw Food Health. You can help your body out tremendously just by adjusting your eating habits.
“Unfortunately many people don’t pay much attention to their diet until they experience a major health scare and then, they do so in a desperate attempt to regain their health,” adds food lifestyle educator Carol Galanty. “Thankfully, many are able to do so, but it would be so much better all around if diet were treated as a means of preventive medicine before signs of imbalance start to occur.”
Here are reasons to switch to a diet made up primarily of alkaline foods:
Boost your energy dramatically. Tens of millions of Americans consume caffeine (coffee, tea) or so-called “energy drinks” by the gallon each week, despite the known dangers of such products. If you want to boost your energy naturally and safely, stick to an alkaline diet.
That is one composed primarily of alkaline-forming foods like figs, molasses, green, leafy veggies, almonds, beets, dates, celery, cantaloupe and parsley. “In addition to eating these foods, taking one teaspoon of a greens powder every morning mixed into juice or a smoothie can also raise energy” levels, says About.com guide Cathy Wong, a licensed naturopathic doctor and an American College of Nutrition-certified nutrition specialist.
An alkaline diet will also helps you get a better night’s sleep and one that is infinitely more restful, helping you keep energy levels high throughout your busy day.
Keep your body functioning at its optimal level. “Our bodies perform optimally when in an alkaline state, yet the majority of food that Americans eat are acidic (meat, dairy, fish, eggs, sugar, soda, coffee, tea, alcohol, nicotine, processed foods, etc),” writes Galanty. “This heavily weighted acidic diet brings our bodies to a state of imbalance and eventually disease.”
She and other experts say that by maintaining a primarily alkaline diet – somewhere in the range of 70-80 percent – can help you maintain or return your body to balance (called homeostasis in medical lingo). “A state of wellness where you feel healthy, energenic, have smoothing glowing skin and an alert, focused mind,” says Galanty. “Sluggish, tired and overweight is not a normal state to be in.”
Slow down the aging process. An acidic diet can take its toll on our bones and muscles the older we get.
“As we age, there is a loss of muscle mass, which may predispose to falls and fractures,” says an analysis by the National Institutes of Health. “A three-year study looking at a diet rich in potassium, such as fruits and vegetables, as well as a reduced acid load, resulted in preservation of muscle mass in older men and women.”
“Conditions such as chronic renal failure that result in chronic metabolic acidosis result in accelerated breakdown in skeletal muscle,” the NIH analysis continued. “Correction of acidosis may preserve muscle mass in conditions where muscle wasting is common such as diabetic ketosis, trauma, sepsis, chronic obstructive lung disease, and renal failure.”
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Draha F. Kadlec
Apr 01. 2016
Very important!
The Ultrasound Solution
Apr 01. 2016
Thanks:D
The Ultrasound Solution
Apr 01. 2016
such a great post
Rachel Lee Weare King
Apr 01. 2016
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Jennifer De Rosa
Apr 01. 2016
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Melodee Uribe
Apr 01. 2016
From all the lengthy in depth studying I have done I have found the ideal pH to be 6.4 not 7
Zalma Daling O'renick
Apr 01. 2016
how to measure Alkaline in our body and how to get those?
Julie Gottselig Poff
Apr 02. 2016
I see myself changing the outlook on this dreaded disease. I have been given a second chance at life for some reason and I believe that is too educate others. If you put the right ingredients in your body, our body can and will repair itself!!
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Toby Vannest Nelson
Apr 02. 2016
How do you measure?
Hortensia Rodrigues Neal
Jul 16. 2016
That is y I like summer. Plenty of fruits and veggies. Lemons the color of sunshine my favorite fruit.
Geoffrey Jones
Jul 18. 2016
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Michelle Karwatt Anstadt
Aug 09. 2016
How do you test yourself and where do I get whatever I need??
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Aug 09. 2016
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Aug 09. 2016
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Caulvette Kenney
Aug 09. 2016
So very true in every way.
Michelle Qemal
Aug 11. 2016
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Sarah Wooding
Aug 11. 2016
I’m an alkavorian and proud of it! Never felt better.
Camille Rey
Sep 01. 2016
I usually suggest apple cider vinegar and an alkaline diet for alkalizing your body. Works wonders. You can also try fresh organic cherry juice 🙂 <3 This is just another reason why I love natural remedies so much. They have really changed my life for the better. Since I started using them my health has gotten so much better. I am done using all of those disgusting toxic medications. I am so glad that I decided to switch to natural medicine. I would suggest learning a bit more about it by reading this story. http://homeremedystories.com/
Lisa Schoonover
Sep 01. 2016
Decent article. Someone really should of proofed it before posting.
Mary-Anne Vella
Sep 01. 2016
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Sep 01. 2016
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Susan Phillips
Sep 02. 2016
They didn’t include the most important information on how to test your Alkaline/Acid levels
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Nov 02. 2016
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Natural Healing Zone
Nov 03. 2016
absolutely right 😀
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Nov 03. 2016
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David Brooks
Dec 24. 2016
I gotta Knock off my Coffee Intake. First cup in a couple days. Working on eliminating viral/ Bacteria Infection.
Almon J. Mayze
Dec 25. 2016
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Dec 25. 2016
nice post, bcnu:p
Anne Nazarian
Dec 25. 2016
Gotta get these strips..
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Feb 02. 2017
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Feb 02. 2017
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