The red ruby grapefruit is a little sourish and the most alkaline of all the citrus fruits. In recent years, there seem to be an inordinate amount of scientific research on the health benefits of grapefruit, particularly its detoxifying properties.
The pulp of the grapefruit contains a moderate amount of carbohydrates but few proteins and lipids. Grapefruit has a fair amount of vitamin C at 34mg/100grams. As for mineral salts, it is high in potassium at 139mg/100grams, giving it its alkalinity. In addition, it also contains calcium (12mg/100grams) and magnesium (8mg/100grams).
There are also various phytochemical compounds like pectin, carotenoids, flavonoids and limonoids in a grapefruit. The pectin is found in the fiber forming the pulp and in the whitish layer below the outer skin covering. Such fiber has arterial protection and anti-cholesterol effects on our health.
The carotenoids are a good source of beta-carotene which helps boost the antioxidant effect of vitamin C. Flavonoids are phytochemicals that help to improve blood flow, besides having antioxidant and anticarcinogenic properties.
Eating grapefruit also has an important benefit of protecting the arterial walls of the heart from acidic hardening due to acid calcification - a process known as arteriosclerosis. Hence, it increases blood flow, reduces hypertension and helps in blood circulation to the cells and tissues in the body. It must be stressed, however, that eating the whole fruit has the added benefit of preventing all forms of arteriosclerosis - be it lack of blood circulation to the brain, to the heart or to the limbs.
Besides, there is no fat or sodium in the grapefruit. This coupled with the high content of potassium makes it ideal for those suffering from heart diseases. Those who consume too much animal fats and proteins tend to suffer from over-acidity. The grapefruit has the properties to detoxify the blood, thus helping the liver to function more efficiently.
With all these wonderful health benefits of consuming grapefruit, could one do without it for an added dose of detoxification?
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Nutritional Supplements
Some people think that as long as you have your regular meals of balanced food and drinks, you don't need any vitamin supplements at all. However, this is not necessarily so in today's over-cultivated and highly-processed food culture.
1. The introduction of modern food processing technology has robbed the food of its valuable
nutrients. Many fruits and vegetables, for example, are picked well before they are riped for
picking. To extend their shelf lives, chemical agents and even carbon dioxide have to be
sprayed onto them to keep them fresh for the supermarkets. Hence, by the time they ended
up on our plates, most of the nutrients are already gone.
2. The soil that used to grow the plants are often over-ciltivated and depleted of its valuable
nutrients like selenium. To overcome this, farmers are adding chemical fertilizers to the soils.
However, the resultant crops produced under such soil conditions are often lacking in
nutrients and taste. Hence, some have to be further processed to make them look and taste
good.
Many fruits and vegetables look good on the external, but when you taste them, it is not so
palatable as it should be. This is because much of the phytonutrients present in the colors of
the fruits and vegetables are gone. A better alternative is to go for the organic variety as they
are grown under strict farming conditions without the use of chemical fertilizers.
3. Due to lifestyle changes, most of the food sold these days are highly processed like pre-packed
food and fast-food. Consuming too much of these will add to the grim statistics of degenerative
diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart diseases. Such food and drinks are high in acidity and
are therefore toxic. Our system has to work extra hard to rid the body of such waste.
Besides, even if you consume the right food and drinks, it does not automatically translate to health. The way it is prepared, cooked and consumed is also vital to our health. Take for instance green vegetable, it should be subject to 3Ms - minimum washing, minimum cutting and minimum cooking - in order to preserve the chlorophyll for the good of our body.
Obesity is often a result of wrong food and lifestyle choices. One good step to reduce obesity is to consume less acidic food and more alkaline food. Simple carbs like white rice and white bread are high glycemic food which convert to sugar quickly, resulting in blood sugar spike. Complex carbs like brown rice and wholemeal bread are preferred as they are low in glycemic index and convert to blood sugar slowly, hence reducing the risk of diabetes.
So for all of the above named reasons, nutritional supplements are necessary to augment one's diet and help boost the immune system to fight against sicknesses and diseases.
1. The introduction of modern food processing technology has robbed the food of its valuable
nutrients. Many fruits and vegetables, for example, are picked well before they are riped for
picking. To extend their shelf lives, chemical agents and even carbon dioxide have to be
sprayed onto them to keep them fresh for the supermarkets. Hence, by the time they ended
up on our plates, most of the nutrients are already gone.
2. The soil that used to grow the plants are often over-ciltivated and depleted of its valuable
nutrients like selenium. To overcome this, farmers are adding chemical fertilizers to the soils.
However, the resultant crops produced under such soil conditions are often lacking in
nutrients and taste. Hence, some have to be further processed to make them look and taste
good.
Many fruits and vegetables look good on the external, but when you taste them, it is not so
palatable as it should be. This is because much of the phytonutrients present in the colors of
the fruits and vegetables are gone. A better alternative is to go for the organic variety as they
are grown under strict farming conditions without the use of chemical fertilizers.
3. Due to lifestyle changes, most of the food sold these days are highly processed like pre-packed
food and fast-food. Consuming too much of these will add to the grim statistics of degenerative
diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart diseases. Such food and drinks are high in acidity and
are therefore toxic. Our system has to work extra hard to rid the body of such waste.
Besides, even if you consume the right food and drinks, it does not automatically translate to health. The way it is prepared, cooked and consumed is also vital to our health. Take for instance green vegetable, it should be subject to 3Ms - minimum washing, minimum cutting and minimum cooking - in order to preserve the chlorophyll for the good of our body.
Obesity is often a result of wrong food and lifestyle choices. One good step to reduce obesity is to consume less acidic food and more alkaline food. Simple carbs like white rice and white bread are high glycemic food which convert to sugar quickly, resulting in blood sugar spike. Complex carbs like brown rice and wholemeal bread are preferred as they are low in glycemic index and convert to blood sugar slowly, hence reducing the risk of diabetes.
So for all of the above named reasons, nutritional supplements are necessary to augment one's diet and help boost the immune system to fight against sicknesses and diseases.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Stomach This Truth
Contrary to what most people think, the healthy stomach should have a pH of at least 7.2, a slightly alkaline state rather than in an acidic state. As the primary contribution of the stomach is the release of sodium bicarbonate to alkalize the foods and drinks we ingest, it can have a pH of as high as 8.4.
Many people who suffered from stomach cancer have probably been associated with high consumption of processed meat like bacon, ham, sausage, hot dog and smoked or cured meat of various kind. Basically, consumming too much of acidic foods and drinks could lead to stomach cancer. Let's take a look at some of these.
* All animal products, including cheese and eggs produce nutric, uric, sulphur and phosphorous
acid
* All dairy products yield lactic acid
* All carbonated drinks contain carbonic acid
* Coffee contains the acid caffeine
* Chocolate contains bromic acid
* Black tea contains tanic acid
* All alcoholic beverages contain the acid alcohol
* All sugars, including simple carbohydrates like white bread and rice, contain the acid alcohol
* Cigarettes contain the acids of sugar and nicotine
* Emotional and physical stress produce excess hydrochloric acid in the stomach
The hydrochloric acid in the stomach is an acidic waste and NOT a digestive enzyme as was commonly thought. It is the sodium bicarbonate that is the useful enzyme made by the cover cells of the stomach to alkalize the foods and liquids we ingested. The hydrochloric acid is an acidic waste product of sodium bicarbonate. It is a toxic waste and has to be eliminated from the body.
In times of emotional and or physical stress, the person affected can feel nauseous with bouts of fainting spell. This is a sign that the body is in need of alkaline buffer sodium bicarbonate to counteract the adverse effect. Hence, to prevent nausea, ulcers, acid reflux and cancer, consume food and liquid supplements that are alkalizing and not acidic.
For those having acid reflux, please check out the link below:
Stop Acid Reflux Now.
Many people who suffered from stomach cancer have probably been associated with high consumption of processed meat like bacon, ham, sausage, hot dog and smoked or cured meat of various kind. Basically, consumming too much of acidic foods and drinks could lead to stomach cancer. Let's take a look at some of these.
* All animal products, including cheese and eggs produce nutric, uric, sulphur and phosphorous
acid
* All dairy products yield lactic acid
* All carbonated drinks contain carbonic acid
* Coffee contains the acid caffeine
* Chocolate contains bromic acid
* Black tea contains tanic acid
* All alcoholic beverages contain the acid alcohol
* All sugars, including simple carbohydrates like white bread and rice, contain the acid alcohol
* Cigarettes contain the acids of sugar and nicotine
* Emotional and physical stress produce excess hydrochloric acid in the stomach
The hydrochloric acid in the stomach is an acidic waste and NOT a digestive enzyme as was commonly thought. It is the sodium bicarbonate that is the useful enzyme made by the cover cells of the stomach to alkalize the foods and liquids we ingested. The hydrochloric acid is an acidic waste product of sodium bicarbonate. It is a toxic waste and has to be eliminated from the body.
In times of emotional and or physical stress, the person affected can feel nauseous with bouts of fainting spell. This is a sign that the body is in need of alkaline buffer sodium bicarbonate to counteract the adverse effect. Hence, to prevent nausea, ulcers, acid reflux and cancer, consume food and liquid supplements that are alkalizing and not acidic.
For those having acid reflux, please check out the link below:
Stop Acid Reflux Now.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Avocado - Source of Amino and Essential Fatty Acids
Avocado is a rich whole food in that it contains rich nutrients like vitamin A, B-complex,C,E and folic acid, among others. It also contains rich minerals like magnesium, potassium, iron, calcium, copper and other trace elements. All these are essential in the fight against excess acidity in our body. In addition, avocado contains 18 types of amino acids, 7 types of fatty acids (including omega 3 & 6), plus it has higher protein content than cow's milk.
As the water content in avocado is high (some 70-80 percent), it easily burns off as fuel for our body's energy needs and leaves little if any, acidic waste as compared to sugar-based food which leaves behind acidic ash waste in our blood.
Though high in fat content, these are mainly monounsaturated fats like essential fatty acids (EFAs- like omega 3 and omega 6), a balance of these fatty acids are essential to keep our heart healthy and prevent heart diseases. These monosaturated fats also help to lower our cholesterol levels.
Nutrient-dense avocado is touted to help inhibit the growth of tumor, particularly prostrate tumor due to the presence of beta-sitosterol and phytosterol. Certain sterols can reduce the absorption of cholesterol in our intestines and hence, reduce our blood cholesterol.
Studies have shown that avocado contains a biochemical called lutein, which helps to protect our body against different forms of cancer, particularly prostrate cancer. Research shows that lutein when combined with lycopene - found in tomatoes - could drastically reduce the growth of prostrate cancer cells! So help yourself with avocados and tomatoes for breakfast.
An antioxidant called glutathione is found in avocado that helps our body fights the damage caused by free radicals. It is also high in vitamin E which is known to slow the aging process of our body. All these and more will give you enough reasons to lap up your diet with avocados.
As the water content in avocado is high (some 70-80 percent), it easily burns off as fuel for our body's energy needs and leaves little if any, acidic waste as compared to sugar-based food which leaves behind acidic ash waste in our blood.
Though high in fat content, these are mainly monounsaturated fats like essential fatty acids (EFAs- like omega 3 and omega 6), a balance of these fatty acids are essential to keep our heart healthy and prevent heart diseases. These monosaturated fats also help to lower our cholesterol levels.
Nutrient-dense avocado is touted to help inhibit the growth of tumor, particularly prostrate tumor due to the presence of beta-sitosterol and phytosterol. Certain sterols can reduce the absorption of cholesterol in our intestines and hence, reduce our blood cholesterol.
Studies have shown that avocado contains a biochemical called lutein, which helps to protect our body against different forms of cancer, particularly prostrate cancer. Research shows that lutein when combined with lycopene - found in tomatoes - could drastically reduce the growth of prostrate cancer cells! So help yourself with avocados and tomatoes for breakfast.
An antioxidant called glutathione is found in avocado that helps our body fights the damage caused by free radicals. It is also high in vitamin E which is known to slow the aging process of our body. All these and more will give you enough reasons to lap up your diet with avocados.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Weight Loss Diet
Contrary to popular belief, fat is not the root cause of obesity - acid is. Yes, you read it right. Acid is the root cause of obesity because the fat is accumulated to wrap around the acid within the body to protect the body organs from acid attack. Without the fat, many tissues, cells and organs could be damaged by the overproduction of acid due to over-consumption of acidic food and drink. In a sense, the fat accumulation saves our lives!
So, what is it that cause one to be overweight? The fat no doubt, but all because of too much acid in our blood. To lose weight, the root cause has to be tackled. Reduce acidic food and drink and go on an alkaline diet...pure and simple. Choice of alkaline food would include almost all leafy vegetables, most root vegetables and less sweety fruits like lemon, grapes, grapefruit, cocunut and berries. Alkaline drinks would include filtered alkaline water, soy (preferably unswettened organic non-GM soy beans) super chlorophyll drink and herbal tea.
The fat is accumulated in the tissues and cells to protect the body from being attack by the acid. Though the fat can and will be eliminated from the body through urination, defecation, respiration and perspiration, excess acid that is left has to be buffered to prevent damage to cell tissues and organs. That is when fat plays a vital role in storing those excess acid. When that happens, weight gain is the natural consequence.
In the short run, the fat helps to protect the body from harm. However, in the long run, the excess fat and acid deposited will result in permanent weight gain, sicknesses and diseases. Such excess fat and acid in the body will reduce oxygen intake, thereby slowing down the rate of metabolism. This will in turn cause more weight gain as excess calories failed to burn off.
Besides, when metabolism rate slows, excess foods are left undigested and become fermented causing yeast, fungus and mould to flourish within our intestines. These 'unfriendly' living organisms feed on our nutrients, robbing us much of the required energy. Not only that, they deposit their waste as toxin, upping the acid level of our blood. What a double whammy!
The cycle will repeat itself if left unchecked. Many victims of obesity, tumor growth, diabetes, heart diseases, and cancer have their origin from such tracks. Like the other organs, the heart is protected by the plaque buildup which protects the arteries from the acid. Otherwise, the heart would have shriveled, and eventually breakdown through the tenderizing effect of the acid!
However, the solution to all these is to nip the problem at the bud. And that is to not let acidity level get too high in our blood stream. Consume acidic food and drink sparingly. Load up our system with more alkaline food and drink to drain the body of excess acid. Not only would one get into the mode of sustainable weight loss, but a healthier body as well.
Readers may like to consider the Acid Alkaline Diet Simplified for more details.
So, what is it that cause one to be overweight? The fat no doubt, but all because of too much acid in our blood. To lose weight, the root cause has to be tackled. Reduce acidic food and drink and go on an alkaline diet...pure and simple. Choice of alkaline food would include almost all leafy vegetables, most root vegetables and less sweety fruits like lemon, grapes, grapefruit, cocunut and berries. Alkaline drinks would include filtered alkaline water, soy (preferably unswettened organic non-GM soy beans) super chlorophyll drink and herbal tea.
The fat is accumulated in the tissues and cells to protect the body from being attack by the acid. Though the fat can and will be eliminated from the body through urination, defecation, respiration and perspiration, excess acid that is left has to be buffered to prevent damage to cell tissues and organs. That is when fat plays a vital role in storing those excess acid. When that happens, weight gain is the natural consequence.
In the short run, the fat helps to protect the body from harm. However, in the long run, the excess fat and acid deposited will result in permanent weight gain, sicknesses and diseases. Such excess fat and acid in the body will reduce oxygen intake, thereby slowing down the rate of metabolism. This will in turn cause more weight gain as excess calories failed to burn off.
Besides, when metabolism rate slows, excess foods are left undigested and become fermented causing yeast, fungus and mould to flourish within our intestines. These 'unfriendly' living organisms feed on our nutrients, robbing us much of the required energy. Not only that, they deposit their waste as toxin, upping the acid level of our blood. What a double whammy!
The cycle will repeat itself if left unchecked. Many victims of obesity, tumor growth, diabetes, heart diseases, and cancer have their origin from such tracks. Like the other organs, the heart is protected by the plaque buildup which protects the arteries from the acid. Otherwise, the heart would have shriveled, and eventually breakdown through the tenderizing effect of the acid!
However, the solution to all these is to nip the problem at the bud. And that is to not let acidity level get too high in our blood stream. Consume acidic food and drink sparingly. Load up our system with more alkaline food and drink to drain the body of excess acid. Not only would one get into the mode of sustainable weight loss, but a healthier body as well.
Readers may like to consider the Acid Alkaline Diet Simplified for more details.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Alkaline Food = Energy Food
A healthy person is one who is full of energy, full of life force within, bubbly and lively without. Conversely, a sickly person is one who has depleted much of the body's energy, often feeling lethargic and even depressed!
The latter phenomena is often the result of an acid alkaline imbalance, due to over acidity in the blood and tissues of the body. An over acidic body is often due to an accumulation of toxic waste materials in the body. This will cause the energy level to be sapped to detoxify the body, depriving the body of the much needed energy which could otherwise be channelled for fruitful work and living!
We are brought up to believe that eating a high proportion of carbohydrates daily as stipulated by the 'food pyramid' will do us just fine, health-wise. However, strict compliance of the 'food pyramid' will result in an over acidic body. Because it takes as much as twenty times of bases (alkaline substances) to neutralise a given amount of acid, it is advisable to consume 70-80 percent of alkaline intake (ballpark estimate) and the balance 20-30 percent of acidic food in order to maintain a balance pH in our blood and tissues.
Common acidic foods will include all animal products like meat and diary (fresh and processed), eggs, simple carbohydrates like refined white rice, flour and sugar, alcohol, coffee, chocolates and carbonated drinks. Alkaline foods will include all vegetables (raw and lightly cooked), avocado, tomato, citrus fruits, raw nuts (almond, Brazilian) and sprouted seeds (sunflower, alfafa).
A distinction between acidic and alkaline food is important because basically, alkaline foods are 'live foods' while acidic foods are 'dead foods'. The former gives life energy while the latter is devoid of life energy. Moreover, acidic foods also leach the body of calcium and other vital minerals to the extent that such reserves have to be drawn from the bones that the body needs to help buffer the deficiencies.
Heavy marketing through commercials would have us believe that milk and other diary products like cheese will do us good, adding calcium to out bones to avoid or delay the onslaught of osteoporosis.. However, the truth is most of the calcium in the milk cannot be absorbed into our body because most people will not produce the enzyme lactase - once passed infant stage -to digest the protein lactose found in the milk. Besides, milk is acidic and tend to form mucus in the linings of our intestines to trap yeast and harmful bacteria!
Life foods are like 'depositing money' into one's savings account to store up the energy level in times of need. 'Dead foods' are like 'withdrawing money' from one's savings account, depleting the energy reserves unnecessarily, supposedly kept for emergency or pressing times of need.
As our body is about 70 percent water, we need to consume about two to three litres of pure alkaline water daily. As distilled water has a neutral pH of 7.0, an alkaline pH of 7.3 to 7.4 for drinking is ideal for a normal healthy person. Beverages like coffee, milk and carbonated drinks are highly acidic and should only be drank sparingly. A cup of coffee with full cream and sugar is some 1,000 times more acidic than distilled water, while a can of fuzzy carbonated drink with pH of 3.0 is up to 10,000 times more acidic than distilled water! Should we not be alarmed when our kids start popping up the can of cola on a regular basis?
The latter phenomena is often the result of an acid alkaline imbalance, due to over acidity in the blood and tissues of the body. An over acidic body is often due to an accumulation of toxic waste materials in the body. This will cause the energy level to be sapped to detoxify the body, depriving the body of the much needed energy which could otherwise be channelled for fruitful work and living!
We are brought up to believe that eating a high proportion of carbohydrates daily as stipulated by the 'food pyramid' will do us just fine, health-wise. However, strict compliance of the 'food pyramid' will result in an over acidic body. Because it takes as much as twenty times of bases (alkaline substances) to neutralise a given amount of acid, it is advisable to consume 70-80 percent of alkaline intake (ballpark estimate) and the balance 20-30 percent of acidic food in order to maintain a balance pH in our blood and tissues.
Common acidic foods will include all animal products like meat and diary (fresh and processed), eggs, simple carbohydrates like refined white rice, flour and sugar, alcohol, coffee, chocolates and carbonated drinks. Alkaline foods will include all vegetables (raw and lightly cooked), avocado, tomato, citrus fruits, raw nuts (almond, Brazilian) and sprouted seeds (sunflower, alfafa).
A distinction between acidic and alkaline food is important because basically, alkaline foods are 'live foods' while acidic foods are 'dead foods'. The former gives life energy while the latter is devoid of life energy. Moreover, acidic foods also leach the body of calcium and other vital minerals to the extent that such reserves have to be drawn from the bones that the body needs to help buffer the deficiencies.
Heavy marketing through commercials would have us believe that milk and other diary products like cheese will do us good, adding calcium to out bones to avoid or delay the onslaught of osteoporosis.. However, the truth is most of the calcium in the milk cannot be absorbed into our body because most people will not produce the enzyme lactase - once passed infant stage -to digest the protein lactose found in the milk. Besides, milk is acidic and tend to form mucus in the linings of our intestines to trap yeast and harmful bacteria!
Life foods are like 'depositing money' into one's savings account to store up the energy level in times of need. 'Dead foods' are like 'withdrawing money' from one's savings account, depleting the energy reserves unnecessarily, supposedly kept for emergency or pressing times of need.
As our body is about 70 percent water, we need to consume about two to three litres of pure alkaline water daily. As distilled water has a neutral pH of 7.0, an alkaline pH of 7.3 to 7.4 for drinking is ideal for a normal healthy person. Beverages like coffee, milk and carbonated drinks are highly acidic and should only be drank sparingly. A cup of coffee with full cream and sugar is some 1,000 times more acidic than distilled water, while a can of fuzzy carbonated drink with pH of 3.0 is up to 10,000 times more acidic than distilled water! Should we not be alarmed when our kids start popping up the can of cola on a regular basis?
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Acid Alkaline Balance
Many people are bombarded with all kind of threats to their health, be it the food they consume, the water they drink or the air that they breathe in. There are all kinds of toxic substances they consumed that made their blood more acidic than it should be.
Though some of these factors that affect food and water toxicity may be outside our control, we can have a choice on what we eat and drink. Generally speaking, an over acidic body is negative for health, while an alkaline charged body is positive for our physical well-being.
The acid and alkaline balance can be measured on a scale from 0 to 14. From 0 to below 7, it is acidic being saturated with protons (positively charged) - hydrogen ions -while above 7 to 14, the substance is negatively charged with electrons. At 7, it is neutral. In this context, alkaline food and drinks are better because they are negatively charged to bring life energy to recharge our body. Conversely, too much acidity is bad for our body as it is fertile ground for fats to accumulate to make us obese and unfriendly yeast and fungus to breed which eventually, if left unchecked, bring upon illnesses and diseases.
Generally, acid and bases (alkaline substances) are opposites and they neutralize each other. But it takes as much as twenty or more times of alkaline substance to neutralize a given amount of acid. In other words, to avoid overacidification of our body blood and tissues, we need to consume much more alkaline food than we do acidic food.
However, in today's modern living, where most working adults dine and wine outside their home, it is a tough act to follow. Most fast food, alcohol, sugar laden cakes and pastries, simple carbs and meat proteins are major sources of acidity. No wonder the prevalence of diseases like cancer, heart diseases and diabetes - the major scourges of modern society.
Interestingly, only be maintaining a proper balance between acid and alkaline in our blood, can we lose weight and maintain the weight loss on a permanent basis. This is because fats are formed to wrap round excess acid which would otherwise damage our body cells and organs. So basically, fats help to save our lives!
It is imperative, therefore, to re-balance our diet through the acid alkaline approach to reclaim our physical well-being. By adopting a healthy diet and exercise program, we can ward off premature aging, obesity, unnecessary sicknesses and diseases.
A good acid alkaline program can be found in Acid Alkaline Diet Simplified
Though some of these factors that affect food and water toxicity may be outside our control, we can have a choice on what we eat and drink. Generally speaking, an over acidic body is negative for health, while an alkaline charged body is positive for our physical well-being.
The acid and alkaline balance can be measured on a scale from 0 to 14. From 0 to below 7, it is acidic being saturated with protons (positively charged) - hydrogen ions -while above 7 to 14, the substance is negatively charged with electrons. At 7, it is neutral. In this context, alkaline food and drinks are better because they are negatively charged to bring life energy to recharge our body. Conversely, too much acidity is bad for our body as it is fertile ground for fats to accumulate to make us obese and unfriendly yeast and fungus to breed which eventually, if left unchecked, bring upon illnesses and diseases.
Generally, acid and bases (alkaline substances) are opposites and they neutralize each other. But it takes as much as twenty or more times of alkaline substance to neutralize a given amount of acid. In other words, to avoid overacidification of our body blood and tissues, we need to consume much more alkaline food than we do acidic food.
However, in today's modern living, where most working adults dine and wine outside their home, it is a tough act to follow. Most fast food, alcohol, sugar laden cakes and pastries, simple carbs and meat proteins are major sources of acidity. No wonder the prevalence of diseases like cancer, heart diseases and diabetes - the major scourges of modern society.
Interestingly, only be maintaining a proper balance between acid and alkaline in our blood, can we lose weight and maintain the weight loss on a permanent basis. This is because fats are formed to wrap round excess acid which would otherwise damage our body cells and organs. So basically, fats help to save our lives!
It is imperative, therefore, to re-balance our diet through the acid alkaline approach to reclaim our physical well-being. By adopting a healthy diet and exercise program, we can ward off premature aging, obesity, unnecessary sicknesses and diseases.
A good acid alkaline program can be found in Acid Alkaline Diet Simplified
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)