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Are You Getting Enough
Alkaline Foods in Your Diet?

So October is about over...

One of my good friends, Dr. D, recently shared with me his latest wellness information. Alkaline and it's benefits. I know it sound tricky, but it's not... Want lower blood pressure, balance your blood sugars, have more energy, sleep better???? I thought so...I even included this easy diet's guidelines...
enJOY!

Let's all be healthier! That's why I hope you are enjoying these blogs... and passing them to your friends and family. This information is not something your doctor will tell you. If you are not in my database email me @ TheUrbanShaman@aol.com ...

Also, if you have any suggestions for future blogs... Use the “comments” button on the bottom of this months blog... or email me at: TheUrbanShaman@aol.com

Life is not just a journey... make it an adventure!
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Much love to you all...

Love n' Light,
Gail Oliver

Want to Save Some Money?
It’s easy and it's cheap too!

I know you'all are just about “Greened Out” but I tried an experiment and it worked.... For about $25, I went to Home Depot and bought 3 packages of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (you know the funny curly looking bulbs)... When I got home I replaced all of my old school bulbs. I sat back and waited for my power bill...And to my surprise, what was usually $156.00 was $102.00. I saved $54 a month (The cost of a massage or facial or whatever you want to do). Now per year that is $648.00. I don’t know about you but... money is money, unless you are just a blatent consumer. The CF’s paid for themselves and saved me money in the first billing cycle.

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More to come!


Are You Getting Enough...
Alkaline Foods in Your Diet?

'Your health depends on an alkaline environment, created by eating foods such as tomatoes, avocados and green vegetables...striking the optimum 80/20 balance and regulating your body's acid/alkaline chemistry through simple changes in diet can result in weight loss, increased stamina and strength,a stronger immune system and a greater sense of wellbeing.'

How did we become so out of balance?

After years of societal changes, millions of dollars of marketing spent and technological advances we, as a race, are now facing more dietary based health challenges than ever before. It is no coincidence that the rapidly growing numbers of cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes correlate almost exactly with the rise in consumption of acid forming foods such as sugars, saturated fats, and white breads. At the same time our consumption of fresh vegetables and essential fatty acids has decreased dramatically, making way for convenience and a generation hooked on sugary treats.

Becoming Alkaline

This is not as difficult or as technical as it sounds. When we talk about eating alkaline foods or starting an alkaline diet we are referring to consuming those foods and drink which have an alkaline effect on the body. This effect is based upon the ash residue that remains after our foods are consumed. Some foods leave an acid ash, whereas others leave an alkaline ash. Conveniently for us, our bodies have been designed to categorize which foods leave which kind of ash into neat and easy to remember groups.

Of course, everybody is different - but most of us should aim to eat 75-80% alkaline foods and a maximum of 20-25% acid forming foods.

Why is the important?

When you body harbors too much acid, Myotoxins have a prime environment to flourish. Mycotoxins (fungal) and exotoxins (bacterial) are the poisonous waste that is generated by microforms. Microforms produce these extremely harmful toxins when they digest glucose, proteins and fats.

In an acidic environment, these toxins are given a license to grow rapidly and cause harm to tissues and bodily processes.

Microform growth occurs in an acidic environment, particularly following the consumption of sugars, alcohol, yeast and most acid forming food and drink. Symptoms of excess microforms and myco/exo-toxins include: autoimmune dis-ease, infections, fatigue, cancer, clogged arteries, diarrhea, asthma, colds, flu, tumors, cysts, insomnia, lethargy, headaches, over/underweight, PMS, lack of sex drive, joint pain, bad breath, thrush, depression, dry skin, ulcers and many more!


List of Alkaline and Acid Foods:

Alkaline Foods

Vegetables

Asparagus
Artichokes
Cabbage
Lettuce
Onion
Cauliflower
Radish
Swede
Lambs Lettuce
Peas
Courgette
Red Cabbage
Leeks
Watercress
Spinach
Turnip
Chives
Carrot
Green Beans
Beetroot
Garlic
Celery
Grasses (wheat, straw, barley, dog, kamut etc.)
Cucumber
Broccoli
Kale
Brussels Sprouts

Fruits

Lemon
Lime
Avocado
Tomato
Grapefruit
Watermelon (is neutral)
Rhubarb

Drinks

'Green Drinks'
Fresh vegetable juice
Pure water (distilled, reverse osmosis, ionized)
Lemon water (pure water + fresh lemon or lime).
Herbal Tea
Vegetable broth
Non-sweetened Soy Milk
Almond Milk

Nuts & Grains

Almonds
Pumpkin
Sunflower
Sesame
Flax
Buckwheat Groats
Spelt
Lentils
Cumin Seeds
Any sprouted seed

Fats & Oils

Flax
Hemp
Avocado
Olive
Evening Primrose
Borage
Oil Blends (such as Udos Choice)

Others

Sprouts (soy, alfalfa, mung bean, wheat, little radish , chickpea, broccoli etc.)
Bragg Liquid Aminos (Soy Sauce Alternative)
Hummous
Tahnini

Acid Foods

Meats

Pork
Lamb
Beef
Chicken
Turkey
Crustaceans
Other Seafood (apart from occasional oily fish such as salmon)

Dairy Products

Milk
Eggs
Cheese
Cream
Yogurt
Ice Cream

Others

Vinegar
White Pasta
White Bread
Wholemeal Bread
Biscuits
Soy Sauce
Tamari
Condiments (Tomato Sauce, Mayonnaise etc.)
Artificial Sweeteners
Honey

Drinks

Fizzy Drinks
Coffee
Tea
Beers
Spirits
Fruit Juice
Dairy Smoothies
Milk
Traditional Tea

Convenience Foods

Sweets
Chocolate
Microwave Meals
Tinned Foods
Powdered Soups
Instant Meals
Fast Food

Fats & Oils

Saturated Fats
Hydrogenated Oils
Margarine (worse than Butter)
Corn Oil
Vegetable Oil
Sunflower Oil

Fruits

All fruits aside from those listed in the alkaline column.

Seeds & Nuts

Peanuts
Cashew Nuts
Pistachio Nuts

General Guidance:

Stick to salads, fresh vegetables and healthy nuts and oils. Try to consume plenty of raw foods and at least 2-3 liters of clean, pure water daily.

Steer clear of fatty meats, dairy, cheese, sweets, chocolates, alcohol and tobacco. Packaged foods are often full of hidden offenders and microwaved meals are full of sugars and salts. Microwaving and over cooking also removes all of the nutrition from a meal!

For more information: http://www.energiseforlife.com