How are you feeling now that summer is quickly drawing to a close?
Are you staying hydrated, fit, and healthy?
I started a new routine with alkaline water a few months ago. I’ve already noticed that I have brighter eyes, clearer skin, and I enjoy a much deeper and longer sleep. These are benefits I wasn’t even expecting.
Drinking alkaline water between meals has also alleviated my acid reflux, which I had all but given up on curing.
I lost seven pounds without having changed my diet. This is odd because I actually have been exercising less, so I can only figure it’s because I’ve detoxed my body and balanced my pH.
This is my personal experience, and one thing I can tell you–I’m not going back to regular water.
What might alkaline water do for you? Try it!
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Some acids are essential to your body. Ascorbic acid, better known as vitamin C, helps your immune system fight invading germs. Hydrochloric acid is produced by your stomach to digest your food so that the nutrition can be absorbed. Amino acids are crucial to perform functions in the brain and body. But all acid is not the same and too much of anything is never good. Acidic waste builds up in the body due to poor diet and unhealthy lifestyles. Alkaline water can bring you back into balance.
Here are a few ways to start alkalizing your water and your body right now at home!
Water ionisers are a large purchase decision for your household, but you’ll be surprised to find out how reasonable they are compared with other water alkalising products, such as alkalising filter jugs. Water alkalizers are also the most environmentally friendly way to balance your body pH because they create very little plastic waste.
Being a sufferer of GORD, I was alarmed at this article by The Functional Gut Clinic, which announced a health campaign by Public Health England urging sufferers of chronic heartburn to see their doctor.
England has the “highest rate of oesophageal cancer in the EU,” with as many as 28 deaths from oesophageal cancer or stomach cancer every day.
Many fatal cases can be avoided by early detection, but in PHE’s survey, only 1 out of 2 people said they would seek medical attention if they had heartburn for 3 weeks or more.
The article sites that in the UK, a diet lacking in fruits and vegetables along with drinking and smoking are to blame. Obesity is also a risk factor.
PHE’s Be Clear on Cancer campaign warns that the following symptoms could be a sign of a more serious problem.
Indigestion on and off for three weeks or more
Feeling food sticking in your throat when you swallow
Losing weight for no obvious reason
Trapped wind and frequent burping
Feeling full very quickly when eating
Nausea or vomiting
Pain or discomfort in top of stomach
These symptoms are very common and easy to dismiss, so it’s important to pay attention to their length and severity. Visit your doctor if you have any concern.
Another condition I became aware of, known as LPR, affects many without the obvious symptoms. This is why it’s referred to as the silent reflux. Learn more about LPR here.
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If you’ve gone to your doctor and checked out okay, these are my tips to keep the heartburn at bay.
Do’s and Don’ts of indigestion.
DO:
Eat more fruits, vegetables, whole grains
Drink water (but not too much with meals)
Get adequate rest
Exercise regularly
Control stress
Chew your food thoroughly
DON’T:
Consume large amounts of coffee, tea, soda, or alcohol
The information in The Basic Life Blog is designed for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for informed medical advice or care. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health problems or illnesses without consulting your doctor.
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Alkaline foods and pH balance are not a typical daily topic of conversation. However, people who cycle, run, hike, play tennis, or do any physical activity and want to perform at peak levels of fitness, have a choice to make.
It’s a choice many never consider, but one of the most important for overall health and fitness. It stares you right in the face every time you look at a menu or a shelf full of groceries.
The choice to consider is whether or not a food or beverage is going to help you maintain proper pH balance, or is it going to throw that delicate balance off and leave your body’s defenses vulnerable to health problems.
In order to maintain suitable pH balance, nutritionists suggest 80% of dietary intake should be alkaline and 20% acid foods. What exactly does that mean? It is a widely accepted nutrition fact that…
THE FOOD PARADOX Acidic Foods Can Have An Alkalizing Effect
It’s very important to understand that eating an acidic food does not automatically mean it makes your body more acidic. With the same premise, eating an alkaline food does not mean it will have an alkalizing effect on your body. Meat is alkaline. But, when ingested, meat releases acids that results in acidifying your body. The Acidic Lemon
The primary example is the lemon. A lemon contains citric acid. Concentrated citric acid is pH 2, which is a strong acid that can eat through clothing. But, guess what? Lemons, despite being acidic themselves, happen to push our bodies to be a little more alkaline. Here is the paradox. Our bodies react with some acidic foods to produce an alkaline state of health.
Acidic foods such as lemons, limes, grapefruits and apple cider vinegar* will alkalize your body. *Apple cider…
“It is my opinion that ionized water will change the way in which all health practitioners and the public approach their health in the coming years.” Dr. T. Baroody in “Alkalize or Die.”
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In health circles there has been much recent talk about acid /alkaline imbalance. Let’s see if we can clarify how experts recommend we correct this imbalance.
The problem
Your body functions best when neither too acid nor too alkaline. Unfortunately almost all of us have become acidic due to diet, drinks and stress — both psychological and from pollution. Acids can build up in our body, causing systems to be out of balance.
The effects
According to Dr. Stefan Kuprowsky, “Acid wastes build up in the body in the form of cholesterol, gallstones, kidney stones, arterial plaque, urates, phosphates and sulfates. These acidic waste products are the direct cause of premature aging and the onset of chronic disease.”
When this occurs, the body will restore its optimal pH by depleting certain minerals, such as potassium, calcium and magnesium…
Alkaline eating just got easier with the Honestly Healthy Recipe App for iPhone.
Here are the details!
“Honestly Healthy Food is the pioneering brand behind alkaline eating. With 2 published best selling cookbooks sold worldwide with inspiring mouth watering vegetarian healthy meals the founder Natasha Corrett decided to bring you their app so you can have health in the palm of your hand.
Honestly Healthy is your perfect health companion to inspire you in the kitchen to make simple yet utterly mouth watering meals. Each recipe is easy to follow with step by step instructions and stunning photography of the delicious food.
The new Honestly Healthy recipe app is conveniently categorised into types of meals so there is something for every occasion. Our philosophy is always gluten, wheat, cows dairy and refined sugar free so you will have a healthy halo whenever you cook with our app.
Each recipe has beautiful imagery, a description of why we created it, list and quantity of ingredients, step by step instructions and a serving quantity indicator. As we are proud of our creations, we want you to be too, so we’ve made it easy to take pictures of your cooked meals and drinks, so you can do a bit of healthy culinary gloating to friends on your social networks.
The app comes with 60 recipes, and you are able to add to the recipes by purchasing the in-app recipe bundles. We will create new bundles based on themes with 5 new recipes in each bundle, so that you’ve always got more delicious food and drinks to make.
To make life easy, we have a search function to help you find specific ingredients, or just to filter down to a specific meal category. You can also keep all your favourite recipes in one place for quicker access to your best creations.
Download it now to inspire you to lead a healthy and nutritious lifestyle. Please also share the word with like minded people.
– Currently optimized for iPhone only.
I have an iPad and an Android phone, so I haven’t been able to try it yet.
