Acid Alkaline Foods

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Today I wanted to share some information with you about acid alkaline foods.  Do you remember back in high school chemistry when you learned about acids and bases?  Well alkaline is another name for bases.

Healthy people are slightly alkaline. Sick and unhealthy people are linked to acidic body environments. Healthy cells naturally have a slightly alkaline pH level, and since acid and alkaline are chemical opposites, high acid levels destroy cells.  The goals is to have an alkaline pH level.  Balancing your blood’s pH can have an amazing transformation toward good health.

You want to try and balance your acid/alkaline foods for a 75% alkaline to 25% acid ratio. Alkaline foods build and tone organs, nerves and glands, keeping us calm and reflective (examples are sweet and sour fruit, green vegetables, milk, yogurt and lemons).

Green leafy vegetables are a great example of alkaline foods. Leafy vegetables are the best for your health.

Stimulants like tobacco, coffee, tea, alcohol, soft drinks and drugs are extremely acidifying and should be avoided or minimized as much as possible.  Additionally, we eat acid producing processed foods like white flour and sugar.  Artificial chemical sweeteners like NutraSweet, Sweet ‘N Low, Equal, or Aspartame, are also extremely acid forming.  When you cut back on these acid producing foods and substitute alkaline foods your body will feel better.

Calcium is one of the minerals used to “buffer” the acids and eliminate them from the body.  This explains why if your body is too acidic, it will get calcium from your bones which is detrimental to your health.  Foods high in calcium are yogurt, low fat milk, tofu, cabbage and some cottage cheeses.

Eating more of the most highly alkaline foods and less of the most acid foods can make a huge difference in your overall alkaline reserves. Calcium, magnesium and potassium are the most important alkaline minerals. Eat less “junk food which is acid on the body” and eat more “healthy alkaline food which is alkaline on the body”.

-Adam

Best foods to eat and foods to avoid

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Today, I wanted to share some foods to eat and some foods to avoid.

One of the biggest foods to avoid is sugar for many reasons.   Sugars are known to cause weight gain. You should avoid these products, and using alternatives like sugar substitutes and water can be useful. Sugar is known to be one of the most common foods in terms of weight gain. You should avoid sugar and use other things instead like honey or Splenda.

Fats and sugars make a person crave more and more while providing energy that is not sustainable in the long run.  Complex carbohydrates can give a person long-term energy without feeling sluggish, tired and hungry.

Eating a variety of foods helps ensure that you get the nutrients your body needs every day.  Following MyPyramid.gov can help you create a balanced, healthy diet by giving you suggestions for the types and amounts you should have from all food groups each day.  Eating a variety of grains, especially whole grains, as well as a variety of fruits and vegetables daily is important.  When choosing your diet, make sure it is low in saturated fats and cholesterol, also moderate in total fat.

The best advice is to focus on eating less and making healthy food choices. Try to eat more fruits and vegetables (5 to 9 servings a day), dried beans, and whole grains.

Check out Best Foods to Eat for more tips

-Adam

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Health benefits of ginger root

Discover the major health benefits of Ginger root

Ginger has long been known for its healing properties as well as its good taste, and practitioners of Chinese, Japanese and Indian medicine have long known of its value.

One of the most significant benefits of ginger seems to be its ability to reduce nausea, and ginger is being studied as a possible way to avoid the nausea and vomiting often associated with chemotherapy treatment.

Ginger is also thought to have a profound effect on the circulation, and it is felt that it has an important role to play in reducing the incidence of heart disease.  Scientists are not yet certain whether these benefits are derived from increased circulation or some other, as yet unknown, mechanism.

Another important benefit of ginger may be its ability to prevent and treat motion sickness, and many frequent travelers swear by the effectiveness of ginger for this purpose.  Taking a small amount of ginger prior to travel has proven remarkably effective for many people.

In addition, the ant nausea effects of ginger may offer a natural way to treat the morning sickness and nausea that can accompany pregnancy.  Ginger is currently being studied for its effectiveness as an anti morning sickness treatment, and many women swear by the power of ginger in the diet to reduce the uncomfortable effects of pregnancy.

In addition, ginger is thought to have strong anti-inflammatory effects, due to the presence of powerful anti-inflammatory compounds known as gingerols. The presence of these gingersols is thought to explain why so many of those who suffer from osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis enjoy a reduction in their levels of pain as well as an increase in mobility when they eat ginger frequently.

In addition to these important benefits, ginger is even thought to play an important role in the prevention of colorectal cancer.  Again the gingerols contained in this spice are thought to be responsible for its protective impact.  These gingerols are the same compounds responsible for giving ginger its distinctive flavor and aroma, and these same compounds may be able to inhibit the growth of colorectal cancer cells.  This anticancer benefit of ginger is the subject of much ongoing study, and it may be one of the most important roles of this superfood.

As with other valuable superfoods, ginger is also thought to provide a boost to the immune system.   A strong and vibrant immune system is essential to good health, and ginger is thought to have the ability to boost the effectiveness of the immune system.

This may be one of the reasons that ginger has traditionally been used at the first sign of a cold or the first symptoms of the flu.  It is thought that the warming and flushing action of ginger help to promote healthy sweating, which can be important to fighting off the effects of colds and flu.  In addition, it is thought that the flushing and sweating associated with consumption of ginger may speed the detoxification process, thus providing a boost to the immune system and a shorter duration of colds, flu and other common infections.