This next one is amongst the most simple and effective, it's the process of alkalizing your system. Now we think of health as a sliding scale, most of us are relatively healthy, its fair to say that there is room for improvement but also we are a long way off grinding to a halt and sporting a feverish brow. Illness or disease needs several factors before it can take a hold, low immune system, lack of oxygen (just one reason you need a good dance once in a while) are a couple. One way of allowing disease to grip is an acidic constitution.
Acid and where it comes from
Acid is formed in the body when you consume certain foods (all of the fun ones, typically) the body dispenses of this acid in the form of uric acid. Now your body only has the capacity to rid itself of a certain amount of acid, drinking plenty of water is one way to help, the other is to eat plenty of alkalising foods keeping your constitution alkaline and making it difficult for disease to set in.
highly acid
eggs,
mayonnaise
fish
shellfish
bacon
beef
chicken
lamb
liver
veal
slightly acid
nuts
cheddar cheese
herrings
mackerel
rye
oats
wheat
rice
plums
Neutral
butter
marg
coffee
tea
sugar
syrup
slightly alky
almonds
coconut
milk
beans
cabbage
celery
lentils
lettuce
mushrooms
onions
very alkaline
root veggies
tomatoes
apricots
apples
bananas
grapes
grapefruit
oranges
peaches
raspberries
prunesavocado
beetroots
carrots
potatoes
spinach
dried fruit
wheatgrass
rhubarb
There you go, fruit and veggies rock again!
Armed with the right info it's easy to make healthy food decisions where ever you are! Never a truer word was said than "eat your greens" So now as you drink your freshly made juice you know its rammed full of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, antioxidants, nutrients AND that its alkalizing helping you to stay disease free!
Please don't be put off the oily fish you see listed here, eating oily fish three times a week is an excellent way of ensuring adequate levels of Omega oils. Just eat a good supply of dark leafy greens to balance things out.
