Think back to a day when you felt terrific. You were in a great mood… Everything was going your way… You couldn’t be stopped… You were on top of the world!
How’d you like to feel that good every day?
Announcing Durian Fusion – The feel great health juice discovery of the century. One sip and you’ll be hooked on the delicious fruity taste and the pleasurable feeling that comes over you.
Durian Fusion is the first ever premium fruit-based liquid supplement to harness the power of durian,"The King of Fruits!" The durian fruit, native to Southeast Asia, is distinctive for its size, and thorn-covered husk. It has been revered there for centuries, supporting generation after generation with the unique nutrition it provides, along with a delicious taste!
We call the Happy Juice for a reason....
…It makes you feel happy! In fact don’t say we didn’t warn you – Drinking too much Durian may cause you to start laughing for no apparent reason!
Just ask my friends and family, they'll tell you! There are many more benefits from this amazing product.
Key Benefits
Boosts your energy and metabolism
Helps relieve stress and has a calming effect
Promotes a more deep and restful sleep
Provides unique phytonutrients from durian and other fruits
Naturally raises serotonin levels for a feeling of well being
Enhances libido and works as a natural aphrodisiac
Helps to reduce LDL cholesterol and triglycerides
Thermogenic effect encourages weight loss
High in protein, antioxidants & enzymes
Heightens your sense of awareness
Helps to create a feeling of optimism and happiness
Elevates your mood and revitalizes your spirit
Most complete nutritional profile of any fruit
Supports overall health
Anti-inflammatory properties
Anti-parasitic
Blood purifier
No added sugars
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Apple cider Vinegar
Apple Cider Vinegar
Apple cider vinegar is an old remedy that has been credited with fixing just about anything. But what exactly is apple cider vinegar and why is it so useful?
What is in Apple Cider Vinegar?
There are many different substances in apple cider vinegar, including important minerals, trace elements, vitamins, acetic acid, propionic acid, lactic acid, enzymes, amino acids, and roughage in the form of potash and apple pectin. Following is a list of just some of the minerals, trace elements, and vitamins found in apple cider vinegar:
potassium
calcium
magnesium
phosphorus
chlorine
sodium
sulfur
copper
iron
silicone
fluorine
vitamin C
vitamin A
vitamin E
vitamin B1
vitamin B2
vitamin B6
beta carotene
vitamin P
What is Apple Cider Vinegar Useful For?
Apple cider vinegar is useful for a whole range of things including:
helping the metabolism to function correctly
reducing the levels of bad cholesterol in the body
regulating the water content in the cells and body
reducing water retention in the body
helps with regulating blood pressure
helps to prevent circulatory problems
helps with reducing premature calcification of the arteries
increases concentration and memory
helps with blood circulation
helps to regulate the body temperature
increases general vitality and energy
Apple cider vinegar is a powerful detoxifying and purifying agent. It breaks down fatty, mucous, and phlegm deposits in the body and, by doing so, improves the health and function of the vital organs of the body, such as the liver, kidney, and bladder by preventing excessively alkaline urine. It oxidises and thins the blood, and promotes digestion, assimilation and elimination, as well as neutralising toxic substances that enter the body. Apple cider vinegar has also been found to neutralise harmful bacteria found in certain foods.
Apple cider vinegar is rich in potassium, and this is believed to ease the effects of common colds and allergies. It is also helpful for tooth decay and splitting fingernails, both of which are signs of potassium deficiency. Potassium is also important for the replacement of worn out tissues within the body and also for soft tissue repair. Apple cider vinegar is also thought to help arthritis, either as a beverage, or with compresses soaked in hot vinegar and applied to the affected joints. It is also helpful in the treatment of asthma, nose bleeds, osteoporosis, candida, high cholesterol, colds, constipation, muscle cramps, colitis, diabetes, diarrhea, depression, dizziness, ear discharge, eczema, fatigue, gallstones, kidney stones, hay fever, headaches, heartburn, hiccups, indigestion, insomnia, kidney and bladder problems, metabolism, nasal congestion, sore throats, stiff joints, ulcers, and weight loss.
Apple cider vinegar is an old remedy that has been credited with fixing just about anything. But what exactly is apple cider vinegar and why is it so useful?
What is in Apple Cider Vinegar?
There are many different substances in apple cider vinegar, including important minerals, trace elements, vitamins, acetic acid, propionic acid, lactic acid, enzymes, amino acids, and roughage in the form of potash and apple pectin. Following is a list of just some of the minerals, trace elements, and vitamins found in apple cider vinegar:
potassium
calcium
magnesium
phosphorus
chlorine
sodium
sulfur
copper
iron
silicone
fluorine
vitamin C
vitamin A
vitamin E
vitamin B1
vitamin B2
vitamin B6
beta carotene
vitamin P
What is Apple Cider Vinegar Useful For?
Apple cider vinegar is useful for a whole range of things including:
helping the metabolism to function correctly
reducing the levels of bad cholesterol in the body
regulating the water content in the cells and body
reducing water retention in the body
helps with regulating blood pressure
helps to prevent circulatory problems
helps with reducing premature calcification of the arteries
increases concentration and memory
helps with blood circulation
helps to regulate the body temperature
increases general vitality and energy
Apple cider vinegar is a powerful detoxifying and purifying agent. It breaks down fatty, mucous, and phlegm deposits in the body and, by doing so, improves the health and function of the vital organs of the body, such as the liver, kidney, and bladder by preventing excessively alkaline urine. It oxidises and thins the blood, and promotes digestion, assimilation and elimination, as well as neutralising toxic substances that enter the body. Apple cider vinegar has also been found to neutralise harmful bacteria found in certain foods.
Apple cider vinegar is rich in potassium, and this is believed to ease the effects of common colds and allergies. It is also helpful for tooth decay and splitting fingernails, both of which are signs of potassium deficiency. Potassium is also important for the replacement of worn out tissues within the body and also for soft tissue repair. Apple cider vinegar is also thought to help arthritis, either as a beverage, or with compresses soaked in hot vinegar and applied to the affected joints. It is also helpful in the treatment of asthma, nose bleeds, osteoporosis, candida, high cholesterol, colds, constipation, muscle cramps, colitis, diabetes, diarrhea, depression, dizziness, ear discharge, eczema, fatigue, gallstones, kidney stones, hay fever, headaches, heartburn, hiccups, indigestion, insomnia, kidney and bladder problems, metabolism, nasal congestion, sore throats, stiff joints, ulcers, and weight loss.
Antioxidants
Antioxidants
Antioxidants have quite a number of health benefits and are a vital part of any diet. They are present in a number of fresh foods and their role is to neutralise the effects of free radicals upon the body.
What Are Free Radicals?
Free radicals are produced as part of everyday life. Even breathing in oxygen is enough to cause the production of free radicals! Normally, the body is able to neutralise these free radicals on its own, but external factors such as pollution, UV radiation, alcohol, and smoking can cause an overload of free radicals that the body is unable to cope with, leading to damage. This damage is a major cause of ageing, and it can contribute to a variety of illnesses. Some examples of the damages that free radicals can cause include:
inflammation of the joints
deterioration in the eyes
accelerating the ageing process
increasing the risk of heart disease
damaging the nerve cells in the brain
What Do Antioxidants Do?
Antioxidants help the body to neutralise the free radicals. There are over 4000 compounds present in food that have antioxidant properties. Oxidation in the body produces free radicals which in turn cause oxidative stress within the body. Antioxidants, as their name suggests, are capable of stabilising the free radicals before they cause damage.
As an example of the protective effects of antioxidants, the lycopene in tomatoes may help protect men against prostate cancer, the lutein in spinach and corn may reduce the degeneration of the eye lens, and flavenoids may help to lower the risk of heart disease.
Types of Antioxidants
Antioxidants are found in foods in the form of vitamins, minerals, carotenoids and so on. It is easy to identify antioxidants by the colour of the foods – different coloured foods have different antioxidants so it is important to have a diet that is rich in all food colours to ensure that you are getting adequate amounts of each antioxidant.
As previously mentioned, there are over 4000 compounds that have antioxidant properties. Some of the most commonly known include:
vitamin C – is found in citrus fruits, blackcurrants, capsicum, and berries
vitamin E – is found in vegetable oils, avocadoes, nuts, and wholegrains
beta carotene – is found in pumpkin, and carrots
selenium – is found in seafood, lean meat, and wholegrains
anthocyanins – are found in berries, eggplants, and grapes
catechins – are found in red wine and tea
flavenoids – are found in tea, citrus fruits, red wine, and apples
isoflavenoids – are found in soy products, lentils, and milk
lignans – are found in sesame seeds, bran, vegetables, and wholegrains
lutein – is found in leafy greens and corn
lycopene – is found in tomatoes and watermelon
manganese – is found in lean meat, seafood, milk, and nuts
polyphenols – are found in thyme and oregano
The foods associated with the antioxidants above are just examples of what foods the associated antioxidants can be found in. Some of the best overall sources of antioxidants are berries, walnuts, sunflower seeds, pomegranates, and ginger. In fact, you could think of these as the “superfoods” of the antioxidant world.
Antioxidants have quite a number of health benefits and are a vital part of any diet. They are present in a number of fresh foods and their role is to neutralise the effects of free radicals upon the body.
What Are Free Radicals?
Free radicals are produced as part of everyday life. Even breathing in oxygen is enough to cause the production of free radicals! Normally, the body is able to neutralise these free radicals on its own, but external factors such as pollution, UV radiation, alcohol, and smoking can cause an overload of free radicals that the body is unable to cope with, leading to damage. This damage is a major cause of ageing, and it can contribute to a variety of illnesses. Some examples of the damages that free radicals can cause include:
inflammation of the joints
deterioration in the eyes
accelerating the ageing process
increasing the risk of heart disease
damaging the nerve cells in the brain
What Do Antioxidants Do?
Antioxidants help the body to neutralise the free radicals. There are over 4000 compounds present in food that have antioxidant properties. Oxidation in the body produces free radicals which in turn cause oxidative stress within the body. Antioxidants, as their name suggests, are capable of stabilising the free radicals before they cause damage.
As an example of the protective effects of antioxidants, the lycopene in tomatoes may help protect men against prostate cancer, the lutein in spinach and corn may reduce the degeneration of the eye lens, and flavenoids may help to lower the risk of heart disease.
Types of Antioxidants
Antioxidants are found in foods in the form of vitamins, minerals, carotenoids and so on. It is easy to identify antioxidants by the colour of the foods – different coloured foods have different antioxidants so it is important to have a diet that is rich in all food colours to ensure that you are getting adequate amounts of each antioxidant.
As previously mentioned, there are over 4000 compounds that have antioxidant properties. Some of the most commonly known include:
vitamin C – is found in citrus fruits, blackcurrants, capsicum, and berries
vitamin E – is found in vegetable oils, avocadoes, nuts, and wholegrains
beta carotene – is found in pumpkin, and carrots
selenium – is found in seafood, lean meat, and wholegrains
anthocyanins – are found in berries, eggplants, and grapes
catechins – are found in red wine and tea
flavenoids – are found in tea, citrus fruits, red wine, and apples
isoflavenoids – are found in soy products, lentils, and milk
lignans – are found in sesame seeds, bran, vegetables, and wholegrains
lutein – is found in leafy greens and corn
lycopene – is found in tomatoes and watermelon
manganese – is found in lean meat, seafood, milk, and nuts
polyphenols – are found in thyme and oregano
The foods associated with the antioxidants above are just examples of what foods the associated antioxidants can be found in. Some of the best overall sources of antioxidants are berries, walnuts, sunflower seeds, pomegranates, and ginger. In fact, you could think of these as the “superfoods” of the antioxidant world.
Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera contains over 70 necessary ingredients and more than 200 biologically active elements including minerals, enzymes, polysaccharides, vitamins, biological stimulators, amino acids, and proteins. These work on the body in a number of ways to bring about surprising benefits. Read on to learn more.
General Uses of Aloe Vera
Aloe vera gel is used for sunburns, eczema, burns, insect bites, wounds, and for treating fungal infections. Its antifungal properties means that it is good for treating acne, athlete’s foot, mouth sores, and tonsillitis. It also aids in the stimulation of cell regeneration. Used in a medical sense, aloe vera is helpful for treating bronchial congestion. The juice that is gotten from the whole leaf is helpful for healing a number of digestive disorders.
Aloe Vera and Sunburn
Aloe vera is most well known for its soothing effects on sunburn. Aloe vera gel is antibacterial and helps to heal the burns as it contains aloectin B, which stimulates the immune system. Pure aloe vera gel can be obtained from health food stores, and there are various products that you can use in the event of a sunburn, such as creams, liquids, ointments, and lotions that all contain aloe vera. Aloe vera has a moisturising effect.
If you have gotten burnt, bathe as soon as possible and apply the aloe vera product you have chosen to the selected area. This will help to relieve the pain and inflammation.
Aloe Vera and the Skin
On the skin, aloe vera has a number of benefits. These include:
• helping dry, cracked skin
• for frostbite, burns, insect bites, blisters, and allergic reactions
• contains high numbers of healing agents
• helps create smooth, glowing skin
• aloe vera oil is very helpful for dry skin
• has excellent moisturising properties as it gives oxygen to the cells, in turn increasing the strength and synthesis of skin tissue
• helps to remove dead skin cells
• transports healthy substances through the skin
• helps to prevent ageing of the skin
• improves the appearance of skin lesions
• lightens dark spots on the face and reduces the intensity of skin pigmentation
Aloe Vera and its Internal Effects on the Body
Aloe vera juice is used to maintain and restore the balance of stomach acids. Its regenerative properties build the tissues of the small and large intestine, colon, and stomach tissue. Research has shown that aloe vera stimulates the fibroblasts to make new tissue. The polysaccharides in aloe vera are used to improve the properties of the immune cells and it is very effective for removing waste from the body. Aloe vera enhances the absorption of nutrients and aids digestive functioning, and it is very useful for treating digestive conditions such as acid indigestion, candida, colitis, and irritable bowel syndrome. Aloe vera extracts can be used for lowering blood sugar levels and aloe vera can be helpful for reducing cholesterol and blood fat levels.
Aloe Vera Side Effects
Generally speaking, aloe vera is safe to use but there may be some side effects. Long term usage of aloe vera can result in a fluid imbalance in the body, a potassium deficiency, hematuria, and albuminuria. These are rare side effects, however. Aloe vera should not be taken or used in the following circumstances:
• by children
• by pregnant women or those attempting to become pregnant
• if you are feeling abdominal pain
• if you are menstruating
• if you are breastfeeding
• if you have inflamed intestinal disease or appendicitis
• if you are taking licorice, diuretics, or corticosteroids
• if you have to take medication that contains cardiac glycosides
• if you have ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease
• if you are taking anti-arrhythmic medication
• if you are having surgery such as a laparotomy
When taken internally, the juice of aloe vera may turn the urine pink or red. Too much can result in dehydration, stomach cramps, or intestinal spasms so it is important that you follow the recommended dosage on the product
Aloe vera contains over 70 necessary ingredients and more than 200 biologically active elements including minerals, enzymes, polysaccharides, vitamins, biological stimulators, amino acids, and proteins. These work on the body in a number of ways to bring about surprising benefits. Read on to learn more.
General Uses of Aloe Vera
Aloe vera gel is used for sunburns, eczema, burns, insect bites, wounds, and for treating fungal infections. Its antifungal properties means that it is good for treating acne, athlete’s foot, mouth sores, and tonsillitis. It also aids in the stimulation of cell regeneration. Used in a medical sense, aloe vera is helpful for treating bronchial congestion. The juice that is gotten from the whole leaf is helpful for healing a number of digestive disorders.
Aloe Vera and Sunburn
Aloe vera is most well known for its soothing effects on sunburn. Aloe vera gel is antibacterial and helps to heal the burns as it contains aloectin B, which stimulates the immune system. Pure aloe vera gel can be obtained from health food stores, and there are various products that you can use in the event of a sunburn, such as creams, liquids, ointments, and lotions that all contain aloe vera. Aloe vera has a moisturising effect.
If you have gotten burnt, bathe as soon as possible and apply the aloe vera product you have chosen to the selected area. This will help to relieve the pain and inflammation.
Aloe Vera and the Skin
On the skin, aloe vera has a number of benefits. These include:
• helping dry, cracked skin
• for frostbite, burns, insect bites, blisters, and allergic reactions
• contains high numbers of healing agents
• helps create smooth, glowing skin
• aloe vera oil is very helpful for dry skin
• has excellent moisturising properties as it gives oxygen to the cells, in turn increasing the strength and synthesis of skin tissue
• helps to remove dead skin cells
• transports healthy substances through the skin
• helps to prevent ageing of the skin
• improves the appearance of skin lesions
• lightens dark spots on the face and reduces the intensity of skin pigmentation
Aloe Vera and its Internal Effects on the Body
Aloe vera juice is used to maintain and restore the balance of stomach acids. Its regenerative properties build the tissues of the small and large intestine, colon, and stomach tissue. Research has shown that aloe vera stimulates the fibroblasts to make new tissue. The polysaccharides in aloe vera are used to improve the properties of the immune cells and it is very effective for removing waste from the body. Aloe vera enhances the absorption of nutrients and aids digestive functioning, and it is very useful for treating digestive conditions such as acid indigestion, candida, colitis, and irritable bowel syndrome. Aloe vera extracts can be used for lowering blood sugar levels and aloe vera can be helpful for reducing cholesterol and blood fat levels.
Aloe Vera Side Effects
Generally speaking, aloe vera is safe to use but there may be some side effects. Long term usage of aloe vera can result in a fluid imbalance in the body, a potassium deficiency, hematuria, and albuminuria. These are rare side effects, however. Aloe vera should not be taken or used in the following circumstances:
• by children
• by pregnant women or those attempting to become pregnant
• if you are feeling abdominal pain
• if you are menstruating
• if you are breastfeeding
• if you have inflamed intestinal disease or appendicitis
• if you are taking licorice, diuretics, or corticosteroids
• if you have to take medication that contains cardiac glycosides
• if you have ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease
• if you are taking anti-arrhythmic medication
• if you are having surgery such as a laparotomy
When taken internally, the juice of aloe vera may turn the urine pink or red. Too much can result in dehydration, stomach cramps, or intestinal spasms so it is important that you follow the recommended dosage on the product
ALCALINE H2O
Alkaline Water
Water is water, right? Not necessarily. Alkaline water can help to create proper health in your body. Read on to learn more.
The Importance of the Acid-Alkaline Balance
Optimal health in the body starts with having the correct acid-alkaline balance. The pH levels of our internal fluids affects every cell in the body and an extended acid imbalance of any kind can lead to health problems. The body will maintain a very narrow pH range, especially in the blood. Most interior living matter has a pH of around 6.8. The blood plasma and the other fluids that surround the bodily cells have a pH of 7.2 to 7.45. A blood pH of 6.9 can induce coma and death. All bodily systems are secondary to the importance of pH balancing. If the pH becomes too acidic, the person may experience low energy levels, fatigue, excess weight, poor digestion, aches and pains, and even more serious problems. The acidity cycle occurs through people eating acidifying foods; pathogens creating acidifying toxins in the body; and the body not eliminating acids properly. The process of reestablishing the correct acid-alkaline balance begins with proper nutrition. This includes eating alkalising foods, proper supplementation, and drinking plenty of alkaline water that is ionic and structured.
Why Water is so Important in Maintaining the Acid-Alkaline Balance
Water is the most essential element in establishing and maintaining the correct acid-alkaline balance. The quality of the water is just as important as how much of it you drink, as the water that you ingest must be capable of preventing toxins and chemicals from accumulating and creating destructive influences within the cells. It also transports minerals and nutrients that are necessary for cell metabolism, and remove substances that can damage the cell. The water that you drink should have a pH of between 9 and 10.
The water needs to be alkaline and ionised. Alkaline water helps to neutralise the stored acids and toxins in the body. Once neutralised, the body can then remove them. Alkaline water that is also ionised acts as a conductor of electrochemical activity from cell to cells. Studies have shown that ionised, alkaline water can help the body to resist disease and slow aging by increasing intercellular hydration, replenishing essential minerals, stabilising and protecting cells, helping to maintain a normal blood flow and acid-alkaline balance, flushing out and preventing waste from accumulating in cells, and preventing free radicals from forming and damaging other cells.
Free radicals are unstable positively charged oxygen atoms that are created by the body with the purpose of oxidising putrefactive matter, but they are over produced by a body that is out of balance. To stabilise themselves, free radicals will steal electrons from stable cells. When the cell loses the electron from a pair, it loses energy and diets. Ionised water can prevent the cells from losing these electrons and restabilise the oxygen molecule, thus neutralising the free radicals.
Creating Alkaline Water at Home
Water distillers heat tap water electrically to boiling point. The purified condensation then drains into a clean container, leaving the impurities behind in the boiling chamber. The process of distillation kills and removes bacteria, viruses, cysts, and heavy metals. It has more oxygen ions and fewer hydrogen ions, making the water more alkaline than other types of water.
Water ionisers ionise water by running it over positive and negative electrodes. This separates the water into alkaline and acidic. This is great as the alkaline water is used for drinking while the acidic water can be used on the outside of the body as it is proven to kill many types of bacteria. Some water ionisers also come with an alkalinity adjustment, allowing you to set your preferred level of alkalinity.
Reverse osmosis water filters use a fine membrane to filter water, allowing the removal of bacteria, sugars, salts, proteins, particles, dyes, and other damaging elements. The membrane is semi-permeable, allowing the water through while removing the contaminants. Reverse osmosis water is far more alkaline than tap or bottled water.
Water is water, right? Not necessarily. Alkaline water can help to create proper health in your body. Read on to learn more.
The Importance of the Acid-Alkaline Balance
Optimal health in the body starts with having the correct acid-alkaline balance. The pH levels of our internal fluids affects every cell in the body and an extended acid imbalance of any kind can lead to health problems. The body will maintain a very narrow pH range, especially in the blood. Most interior living matter has a pH of around 6.8. The blood plasma and the other fluids that surround the bodily cells have a pH of 7.2 to 7.45. A blood pH of 6.9 can induce coma and death. All bodily systems are secondary to the importance of pH balancing. If the pH becomes too acidic, the person may experience low energy levels, fatigue, excess weight, poor digestion, aches and pains, and even more serious problems. The acidity cycle occurs through people eating acidifying foods; pathogens creating acidifying toxins in the body; and the body not eliminating acids properly. The process of reestablishing the correct acid-alkaline balance begins with proper nutrition. This includes eating alkalising foods, proper supplementation, and drinking plenty of alkaline water that is ionic and structured.
Why Water is so Important in Maintaining the Acid-Alkaline Balance
Water is the most essential element in establishing and maintaining the correct acid-alkaline balance. The quality of the water is just as important as how much of it you drink, as the water that you ingest must be capable of preventing toxins and chemicals from accumulating and creating destructive influences within the cells. It also transports minerals and nutrients that are necessary for cell metabolism, and remove substances that can damage the cell. The water that you drink should have a pH of between 9 and 10.
The water needs to be alkaline and ionised. Alkaline water helps to neutralise the stored acids and toxins in the body. Once neutralised, the body can then remove them. Alkaline water that is also ionised acts as a conductor of electrochemical activity from cell to cells. Studies have shown that ionised, alkaline water can help the body to resist disease and slow aging by increasing intercellular hydration, replenishing essential minerals, stabilising and protecting cells, helping to maintain a normal blood flow and acid-alkaline balance, flushing out and preventing waste from accumulating in cells, and preventing free radicals from forming and damaging other cells.
Free radicals are unstable positively charged oxygen atoms that are created by the body with the purpose of oxidising putrefactive matter, but they are over produced by a body that is out of balance. To stabilise themselves, free radicals will steal electrons from stable cells. When the cell loses the electron from a pair, it loses energy and diets. Ionised water can prevent the cells from losing these electrons and restabilise the oxygen molecule, thus neutralising the free radicals.
Creating Alkaline Water at Home
Water distillers heat tap water electrically to boiling point. The purified condensation then drains into a clean container, leaving the impurities behind in the boiling chamber. The process of distillation kills and removes bacteria, viruses, cysts, and heavy metals. It has more oxygen ions and fewer hydrogen ions, making the water more alkaline than other types of water.
Water ionisers ionise water by running it over positive and negative electrodes. This separates the water into alkaline and acidic. This is great as the alkaline water is used for drinking while the acidic water can be used on the outside of the body as it is proven to kill many types of bacteria. Some water ionisers also come with an alkalinity adjustment, allowing you to set your preferred level of alkalinity.
Reverse osmosis water filters use a fine membrane to filter water, allowing the removal of bacteria, sugars, salts, proteins, particles, dyes, and other damaging elements. The membrane is semi-permeable, allowing the water through while removing the contaminants. Reverse osmosis water is far more alkaline than tap or bottled water.
Go alcaline!
Alkaline foods are vital for helping the body to maintain its natural pH balance. Read on to find out more about why this balance needs to be maintained and to learn more about alkaline foods.
What is pH and Why is it Important?
The pH level of the body needs to be maintained at a level between 7.35 and 7.45. If it is higher or lower than this, symptoms or disease will occur. If the level drops to below 6.8 or rises above 7.8 the cells will stop working and the body will die. When the pH level of the body is not correctly maintained, there are negative effects on the body including problems such as bone weakness, heart problems, obesity and weight problems, allergies, and fatigue, just to name a few.
Why Eat Alkaline Foods?
Because the typical Western diet is largely made up of proteins, sugars, and other acid-forming foods, it is important to try and alkalinise the diet so that acidosis, and therefore disease do not occur. It is important to try and avoid eating too much acid-producing food such as sugars, dairy, meat, caffeine, alcohol, wheat, yeast, fruits, bad fats, and salts. As a general guide, manufactured or processed foods are acid-producing while natural foods (with a few exceptions), are alkaline-producing. At least 60 percent of alkaline-producing foods should be eaten, although the ideal amount is 75 to 80 percent alkaline foods to 20 to 25 percent acidic foods.
How do Alkaline Foods Help the Body?
If the correct ratio of alkaline and acidic foods in the diet is maintained, the body is healthy and able to resist disease. When a person is suffering from disease where acidosis, or having too much acid in their bodies, is present, adding alkaline foods to the diet will help the person to recover faster. This is because the alkaline elements will neutralise the acids and help to build an “emergency store” of alkaline elements that the body can draw upon to help neutralise acids in the future.
Examples of Alkaline Foods
Alkaline foods include:
Vegetables – such as asparagus, artichokes, cabbage, lettuce, onion, cauliflower, radish, swedes, peas, zucchini, leeks, watercress, spinach, turnip, chives, carrots, beans, beetroot, garlic, celery, grasses, cucumber, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts
Fruits – but only lemon, lime, avocado, tomato, grapefruit, watermelon, and rhubarb. Other fruits are classified as being acidic.
Drinks – such as “green drinks”, fresh vegetable juices, pure water, lemon water, herbal tea, vegetable broth, unsweetened soy milk, and almond milk
Seeds, Nuts and Grains – such as almonds, pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, flax, buckwheat, spelt, lentils, cumin seeds, and any sprouted seed.
Fats and Oils – such as flax, hemp, avocado, olive, evening primrose, and borage
Other foods – such as sprouts (e.g. alfalfa, mung bean, chickpea etc), hummus, and tahini
What is pH and Why is it Important?
The pH level of the body needs to be maintained at a level between 7.35 and 7.45. If it is higher or lower than this, symptoms or disease will occur. If the level drops to below 6.8 or rises above 7.8 the cells will stop working and the body will die. When the pH level of the body is not correctly maintained, there are negative effects on the body including problems such as bone weakness, heart problems, obesity and weight problems, allergies, and fatigue, just to name a few.
Why Eat Alkaline Foods?
Because the typical Western diet is largely made up of proteins, sugars, and other acid-forming foods, it is important to try and alkalinise the diet so that acidosis, and therefore disease do not occur. It is important to try and avoid eating too much acid-producing food such as sugars, dairy, meat, caffeine, alcohol, wheat, yeast, fruits, bad fats, and salts. As a general guide, manufactured or processed foods are acid-producing while natural foods (with a few exceptions), are alkaline-producing. At least 60 percent of alkaline-producing foods should be eaten, although the ideal amount is 75 to 80 percent alkaline foods to 20 to 25 percent acidic foods.
How do Alkaline Foods Help the Body?
If the correct ratio of alkaline and acidic foods in the diet is maintained, the body is healthy and able to resist disease. When a person is suffering from disease where acidosis, or having too much acid in their bodies, is present, adding alkaline foods to the diet will help the person to recover faster. This is because the alkaline elements will neutralise the acids and help to build an “emergency store” of alkaline elements that the body can draw upon to help neutralise acids in the future.
Examples of Alkaline Foods
Alkaline foods include:
Vegetables – such as asparagus, artichokes, cabbage, lettuce, onion, cauliflower, radish, swedes, peas, zucchini, leeks, watercress, spinach, turnip, chives, carrots, beans, beetroot, garlic, celery, grasses, cucumber, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts
Fruits – but only lemon, lime, avocado, tomato, grapefruit, watermelon, and rhubarb. Other fruits are classified as being acidic.
Drinks – such as “green drinks”, fresh vegetable juices, pure water, lemon water, herbal tea, vegetable broth, unsweetened soy milk, and almond milk
Seeds, Nuts and Grains – such as almonds, pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, flax, buckwheat, spelt, lentils, cumin seeds, and any sprouted seed.
Fats and Oils – such as flax, hemp, avocado, olive, evening primrose, and borage
Other foods – such as sprouts (e.g. alfalfa, mung bean, chickpea etc), hummus, and tahini
Reduce acidic foods!
Acidic Foods
Acidic foods are becoming ever more common in the Western diet but they may be doing us more harm than good. Read on to find out why we need to balance acidic and alkaline foods.
Why do we need to Balance Acidic and Alkaline Foods?
The pH of the blood in the body is important as if the balance is incorrect, symptoms
and disease may occur. The blood pH should be slightly alkaline (between 7.35 and 7.45). if the pH drops below 6.8 or moves above 7.8, the cells in the body will stop functioning and death will occur. Thus, the body, continually strives to maintain its pH. If the diet is not balanced and is too high in acid-forming foods such as animal protein, sugar, stimulants, and processed food, extra pressure is placed on the body to regulate its pH.
Our current diet is largely made up of acid-forming foods with alkaline-producing foods, such as vegetables, being eaten in much smaller quantities. Stimulants such as coffee, tea, and alcohol are also extremely acidifying. Many foods are alkaline-producing by nature, but processed foods are usually very acid-producing. For this reason, we should be eating at least 60 percent of alkaline-producing foods in order to maintain good health. Not only do processed, sugary or simple carbohydrate foods produce acid, they also raise the blood sugar level very quickly and tend to be low in nutrients.
Examples of Acidic Foods
Acidic foods include:
Meats – such as pork, lamb, beef, chicken, turkey, and seafood (apart from the occasional oily fish such as salmon)
Dairy Products – such as milk, cheese, cream, yogurt, ice cream
Drinks – such as soft drinks, coffee, tea, alcohol, fruit juice, dairy-based smoothies, and milk
Other Foods – such as eggs, vinegar, white pasta, white bread, wholemeal bread, biscuits, soy sauce, condiments, artificial sweeteners, and honey
Fast Foods – such as sweets, chocolate, microwave meals, canned foods, instant soups, instant meals, and takeaway fast food
Fats and Oils – such as saturated fats, hydrogenated oils, margarine, corn oil, vegetable oil, and sunflower oil
Fruits – all fruits excluding those that are listed as being alkaline foods
Seeds and Nuts – peanuts, cashew nuts, and pistachio nuts
Problems Caused by Acidic Foods
If the body is too acidic, the body will take alkaline minerals from the body in order to maintain its pH levels. Such minerals include sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium, and depletion of these can result in the person becoming prone to chronic or degenerative disease. The minerals are taken from the vital organs of the body and the bones in order to neutralise the acid and safely remove it from the body.
If you have a health problem, it is likely that you are suffering from acidosis. Acidosis decreases the body’s ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, energy production in the cells, the body’s ability to repair damaged cells, and the body’s ability to detoxify heavy metals. It also helps abnormal cells to grow and makes the body more susceptible to fatigue or illness. acidosis can cause or contribute to such problems as:
cardiovascular damage
weight gain or obesity
diabetes
bladder conditions
kidney stones
hormonal problems
premature ageing
osteoporosis
low energy or chronic fatigue
digestive disorders
yeast or fungal overgrowth
headache
increased susceptibility to infections
emotional issues such as becoming easily stressed, depression, and lack of enthusiasm
easily irritated skin or dry skin
dull hair and thin nails
oral problems such as loose, painful teeth, inflamed gums, mouth ulcers, and cracks at the corners of the lips
Acidic foods are becoming ever more common in the Western diet but they may be doing us more harm than good. Read on to find out why we need to balance acidic and alkaline foods.
Why do we need to Balance Acidic and Alkaline Foods?
The pH of the blood in the body is important as if the balance is incorrect, symptoms
and disease may occur. The blood pH should be slightly alkaline (between 7.35 and 7.45). if the pH drops below 6.8 or moves above 7.8, the cells in the body will stop functioning and death will occur. Thus, the body, continually strives to maintain its pH. If the diet is not balanced and is too high in acid-forming foods such as animal protein, sugar, stimulants, and processed food, extra pressure is placed on the body to regulate its pH.
Our current diet is largely made up of acid-forming foods with alkaline-producing foods, such as vegetables, being eaten in much smaller quantities. Stimulants such as coffee, tea, and alcohol are also extremely acidifying. Many foods are alkaline-producing by nature, but processed foods are usually very acid-producing. For this reason, we should be eating at least 60 percent of alkaline-producing foods in order to maintain good health. Not only do processed, sugary or simple carbohydrate foods produce acid, they also raise the blood sugar level very quickly and tend to be low in nutrients.
Examples of Acidic Foods
Acidic foods include:
Meats – such as pork, lamb, beef, chicken, turkey, and seafood (apart from the occasional oily fish such as salmon)
Dairy Products – such as milk, cheese, cream, yogurt, ice cream
Drinks – such as soft drinks, coffee, tea, alcohol, fruit juice, dairy-based smoothies, and milk
Other Foods – such as eggs, vinegar, white pasta, white bread, wholemeal bread, biscuits, soy sauce, condiments, artificial sweeteners, and honey
Fast Foods – such as sweets, chocolate, microwave meals, canned foods, instant soups, instant meals, and takeaway fast food
Fats and Oils – such as saturated fats, hydrogenated oils, margarine, corn oil, vegetable oil, and sunflower oil
Fruits – all fruits excluding those that are listed as being alkaline foods
Seeds and Nuts – peanuts, cashew nuts, and pistachio nuts
Problems Caused by Acidic Foods
If the body is too acidic, the body will take alkaline minerals from the body in order to maintain its pH levels. Such minerals include sodium, potassium, magnesium, and calcium, and depletion of these can result in the person becoming prone to chronic or degenerative disease. The minerals are taken from the vital organs of the body and the bones in order to neutralise the acid and safely remove it from the body.
If you have a health problem, it is likely that you are suffering from acidosis. Acidosis decreases the body’s ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, energy production in the cells, the body’s ability to repair damaged cells, and the body’s ability to detoxify heavy metals. It also helps abnormal cells to grow and makes the body more susceptible to fatigue or illness. acidosis can cause or contribute to such problems as:
cardiovascular damage
weight gain or obesity
diabetes
bladder conditions
kidney stones
hormonal problems
premature ageing
osteoporosis
low energy or chronic fatigue
digestive disorders
yeast or fungal overgrowth
headache
increased susceptibility to infections
emotional issues such as becoming easily stressed, depression, and lack of enthusiasm
easily irritated skin or dry skin
dull hair and thin nails
oral problems such as loose, painful teeth, inflamed gums, mouth ulcers, and cracks at the corners of the lips
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Pro Thin Weight Management System Testimonials
Posted: 19 Mar 2009 01:28 AM PDT
It all begins with a choice! And in this case it was the choice to release the FAT!
03/11/06
I decided to start the ProThin Weight Management Program during a Leadership Event in October 2006 with Jerry Clark and Artemis Limpert. I realized as I listened to Artemis how important it was to be congruent, as my mind had become stodgy so had my body, or was it the other way around?
Either way, looking at it, it was time to become ProThin! My goal was to transform my body, utilizing the ProThin Weight Management Program before the Neways Convention in February 2007. Through the product and the program combined I had ‘amazing’ results!
Prior to embarking on the Prothin I found it difficult to run on the Treadmill for longer than 2mins at 9km/hr and I weighed 88kgs. 3months after starting the program I was 78kgs, 4kgs below my Goal weight and I could run for 15mins at 12km/hr.
Heather and I started attending the Gym in accordance with the recommendations of the program. Having a “Buddy” made the journey so much easier, and rewarding.I formed a new habit and the most impressive thing was the change in my attitude...what I found was as my health improved, so did my business, and my clarity of mind.
Through the simple discipline of attending the gym daily and continuing to use the ProThin Weight Management Program I was able to achieve some amazing goals. One of my proudest achievement was completing the 2007 City 2 Surf.
Thanks to the challenge issued by my friend and Team Member, Inna Pavlova, a 2 x Olympic Silver Medal Rower and Olympic Rowing Coach. I completed the City 2 Surf’s 14.4km run in 95mins 10secs. I was placed in the top 1/3 (17,514th) of the total 64,713 fellow competitors.The reason for achieving my goals, was a combination of the ProThin Weight Management Program, a strong mindset, constant daily discipline and an exercise and training routine, designed and supported by Inna.
You know it really doesn’t matter what YOU put your mind to you can achieve it!
It’s just a matter of making a choice, creating a plan to achieve it and carrying out the actions!
Just like I did!
Hello Famous & Good Looking People
Posted: 19 Mar 2009 01:11 AM PDT
By Craig Griffiths- Certified Karate Instructor, Personal Coach, Sales Trainer & Nutritional
Adviser Congratulations' for taking the bull by the horns and committing to becoming a leaner, meaner Neways recruiting machine.
"Most people let it happen, you're making it happen" Well Done...!
For those that don't know me I run karate schools throughout the Gold Coast Qld with over 700 people training each week. I teach over 50 instructors per week & have done for 12 years. I have seen thousands of people try to achieve a better quality of life through karate and exercise. I have personally helped hundreds & thousands do just that and seen some fantastic achievements along the way
.On a personal level I'd have to say' one of the greatest things I have done in my adult life, besides help all those people get their lives on track was to improve my life through exercise & then nutrition (Neways). When we exercise we become fitter, stronger, leaner, more flexible, energetic, faster, positively younger and by doing that combined with great nutrition you are starting a journey which will give you everything you could ever want from your body & life.
Before karate at age 27 I was 103kg and very unfit. I didn't think I would ever get back into sport due to a serious car accident at 19 so I just trashed my life pretty much.
"What I call soft living" but' then I was introduced to karate and after just 5 months of training just once per week at the start I lost 10kg. I could see my body changing shape WOW!I was then offered a full-time position training in the club. I became a Sales Consultant and doing sales was something I never dreamed of doing.It became "My dream job, really!" I became very good at it very quickly.I continued pushing myself in karate and in the business, not only did I achieve my ideal weight of 85kg's. I become a champion recruiter of people, in 2.2 yrs (26 months) I personally recruited 2918 people into our club in S/E Melbourne.
I have been a business coach, sales trainer & karate instructor for well over a decade.
"I have the runs on the board so to speak", teaching hundreds of sales consultants and karate instructors to do their jobs well.
I have been using Neways for 41/2 years and loving it. Not only do I feel great and look healthier than ever, I perform better than ever and keep getting better EVERY DAY!I have become a health fanatic, a nutrional, supplementing, toxic free karate junky.
Thanks to Neways, Peter & Marie France & of coarse Christen Collins my sponsor.
I love Pro Thin and have it for a lunch time shake... Why you might ask if I am already my ideal weight, because it taste great and it does what it is supposed to do nurishes the body. It helps me maintain my weight and fitness level. Lately I have been improving my diet and health to an even higher level and would like to share with you my latest and most AWESOME smoothy you will ever drink, It's called"THE CHOCOLATE AVOCARDO SMOOTHY" it's full of the good stuff ie;
Pro thin shake
Mass Advantage1 scoop
Green QiFeroxin2 table/sp
Udo's oil
Organic Cocoa powder2 table/sp
Chia power (aztec super seeds)
1/2 avocado
1 bananna or Asian Pear4 table/sp
coconut oil2
tea/sp bee pollen1
tea/sp tahition
vanilla essence5 fresh mint leaves2 table/sp
brown rice syrupfill with rice milk & or soy milk and blend.
You have my full support, I will be adding some great training tips over the next few weeks. If you like what I put on the blog and want more just holla.
I will deliver any advice or motivation I can add to help your journey to a leaner meaner being...I'm just an email away.regards Craig
Let me know how you go with the smoothy.
It all begins with a choice! And in this case it was the choice to release the FAT!
03/11/06
I decided to start the ProThin Weight Management Program during a Leadership Event in October 2006 with Jerry Clark and Artemis Limpert. I realized as I listened to Artemis how important it was to be congruent, as my mind had become stodgy so had my body, or was it the other way around?
Either way, looking at it, it was time to become ProThin! My goal was to transform my body, utilizing the ProThin Weight Management Program before the Neways Convention in February 2007. Through the product and the program combined I had ‘amazing’ results!
Prior to embarking on the Prothin I found it difficult to run on the Treadmill for longer than 2mins at 9km/hr and I weighed 88kgs. 3months after starting the program I was 78kgs, 4kgs below my Goal weight and I could run for 15mins at 12km/hr.
Heather and I started attending the Gym in accordance with the recommendations of the program. Having a “Buddy” made the journey so much easier, and rewarding.I formed a new habit and the most impressive thing was the change in my attitude...what I found was as my health improved, so did my business, and my clarity of mind.
Through the simple discipline of attending the gym daily and continuing to use the ProThin Weight Management Program I was able to achieve some amazing goals. One of my proudest achievement was completing the 2007 City 2 Surf.
Thanks to the challenge issued by my friend and Team Member, Inna Pavlova, a 2 x Olympic Silver Medal Rower and Olympic Rowing Coach. I completed the City 2 Surf’s 14.4km run in 95mins 10secs. I was placed in the top 1/3 (17,514th) of the total 64,713 fellow competitors.The reason for achieving my goals, was a combination of the ProThin Weight Management Program, a strong mindset, constant daily discipline and an exercise and training routine, designed and supported by Inna.
You know it really doesn’t matter what YOU put your mind to you can achieve it!
It’s just a matter of making a choice, creating a plan to achieve it and carrying out the actions!
Just like I did!
Hello Famous & Good Looking People
Posted: 19 Mar 2009 01:11 AM PDT
By Craig Griffiths- Certified Karate Instructor, Personal Coach, Sales Trainer & Nutritional
Adviser Congratulations' for taking the bull by the horns and committing to becoming a leaner, meaner Neways recruiting machine.
"Most people let it happen, you're making it happen" Well Done...!
For those that don't know me I run karate schools throughout the Gold Coast Qld with over 700 people training each week. I teach over 50 instructors per week & have done for 12 years. I have seen thousands of people try to achieve a better quality of life through karate and exercise. I have personally helped hundreds & thousands do just that and seen some fantastic achievements along the way
.On a personal level I'd have to say' one of the greatest things I have done in my adult life, besides help all those people get their lives on track was to improve my life through exercise & then nutrition (Neways). When we exercise we become fitter, stronger, leaner, more flexible, energetic, faster, positively younger and by doing that combined with great nutrition you are starting a journey which will give you everything you could ever want from your body & life.
Before karate at age 27 I was 103kg and very unfit. I didn't think I would ever get back into sport due to a serious car accident at 19 so I just trashed my life pretty much.
"What I call soft living" but' then I was introduced to karate and after just 5 months of training just once per week at the start I lost 10kg. I could see my body changing shape WOW!I was then offered a full-time position training in the club. I became a Sales Consultant and doing sales was something I never dreamed of doing.It became "My dream job, really!" I became very good at it very quickly.I continued pushing myself in karate and in the business, not only did I achieve my ideal weight of 85kg's. I become a champion recruiter of people, in 2.2 yrs (26 months) I personally recruited 2918 people into our club in S/E Melbourne.
I have been a business coach, sales trainer & karate instructor for well over a decade.
"I have the runs on the board so to speak", teaching hundreds of sales consultants and karate instructors to do their jobs well.
I have been using Neways for 41/2 years and loving it. Not only do I feel great and look healthier than ever, I perform better than ever and keep getting better EVERY DAY!I have become a health fanatic, a nutrional, supplementing, toxic free karate junky.
Thanks to Neways, Peter & Marie France & of coarse Christen Collins my sponsor.
I love Pro Thin and have it for a lunch time shake... Why you might ask if I am already my ideal weight, because it taste great and it does what it is supposed to do nurishes the body. It helps me maintain my weight and fitness level. Lately I have been improving my diet and health to an even higher level and would like to share with you my latest and most AWESOME smoothy you will ever drink, It's called"THE CHOCOLATE AVOCARDO SMOOTHY" it's full of the good stuff ie;
Pro thin shake
Mass Advantage1 scoop
Green QiFeroxin2 table/sp
Udo's oil
Organic Cocoa powder2 table/sp
Chia power (aztec super seeds)
1/2 avocado
1 bananna or Asian Pear4 table/sp
coconut oil2
tea/sp bee pollen1
tea/sp tahition
vanilla essence5 fresh mint leaves2 table/sp
brown rice syrupfill with rice milk & or soy milk and blend.
You have my full support, I will be adding some great training tips over the next few weeks. If you like what I put on the blog and want more just holla.
I will deliver any advice or motivation I can add to help your journey to a leaner meaner being...I'm just an email away.regards Craig
Let me know how you go with the smoothy.
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