Alkalize yourself

"The bloodstream is a flowing river to all the cells for nourishment and removal of acidic waste residues. so is your bloodstream a river of life or a river of death and disease?" 

 How do you eliminate effectively acidic waste? Increase your alkaline producing foods...To be alkaline means to be disease free because disease cannot exist in an alkaline environment. Alkaline foods create and encourage the maintenance and regeneration of healthy cells. Healthy cells create healthy tissues. Healthy tissues create healthy organs like the heart and lungs. Eating foods rich in alkalinity not only help your cells but aids in removing toxic heavy metals from your bloodstream. "Heavy metal toxicity can result in damaged or reduced mental and central nervous function, lower energy levels and damage to blood composition, lungs, kidneys, liver and other vital organs."

Acidosis is an increased acidity in the blood and other body tissue (i.e., an increased hydrogen ion concentration).

What are some symptoms of mild acidosis?

• Cardiovasular damage
• Weight gain, obesity & diabetes
• Bladder & kidney conditions
• Immune deficiency
• Premature aging
• Osteoporosis
• Joint pain
• Low energy & chronic fatigue
• Slow digestion & elimination
• Yeast & candida 

Once your bodies pH drops below 7.41 it becomes susceptible to disease and your well being suffers. The entire metabolic process depends on a balanced pH. Juicing and eating fresh vegetables raises your bodies alkaline state pushing out acids from the bloodstream.

Oranges are in season now

Fast facts:

• In season from January until April
• Regulates high blood pressure
• Protects against heart disease
• Fights viral infections

Contains:

• Calcium
• Magnesium
• Iron
• Copper
• Potassium

Some like to mix their orange juice with other juices...I like good old fashion orange juice by itself.

Organic grapefruit, carrot, and ginger juice

  *******NOTE*****

After trying this recipe I confirmed that grapefruits and carrots are just not a bad combination.  I've studied on juicing and they all say that the only fruit that can be mixed safely with a vegetable is apples. After tasting and experiencing it I am supporting this concept on food combinations. Sorry for posting a recipe that is truly not good tasting or good for you. I saw this recipe out there and just thought this sounds good. It is not my practice to post recipes that I have not tried and this is a good example of why I should not do that.

 

Gigi

 

 

 

Ingredients

• chopped organic grapefruits (peeled)
• 5 chopped organic carrots
• 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and chopped

Directions

1. Press grapefruits, carrots, and ginger through a juice extractor. Stir and serve immediately.
   

Fast facts on beets

Beet juice and beet greens are great cleansers for your blood cells. It is a natural cell detoxification is essential to your well-being and your overall mood. Beet green juice has chlorophyll, Vitamin A and C, calcium and potassium. Beet juice could help improve liver and gall bladder problems. It is also a great menstrual balancer helping to minimize or eliminate menstrual and menopausal issues.

Beet juice is  powerful and small amounts are useful. I like to mix mine with apple, carrot, celery and ginger juice.

 

Beets anti-inflammatory benefits help fight the following ...

• Wrinkles
• Susceptibility to infections
• Cancer
• Arthritis
• Bronchitis
• Chronic pain
• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Osteoporosis
• Heart disease

Grapefruit fast facts

• grapefruit is a subtropic citrus fruit
• contains vitamin c/ascorbic acid
• contains antioxidants
• contains fiber pectin
• contains lycopene 
• lowers cholesterol
• aids in weight loss
• NOTE it can cause reactions when mixed with man-made drugs

Why is grapefruit consumption important to you?

1. Fights the common cold
2. Decreases risk of breast cancer due to the weight loss and antioxidants
3. Lower cholesterol lowers chance of high blood pressure, stroke and heart disease
4. Vitamin C deficiency causes fatigue and  insomnia
5. Decreases depression due to vitamin C deficiency
6. Decreases joint pain
7. Improves hair and skin

Go grapefruits...
Recipe to follow soon.

Fast Facts on Apples

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There are hundreds of varieties of apples, although they are not easily acquired in the traditional store setting. The come in all sorts of colors, shapes and sizes all with different tastes. Not one apple is ever the same just like us. It has so many benefits that there are too many to mention all and all the more reason to add to your diet today. If I can't list all the benefits on this little blog then how can you afford not to have one today. 

It has been said that eating an apple helps keep teeth white from the grit of eating one and from the production of saliva. Wow while apples can’t replace your toothbrush it can help keep your pearls white.

Apples have been said to kill all kinds of cancers and helps fight the effects of aging.  Now if this is  true then why haven’t we taken head to an apple a day keeps the doctor away?

 

What else do apples do? Let us see:

1.     Helps reduce cholesterol by adding fiber to your intestines.

2.     It helps have a healthier heart as a direct result of reducing cholesterol rich plaque in your arteries.

3.     It can amazingly stop both diarrhea & constipation.

4.     It can control your weight.

5.     Detoxify your liver.

6.     Boost your immune system.

So why aren’t we eating or juicing more apples?  We are and here is a list of readilyavailable possibilities…

 You can juice just apples or you can add all sorts of vegetables to get more bang for your buck! This morning I juiced all organic fuji apples, lemons, fresh ginger root, celery and spinach. It was great tasting and I have been buzzing with energy all morning as usual.

Get started juicing today and discover the joys of eating the rainbow:)!!!!