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The Acid Alkaline Balance
Human blood pH should be slightly alkaline ( 7.35 - 7.45 ). Below or above this range means symptoms and disease. A pH of 7.0 is neutral. A pH below 7.0 is acidic. A pH above 7.0 is alkaline.
An acidic pH can occur from, an acid forming diet, emotional stress, toxic overload, and/or immune reactions or any process that deprives the cells of oxygen and other nutrients. The body will try to compensate for acidic pH by using alkaline minerals. If the diet does not contain enough minerals to compensate, a build up of acids in the cells will occur.
An acidic balance will: decrease the body’s ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, decrease the energy production in the cells, decrease it’s ability to repair damaged cells, decrease it’s ability to detoxify heavy metals, make tumor cells thrive, and make it more susceptible to fatigue and illness. A blood pH of 6.9, which is only slightly acidic, can induce coma and death.
The reason acidosis is more common in our society is mostly due to the typical American diet, which is far too high in acid producing animal products like meat, eggs and dairy, and far too low in alkaline producing foods like fresh vegetables. Additionally, we eat acid producing processed foods like white flour and sugar and drink acid producing beverages like coffee and soft drinks. We use too many drugs, which are acid forming; and we use artificial chemical sweetners like NutraSweet, Spoonful, Sweet ‘N Low, Equal, or Aspartame, which are poison and extremely acid forming. One of the best things we can do to correct an overly acid body is to clean up the diet and lifestyle.
To maintain health, the diet should consist of 60% alkaline forming foods and 40% acid forming foods. To restore health, the diet should consist of 80% alkaline forming foods and 20% acid forming foods.
Generally, alkaline forming foods include: most fruits, green vegetables, peas, beans, lentils, spices, herbs and seasonings, and seeds and nuts.
Generally, acid forming foods include: meat, fish, poultry, eggs, grains, and legumes.
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five-spice tofu with barley & kale
healthy proteins, greens and grains. essential & filling and great as a post work-out meal to replace lost nutrients and restore muscle.
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here is a cute and fun grocery list template i made. it is more fun to spice it up. i just made a bunch of color copies of this too so i can update every week when i need to shop…and keep some on my fridge so i can keep a running list as i use things up.
also, i like shopping by food type/section that way i can stick to one area at a time and *hopefully* not forget anything.
this is the pyramid to follow for healthy & consistent weight-loss
so now that the serious juice only detox is completed. we’re on to great healthy foods and will be juicing some meals here and there.
so for everyone out there looking for some delicious and healthy meal options we’ll start posting some of our meals on the blog.
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current lunch obsession:
1 can of organic no sodium added black beans
1/4 cup of salsa verde or regular salsa
1/2 diced fresh tomato
1-2 cups of lettuce (your choice)
squeeze of lime
filling, simple & sexy
so last night rang in my 30th day for juicing. so proud, excited and xyz to say the least and so ready to change my lifestyle for good!
today i ate my first solid food in 30 days and my lord was is awesome. i had a banana for breakfast and plan on going to the grocery store in a few hours to stock up for the week. i will be basking in the glory of the grocery store for hours i’m sure. and i’ve been working on my list all week (dorky, i know but this is what happens when you become a health & food freak).
what i’m getting at- is that typically in the past going to the grocery store meant making a list of things i needed and then just buying whatever else i wanted and coming up with dishes on the fly at home. never really making good lunches so i’d often go out on my break.
now, i want and need to plan out healthy meals so i stay on track and have things to cook because fast-grab bad foods don’t exist in my world anymore.
so if you’re trying to eat well. sit down and think of a few things you can make throughout the week and compile your list. this will also keep you from over & under buying. and if you are a single gal like myself, most recipes will actually make more than one meal too!
CARBS: THE GOOD, BAD & HARD TRUTH FOR WEIGHT-LOSS
as im nearing the end of my 30 day juice detox, i’m preparing myself to follow-up with a high nutrient/ calorie intake. what does this mean?
getting my recommended daily caloric intake through unlimited raw vegetables, cooked green and high nutrient vegetables (limited starch veggies), beans & legumes, fresh fruits and limited starch aka carb intake.
unfortunately, i love carbs and starches as much as 13 year old girls love bieber and i’m almost certain that is true for a lot of weight loss ladies out there.
for some strange reason the world does not love high starch/carbohydrate/grain intake when we are trying to loose weight. i’m sorry ladies (and gentlemen) it’s just the science of how these food get processed into glucose (sugar!) and yaddah yaddah yaddah. so if you are eating ‘clean’ but wondering why you’re not shedding…reduce that starch baby!
how much you ask? if you are seriously trying to get mean and lean. no more than 1 serving per day or 1 cup. hey, some is better than none and when you can eat unlimited veggies, fruits and beans you should really have no excuse to be hungry. fill up on the good stuff, your body will love you for it.
if you are extremely active you can also modify, maybe add a little more. or when you are beginning a maintaining phase.
key starches to include in your diet but limit include:
brown & wild rice, quinoa, potatoes, whole grain/wheat breads & pitas, whole grain/ wheat cereals, rolled oats, sweet potatoes, carrots (cooked), butternut & acorn squash, corn
*don’t even play with white breads, rices, etc. that means it has undergone processing
Maximize your weight-loss and be good to the Earth
Even though I will be following a vegetarian diet after my reboot, I like to help out all my fitspos and weight-loss bloggers.
according to weight-loss and nutrition guru, dr. joel fuhrman, meat and dairy consumption should be limited to no more that 12 ounces weekly. this will dramatically help your health over all and help you to increase your fat loss.
many people often say, “but i just can’t live without…(cheese,milk,chicken,xyz)” well be grateful, you don’t have to! just cut back. moderate.
if you want it. you can do it.
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