Article by Gareth Edwards

This week Gareth Edwards, one of the UK’s best qualified nutritionists and alkaline diet experts, explains why green drinks are so healthy for us and how they help alkalising and energising our bodies.

He also gives us his top tips how we can incorporate the use of green drinks into our daily routines and therefore get the full benefits of these green goodies!

Why Are Green Drinks So Healthy For Us?

“I’d like to do that alkalising diet, but I’d just be hungry all the time….There wouldn’t be enough variety or flavour.”

It doesn’t matter how much the more experienced alkaliser tries to re-assure someone who is new on the block that this can be the most tasty, varied way of eating that they are ever likely to come across, the fear of feeling empty can often be a chasm that looks un-crossable to some explorers.

So, faced with that seemingly un-crossable ravine between you and your happy smiling friends (!) over in alkaline land, what can be done to bridge the famine gorge? Eating plenty of avocados and sprouted beans and seeds can help get the foundation stones in place. Finding an alternative to the energy bar or sandwich when you are feeling really hungry and in a hurry can, however seem more difficult.

I’d have to say that I used to be something of a compulsive eater. I kind of got away with it, because I didn’t tend to put on weight. It was however expensive and time consuming spending so much time in the kitchen. I have to say that it is a mild source of amazement to me that I now usually only have two (or even sometimes one) meals a day.

A huge part of that transition started, when instead of snacking on bread, biscuits or even oatcakes or rice cakes, I started mixing myself a bottle of filtered (or ionised) water with powdered green plant food. When you’re wedded to a calorie based model of nutrition, the thought that some powdered beetroot tops, dandelion and alfalfa leaf could take away your hunger just as effectively as a cereal bar, seems …. mad! In reality, the blood building, green plant foods, effectively energise you, almost immediately.

I wouldn’t recommend living on green powder alone. It’s good to get some of the real fresh stuff in your diet as well. If, however, you either find the thought of juicing or eating greens too much or you want to supplement the fresh greens in your diet with highly nutritious fast food, a high quality green powder (such as perfectlyhealthy Mega Greens) is pretty much as good as it gets.

In The Mix:

Adding pH drops to your green powder drink will help to keep you mineralised and that’s important, particularly when you increase your fluid intake. The ingredients of your green drink are important too. Land based green vegetables, leaves from edible plants and particularly grasses, have powerful beneficial therapeutic effects. I don’t see any apparent benefits of adding spirulina, pro-biotics and digestive enzymes.

Top Tips:

Use green drinks for re-hydrating and recovery after sport or exercise.

Buy or locate a small plastic pot or tub to take your green powder everywhere with you. Most pH drops bottles can be taken as hand baggage on flights (2 fl. oz. is within the allowed limit).

If you feel like a snack between meals or if you are having trouble concentrating while working, mix a bottle of green powder, pH drops and water and drink that before reaching for the … sweets, bread …. or coffee!

Do remember that an effective green drink may initiate some de-toxification. If you experience rashes, head aches or other symptoms, reducing the concentration, during out breaks may help.

After-thought:

Our thoughts and good wishes must go to the Japanese people at this time.

Note: This blog is only my opinion. It is not medical advice or diagnosis. Only opinions based upon our own personal experiences or information detailed in medical/academic journals or other publications is cited. WE DO NOT OFFER MEDICAL ADVICE or prescribe any treatments. Please consult with a medical professional before making any diet or nutrition changes.

About Ross Bridgeford

Ross is known as THE Alkaline Diet Expert...especially when it comes to implementation and making the alkaline diet REAL in your life. He has been living, learning, teaching, coaching and loving the alkaline lifestyle since 2004 and has written over 600 articles, alkaline recipes, videos and guides on how to live alkaline and stay alkaline for life. Ross loves life in Brisbane, Australia (although is a proud Englishman) and is healthily-obsessed with nutrition, fitness and Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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This week Gareth Edwards, our Alkaline Diet Expert and highly qualified nutritionist, will reveal to you his top reasons for using green drinks and water pH drops.

If you would like to find a drink which provides your body with all the nutrients, minerals and vitamins it needs, because of convenience reasons or because you find it difficult to eat enough vegetables, then you do not have to look any further: the green drink is what you want!

Gareth’s Top Reasons for Using Green Drinks!

When Dr. Young first combined a green powder with drops to raise the pH, he called it the cornerstone pack. Powdered green vegetables, grasses and herbs combined with pure water and negatively charged mineral salts was and still is the foundation supplement. This is what he felt every body should be taking and I recommend it to all my clients.

If You Can’t Eat Your Greens …….

Drink them! Even if you are eating, juicing or blending plenty of green vegetables and grasses ….. drink green powder too. The un-controversial truth, is that green plant foods are really good for us and that we really can’t have too much of them. They are low in sugar, high in nutrients and very importantly, loaded with chlorophyll. This plant made molecule, used to harvest the sun’s energy, is fantastic for the health of our digestive tracts and essential for building healthy red blood cells.

You can consume huge quantities by juicing, blending and eating fresh greens. This is always going to be preferable to having dried versions. If someone is really unwell I would definitely want them to do this, but they can additionally supplement with dried powders mixed with water.

Life in the Fast Lane

The reality of 21st Century life is however that the time and planning required to buy wash and prepare greens may put it lower on your priority list than you would like. Drinking green powder and pH drops mixed with water will be better for you than eating just about any other processed food option that exists.

It can be easy to convince yourself that a muesli bar or vitamin drink is good for you, when you are hungry or thirsty and in a rush. The reality is that neither of them really get off the blocks when compared with powdered greens. The grains and the sweeteners used in the muesli bar will make it acidifying, while the synthetic vitamins added to a “health” drink, in no way recreate the effects of eating or drinking foods containing the natural molecules in a whole food.

It’s Natural

The main difference between green powders and many nutritional supplements is that they are chopped and dried plants. The best quality ones are dried at very low heats and actually have a micro-electronic charge re-attached to them in order to permanently maintain the electron rich qualities of fresh raw plant foods. You’ll see the little chards standing up on the spoon in the brands where this has been done.

Absorbability

On top of the time that it takes to buy and prepare greens there’s the time that it takes to chew them. If these foods are going to do anything other than pass straight through you, you need to either juice them or spend a lot of time at the table leisurely chewing them, while chatting about which way you might vote at the upcoming elections (for UK readers!).

By making the greens into a powder you can nourish yourself in the same way that you would with food, but quicker. This means that drinking your greens and pH drops can be great for helping to overcome cravings for sweet foods or just plain hunger. While that makes the mixture great for helping with losing unwanted pounds, it’s also great for giving you super healthy and absorbable nutrition build healthy blood and healthy body mass (i.e. put on weight, if you feel that you are too skinny.)

The Roots of Health

The acronym C.O.W.S. can be used to describe the nutrients that are essential to our existence. We have to have Chlorophyll (such as young pHorever Liquid ChloropHeal), healthy Oils (such as Udo’s Choice Ultimate Oil Blend), alkaline Water (such as young pHorever Puriphy drops) and Salt (such as young pHorever pHour salts) to make us “work”. This will help us build healthy red blood cells, which transport vital oxygen around our bodies and remove potentially toxic carbon dioxide. Red blood cells also become every cell of our body. Our digestive tract, eyes, skin and even teeth and bones are constantly breaking down and being replaced. Red blood cells are the building blocks for all cells in our body.

Drinking powdered greens and pH drops in alkaline water, provides us with three of these essential pillars of healthy body tissue and fluids. (The pH drops are mineral salts).

A Bag of Salty Water

60% of us is water, but the chemistry of that water is changing all the time. As the metabolic reactions that keep us alive take place in our bodies the acidic by-products will start to accumulate in our body fluids. Rather like changing the oil in a racing car, we need to change our body fluids regularly, in order to maintain health. Doing that with salt free acidic liquids like tea, coffee, alcohol or fruit juice is likely to be counter-productive.

Some water filtration methods can also produce slightly acidic water and some mineral waters have a pH below 7. Adding negatively charged minerals in the form of pH drops to fluids will make them more alkaline.

The best way to promote and maintain health is to drink relatively large amounts of water with a pH of 7 or higher. It is however important to remember that in doing this you can “wash out” minerals along with acids. The minerals in pH drops should go some way to replacing these, but ensuring that you have an adequate intake of (unrefined, mineralised) salt (such as Himalayan Crystal Salt) is also important.

Which Products?

Personally I take and recommend the most pure products I can. The only ingredients I really want for myself and my patients are grasses, vegetables, low sugar fruits and herbs along with alkalising minerals (such as pHion Alkaline Minerals). If there’s anything else in the product, do some research to make sure that you feel confident that it is of benefit to you.

Action Plan

So if you have had a few too many (raw, organic, fairtrade ….!) chocolate eggs over Easter or you want to assist your body’s natural seasonal cleaning, it’s time to maintain or increase your intake of green powders with alkalising drops. If you’re new to this then build it up slowly. These are products of de-toxification. Tiny amounts of green powder with a few pH drops can be enough for some people to start with. Aim to build it up slowly to two to three litres a day.

About Ross Bridgeford

Ross is known as THE Alkaline Diet Expert...especially when it comes to implementation and making the alkaline diet REAL in your life. He has been living, learning, teaching, coaching and loving the alkaline lifestyle since 2004 and has written over 600 articles, alkaline recipes, videos and guides on how to live alkaline and stay alkaline for life. Ross loves life in Brisbane, Australia (although is a proud Englishman) and is healthily-obsessed with nutrition, fitness and Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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Would you love to wake up in the morning feeling all energised and vitalised, keeping your energy levels up throughout the day and still feel awake and energised after a busy day at work?

Probably all of us would agree to that, however the reality is usually very different: we feel tired and sluggish and all we want after a hectic day is to put our feet up! If you belong to this ever increasing number of people who are suffering from regular fatigue and low-energy levels then it might be time to turn this around and get your body fully re-energised and revitalised again!

A daily intake of ‘green drinks’ will do the trick! They can instantly help to get rid of sluggishness and fatigue by giving your body all the vitamins, minerals and enzymes it needs to work efficiently. This in turn will significantly boost your energy levels and hence improve your overall health and quality of life.

Give your body a real kick-start and long-lasting energy with green drinks – probably the most nutritious drink on the planet! We promise that you will notice the difference!

In the following article we are therefore going to look at some of the factors causing fatigue and low-energy levels, briefly outline what green drinks actually are, what they contain and what their core health benefits are. Following that, we are going to look at how green drinks can actually increase our energy levels and give a quick overview of the best energy-boosting green drinks.

What are the Key Factors Causing Fatigue and Low-Energy Levels?

When we speak to family members, friends and work colleagues about our general state of health, vitality, fitness levels, etc, a very common feeling that we seem to share is that we often feel quite tired, exhausted and sluggish. The reasons for these feelings are varied and can stem from a variety of external and internal factors, such as work-related- and/or emotional stress, lack of sleep, low levels of exercise and importantly an unhealthy diet- and lifestyle.

Especially in our western hemisphere where we often tend to turn into ‘couch potatoes’ and a significant part of our diet consists of processed, unhealthy and therefore acidifying foods, this so-called ‘chronic fatigue syndrome’ is unfortunately very common.

In this article we will particularly look at internal factors causing this and hence it is very important to look at the acid/alkaline state of our body, as this is very crucial in getting to the bottom of the internal factors causing low-energy levels and fatigue. Generally we can say that our body always strives to maintain an acid/alkaline balance in order for our body functions to work efficiently and prevent us from disease.

All of our body’s internal mechanisms such as circulation, digestion and even breathing are constantly working hard in keeping this balance. If our body gets out of balance, caused by an over acidification of our tissues and body fluids, we are laying the grounds for illnesses and diseases. Common symptoms are flu and colds, headaches, skin problems and allergies.

These syndromes increase and appear more frequently the longer our body is in such an unbalanced state. The reason for this is that our body starts to pull alkaline minerals out of our tissues in order to compensate for this imbalance. In the worst case our blood cannot balance the acid overload anymore and hence excess acid is dumped into our tissues. Our immune system must therefore neutralise what it can and getting rid of everything else.

Dr Robert Young, the alkaline diet expert, calls this “getting rid of” acid from the tissues and transporting them right back into the blood a vicious cycle, as in such an instance our body needs to draw even more alkaline minerals out of our tissues stressing our organs and bodily functions. An acidic body produces toxins which reduce the absorption of minerals, proteins, and other nutrients. This weakens the body’s ability to produce enzymes, hormones and various other chemical components, which are essential for organ activity and cell activity.

Over-acidification and therefore imbalance of the body is caused by too much acidic waste such as yeast, fungus, bacteria, viruses and moulds. They deplete our supply of B-complex vitamins, iron and other minerals. Their toxic waste is the main culprit for syndromes like chronic fatigue and low-energy levels.

The key problem and according to Dr Young the “fatigue vicious circle number one” is that low energy levels encourage overgrowth of harmful microforms, which in turn cause even lower energy levels and so on…!

How can we therefore prevent this over acidification of the body and therefore common syndromes like chronic fatigue?

The simple answer is to keep our body in an acid/alkaline balance!

As we have mentioned above, there are also very important external factors like high stress levels, negative emotions, lack of physical activity, etc which determine the acid/alkaline balance of our body and therefore these need to be addressed too. Concentrating on the internal factors, we need to keep our body in an alkaline state so that our bodily functions can work at their most efficient level, increase our overall health and therefore also boost our energy levels.

This can be achieved by giving our body the right ‘fuel’ in terms of providing our body with all the vitamins, minerals, enzymes and nutrients that it needs to functions at its best. We can give our body this ‘fuel’ with the foods we consume, which means that we should firstly include as many alkaline-forming foods as possible in our diet and on the same token cut out as many highly acidifying foods as we can.

Alkaline-forming foods are generally all green vegetables, fresh herbs, seeds, sprouts, low-sugar fruits and healthy oils. Highly acidifying foods on the other hand are processed foods, high-sugar foods, meat, caffeine, alcohol, dairy products, pickled foods and high-sugar fruits.

Besides a healthy and alkaline diet we can also supply our body with these nutrients and therefore keep an alkaline state in form of so-called ‘green drinks’, which we are going to look at more closely next.

What are ‘Green Drinks’, What do they Contain and What are their Core Health Benefits?

Green drinks vary in terms of ingredients, however the majority of them are a blend of highly alkalising and nutritious ingredients like green vegetables, herbs, green grasses, sprouts and low-sugar fruits.

All the ingredients are dried at a very low temperature in order to keep all the enzymes viable and sold in either powder or capsule form. They infuse our body with easily absorbed minerals, vitamins and amino acids.

Green powder mixed in good quality alkaline water is rich in electrons and very effective in keeping our body highly alkaline.

The core health benefit of green drinks is that they help to alkalise our body by eliminating all the acidic waste stored inside. They therefore play a crucial part in keeping our body in balance and therefore preventing our body from becoming overly acidic, which is according to Dr Young “the cause for illness and disease”.

Hence green drinks can drastically reduce the amount of excess acidic waste such as yeast, mould, fungi and toxins in the body; they can help ward off illnesses and reduce the amount of infections and inflammations in the body.

They can also reduce our cravings for acidifying and high-sugar foods and very importantly give us an instant and sustainable energy boost, which we will look at in more detail below.

To put it in a nutshell, green drinks are some of the lowest-sugar, lowest-calorie and most nutrient rich foods on the planet!

How can Green Drinks give us a Real and Long-Lasting Energy Boost?

Most green drinks are a blend of ingredients which can provide our body with over 125 easily absorbed vitamins and minerals, amino acids (protein) and fibre.

In particular, green vegetables are extremely nutrient-dense and provide us with all the minerals, vitamins and micronutrients we need. They are full of fibre, which act like a sponge soaking up all the acidic waste and also full of enzymes, which are required for every chemical activity in the body. Enzymes get destroyed by cooking vegetables at a heat of over 50C, which is why the green drink is a fantastic source of viable enzymes. Vegetables are also rich in so-called photo nutrients, which are highly biologically active and according to Dr Young neutralise or eliminate excess acids.

Besides green vegetables, the other main ingredients of green drinks are grasses like wheat grass and barley grass, which are both particularly nutritious. They are generally even more nutrient-dense than vegetables which makes the list of their health benefits go on and on…! Wheat grass for example includes every mineral, trace mineral and every vitamin in the B-complex family, has one of the highest pro-vitamin A contents of any food and is rich in vitamins K, C and E. Barley grass is extremely high in vitamin B1 and vitamin C.

One of the key components of green drinks is chlorophyll, which produces the green colour in vegetables and plants and helps them absorb light. Dr Young calls it the “blood of plants”, as its chemical components and molecular structure is very similar to that of our human blood. Its molecular structure is similar to that of haemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that gives them their red colour and helps them transport oxygen. Chlorophyll is the same with the exception of the central atom, which is magnesium rather than iron. It also has the same effects in the body as iron and thus cleanses and builds our own blood naturally.

The core benefits of chlorophyll are that it cleanses the blood, helps the blood cells deliver oxygen throughout the body, and makes stronger blood and thus stronger blood cells.

Due to stronger blood and higher oxygen levels chlorophyll is nature’s most effective energy booster giving you instant and long-lasting energy.

Green drinks which are rich in vitamins, minerals, fibre, chlorophyll and electrons therefore have a highly alkalising effect on our body and thus help our bodily functions to work as efficient as possible. They contain all the raw materials to power our cells, which means that our blood does not need to pull alkaline minerals out of our tissues or leach them from the bones or muscles.

The overall effect is that green drinks help our bodies to function like a well-oiled and serviced machine, which always performs at its peak!

The important point to stress is that green drinks give us long-lasting and sustainable energy in contrast to ‘quick energy’ which e.g. foods high in sugar provide us with. Although sugar instantly raises our blood glucose (and give us energy), it falls very quickly and can leave us feeling sluggish and tired.

So if you want to start to feel awake, vitalised and re-energised every day then give these green drinks a try and feel the instant energy boost!

Which Green Drinks are the Most Powerful Energy Boosters?

As I have mentioned above, there are a variety of green drinks available on the market with slightly different ingredients and tastes. These ones below are some of our favourites at the Energise HQ, which are all very high-quality and highly effective green drinks.

• Dr Robert Young Doc Brocs Power Plants: This is Dr Young’s latest and of the most potent, alkalising and nutrient-dense green drink on the market. One 1lb tub contains 20lbs of fresh grasses, vegetables, low-sugar fruits and other plants at a concentration of 20:1! He also calls it a 4th generation green drink, as it carries an electrical charge which energises your body functions naturally.
• Perfectlyhealthy Mega Greens with MSM: This is a highly concentrated blend of 34 superfoods, 17 amino acids, vegetables, vitamins, minerals, omega oils and enzymes providing you with all the alkaline ingredients your body needs for maximum energy, renewal and cell support.
• pHion Green Superfood: This green drink is packed with over 30 different highly alkaline foods such as barley grass and wheat grass. It also contains Cerecalase® a patented blend that makes the nutrients in Green 48% more bio-available (absorbable by the body) than the greens in other products.
• Inner Balance Pure Energy Greens: This is Anthony Robbin’s latest green drink, which is a specially formulated blend of fresh and alkaline-forming dense green vegetables and natural fibres, which increases energy levels and helps to restore a healthy pH balance.
• Young pHorever ChloropHeal – Liquid Chlorophyll: ChloropHeal is the world’s most concentrated, unrefined, natural source of chlorophyll developed by Dr Young. This supplement gives you instant energy, whilst alkalising your cells, detoxifying your body and boosting your immune system.

This article has highlighted the fact that green drinks are not only extremely healthy, but are also an easy and convenient way of providing our bodies with all the nutrients that will help us feel fully revitalised and energised!

Why not give these green drinks a try and help your body to really boost your energy levels?!

About Ross Bridgeford

Ross is known as THE Alkaline Diet Expert...especially when it comes to implementation and making the alkaline diet REAL in your life. He has been living, learning, teaching, coaching and loving the alkaline lifestyle since 2004 and has written over 600 articles, alkaline recipes, videos and guides on how to live alkaline and stay alkaline for life. Ross loves life in Brisbane, Australia (although is a proud Englishman) and is healthily-obsessed with nutrition, fitness and Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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This week Gareth Edwards, our Alkaline Diet Expert and highly qualified nutritionist, highlights ways how you can achieve better health and a healthy weight by following a diet, exercise and hydration regime based on alkalising – permanently!

The Magic Key to Weight Loss and Increased Health

I’ve been alkalising and …… I’ve put on weight. This true statement raises several interesting points, but fortunately is not the case for the majority of clients who seek my advice, wanting to lose weight. It is fairly rare that somebody comes to see me, with weight loss being their only health goal. In reality excess weight is usually associated with other health challenges of fatigue, elevated markers of risk for cardio-vascular disease (e.g. cholesterol) or other concerns.

When you want to lose weight, the reality is that you really want to do is get more healthy. Following a diet, exercise and hydration regime based on alkalising is rapidly proving to be one of the most effective ways of improving your health and achieving a healthy weight – permanently!

Too Heavy or …. Too Thin!

I’ve had many clients who have been delighted at the apparent ease with which they have lost weight when following an alkaline diet, hydration and exercise programme, quite often where other regimes have proved unsuccessful.

The important distinction to make however is, that a programme based around alkalinity and living foods should not only help you to lose weight, but also build health. You are not aiming to restrict calories or deprive yourself. It is about re-balancing your pH and re-energising your body.

Why Alkalise?

Weight gain is one of the ways that bodies can “adapt” to a build up of excess acidity. We are producing acids all the time just by existing and if additionally we start eating and drinking acid forming foods and drinks our body’s ability to adapt can become overloaded.

When the acids can’t get out some people’s body’s start to warehouse them in fatty tissue, while in other people’s case they actually start to eat into the body and “burn it up”, making them too thin.

The Magic Key to Weight Loss and Increased Health:

When one listens closely to testimonials from people who have succeeded in shedding unwanted pounds, through alkalising, a common theme is the dramatic (I repeat ….!) increase of their intake of green plant foods. Spinach, kale, chard, parsley, watercress, cucumbers, wheatgrass and even the green leaves that grow on the top of beetroot, lie at the heart of rebuilding your health (ergo: loosing unwanted kilos / rebuilding an undernourished body).

These plant foods have a plethora of weight normalising qualities:

1. They are low in sugar. (Stage 1 of any weight loss / health building programme – reduce your sugar intake).

2. They are high in nutrients. (They are high in vitamins and minerals essential to the functioning of a healthy and energised body)

3. When raw they have a high level of electrons or negative (alkalising) charge. (This quality can facilitate energetic “flow” within your body.)

4. They contain high amounts of magnesium. (Essential to make your heart pump and for elimination of unwanted matter through … the back door)

5. They are packed with chlorophyll. (The essential building block for healthy red blood cells – your health / weight loss “currency”)

6. They contain high levels of fibre. (Weight loss / health gain is as much about shifting unwanted matter out of your body as it is what you put in. (Remember that other sources of fibre such as bran and apples can be acidifying.)

But Vegetables are Hard to Buy / Prepare / Store. I don’t like Green Vegetables. How Can I Eat the Quantity Required?

If you have ever had any of these thoughts (and even if you haven’t!), put an order in for green powder and drops (or start drinking the ones that are lingering in your cupboard!). It’s pretty close to the real thing and you can get buckets under your belt with relatively little hassle. The alkaline water (mixed with pH drops), should make you pee more. That’s a good thing. It’s another route out for the acid.

Breaking the Vicious Cycle:

Many people who find themselves carrying a pound or two more than they would like, have an additional challenge. They actually lack the energy to get up and do much about it. Drinking or eating your greens and other nutrient dense plant foods along with alkaline fluids, healthy fats and salt should help you to start feeling like you want to get up and start running around or at least moving more. Actively choosing public transport (for example) is better for you and better for the planet.

Winter Olympics:

Exercising more in the Northern hemisphere at this time of year, can be a tough call if you don’t aspire to being the next Amy Williams (1st British individual gold medal since the Stone Age at the Winter Olympics).

Some people recommend re-bounding. Apparently you can get a lot more out of short periods than with other forms of exercise. You can also listen to Owl City or Lady Gaga while you are doing it and you don’t have to go to the gym if you buy one from Energise For Life (such as The Juice Master Energise Folding Rebounder) !

Increasing your respiration rate to help eliminate unwanted acids should definitely help. Taking things to the next level and building up a sweat can really help to get the acids out too. Make sure you don’t go anaerobic for too long tough as that will build up acids. Hydrating with greens and pH drops and alkaline food afterwards is essential too.

Should you Follow an Alkalising Regime if you Feel that you are Underweight?

In a word: YES!

In my own case I dropped quite a lot of weight when I started alkalising. I have put on three kilos in recent months even though I’m on a (mainly!) alkaline diet. Before you start visualising a very large person, I’m still well within the healthy range for body mass index (BMI).

If you feel you’re under weight consider adding pHour salts and greens (such as Dr Young’s Doc Broc Greens) to your daily routine. Sometimes an inability to digest and absorb food is a major contributory factor to being underweight.

What To Do if it Doesn’t Seem to Work ….

If you have increased your intake of alkaline green foods, you are drinking your greens and pH drops, exercising more and still don’t seem to be getting the results you want here are some other factors to consider.

• Look after yourself emotionally. Over eating can be a way of “pushing down” unwanted feelings. I’d particularly recommend The Journey intensive with Brandon Bays for helping to get things moving in a friendly and relaxed environment.
• Look at other areas of your life. Do you have a sense of purpose? Do you really enjoy your job?
• Are you regularly taking any medication including oral contraceptives or have a hormone releasing coil fitted? Almost all medications have an acidifying effect on the body. Discussing possibilities for reducing your dose, maybe even stopping with a qualified physician could be a way forward. (You should consult your GP before doing this).
• Consider using clay (such as Young pHorever Terra pHirma Montmorillonite Clay)to help draw acids from your body. Mix it with psyllium (such as Ispaghula Husk) if you experience any constipation.

Remember:

As acids are mobilised from body tissue, you may experience pain and digestive upset. Keep your alkaline hydration up and consider using pHour salts or acupuncture for pain management. (You should consult a pH aware physician if symptoms persist).

Action Plan for Weight Loss / Building Health:

1. Alkalise! Drink your greens (such as Dr Young’s Doc Broc Greens or perfectlyhealthy Mega Greens with MSM), eat more green vegetables and fruits (cucumbers, avocados). Make green juices (vegetable based) and green smoothys. The Energise For Life Alkaline Lifestyle Course and recipe books should help.
2. Use Dr. Young’s pHlavor spray and your green drink to help overcome food cravings, for carbs, sugar or chocolate.
3. Exercise. Walk, swim, rebound, dance, run around with the kids, take the stairs not the lift. Gently to start with.
4. Avoid constipation! Fresh vegetables and pHour salts should help to keep you regular.
5. Buy and read the pH miracle for weight loss. Don’t get too hung up the finer detail. I’ve had clients lose huge amounts of weight with greens, pH drops, pHour salts and a mainly alkaline diet and hydration plan.

General Note: if you experience any adverse symptoms, you are advised to seek the guidance of a nutritionally informed physician.

About Ross Bridgeford

Ross is known as THE Alkaline Diet Expert...especially when it comes to implementation and making the alkaline diet REAL in your life. He has been living, learning, teaching, coaching and loving the alkaline lifestyle since 2004 and has written over 600 articles, alkaline recipes, videos and guides on how to live alkaline and stay alkaline for life. Ross loves life in Brisbane, Australia (although is a proud Englishman) and is healthily-obsessed with nutrition, fitness and Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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Article by Gareth Edwards (BSc. DipION. mBANT)

Gareth explains why the state of our blood is so important and what you can do to improve it.

So …. You’ve logged on to this website called Energise for Life. You might have ordered some products, but maybe your daily energy level isn’t where you would like it to be ….. yet! Maybe that skin condition is better but still not fully disappeared or maybe your aches and pains have diminished, but your still not itching to start marathon training(!?).

When people seek nutritional advice from me and I show them their blood, they are often staggered at some of the forms and shapes they see and the stickiness of their red blood cells. Building healthy blood really is the cornerstone of feeling energetic and healthy.

There are several reasons for this:

• Red blood cells are the “stem cells” from which all other parts of your body are made: Our bodies are in a constant state of flux. Body parts are constantly being broken down and regenerated. Dr. Young has observed that red blood cells can turn into rod bacteria. Given the right environment they will also turn into healthy liver cells or the cells that line your digestive tract.
• Red blood cells are like an energy currency in your body: As well as making you, red blood cells perform the vital task of delivering oxygen to your body cells and removing carbon dioxide (the exhaust from your body’s energy factory). If you have a low number or they are poorly formed then they are going to be less efficient. These microscopic cells really are your health wealth.

How to go about making healthy blood and feel “energised”:

Research and my clinical experience have shown that you can increase the number and quality of red blood cells present in your blood by following a diet high in chlorophyll rich foods and drinks.

Foods that contain high levels of chlorophyll are some of the most alkalising too.

Chlorophyll is the green pigment in plant foods that “harvests” the sun’s energy. Its chemical structure is virtually identical to haemoglobin (the principal protein in red blood cells). This means that increasing consumption leaves less work for your body’s laboratory to make red blood cells.

How to dramatically increase your intake of chlorophyll:

Quite often we think that we are eating and drinking healthily by society’s normal standards, but aren’t getting the health results we want. Here’s a way to take powerful action. Get on to it today!

About Ross Bridgeford

Ross is known as THE Alkaline Diet Expert...especially when it comes to implementation and making the alkaline diet REAL in your life. He has been living, learning, teaching, coaching and loving the alkaline lifestyle since 2004 and has written over 600 articles, alkaline recipes, videos and guides on how to live alkaline and stay alkaline for life. Ross loves life in Brisbane, Australia (although is a proud Englishman) and is healthily-obsessed with nutrition, fitness and Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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Hello – just a quick one – I just made myself a luuurvely evening green drink and sweet jesus is it GREEN! I’ve been packing boxes all evening so I deserved something that was going to make me feel good ‘n healthy! I like to have a juiced green drink at least once a day as I know then that no matter what else happens, I will have had at least my minimum veg servings for the day.

And when I’m talking green drinks, this is how leafy green I’m talkin’! I’ve set a standard here, the bar has been raised! So how green is your green drink?!

To make it this glass-melting-ly green I used:

Two big handfuls of spinach
3 sticks of celery
One little gem lettuce
Half a green pepper (capsicum)
Half a cucumber
A handful of alfalfa sprouts
And as a magic booster I always add some of this green powder and this pH booster for SUPER alkalising!

If you’ve got a juicer and you’ve not tried a green drink before then definitely give it a whirl! See how healthy and alive you feel afterwards!!!

About Ross Bridgeford

Ross is known as THE Alkaline Diet Expert...especially when it comes to implementation and making the alkaline diet REAL in your life. He has been living, learning, teaching, coaching and loving the alkaline lifestyle since 2004 and has written over 600 articles, alkaline recipes, videos and guides on how to live alkaline and stay alkaline for life. Ross loves life in Brisbane, Australia (although is a proud Englishman) and is healthily-obsessed with nutrition, fitness and Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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From Energise Alkaline Diet & Natural Health Blog - health news, alkaline diet resources & tips to make you happy! do something nice today...