This next one is amongst the most simple and effective, it's the process of alkalizing your system. Now we think of health as a sliding scale, most of us are relatively healthy, its fair to say that there is room for improvement but also we are a long way off grinding to a halt and sporting a feverish brow. Illness or disease needs several factors before it can take a hold, low immune system, lack of oxygen (just one reason you need a good dance once in a while) are a couple. One way of allowing disease to grip is an acidic constitution.



Acid and where it comes from

Acid is formed in the body when you consume certain foods (all of the fun ones, typically) the body dispenses of this acid in the form of uric acid. Now your body only has the capacity to rid itself of a certain amount of acid, drinking plenty of water is one way to help, the other is to eat plenty of alkalising foods keeping your constitution alkaline and making it difficult for disease to set in.

highly acid

eggs,

mayonnaise

fish

shellfish

bacon

beef

chicken

lamb

liver

veal

slightly acid

nuts

cheddar cheese

herrings

mackerel

rye

oats

wheat

rice

plums

Neutral

butter

marg

coffee

tea

sugar

syrup

slightly alky

almonds

coconut

milk

beans

cabbage

celery

lentils

lettuce

mushrooms

onions

very alkaline

root veggies

tomatoes

apricots

apples

bananas

grapes

grapefruit

oranges

peaches

raspberries

prunesavocado

beetroots

carrots

potatoes

spinach

dried fruit

wheatgrass

rhubarb

There you go, fruit and veggies rock again!

Armed with the right info it's easy to make healthy food decisions where ever you are! Never a truer word was said than "eat your greens" So now as you drink your freshly made juice you know its rammed full of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, antioxidants, nutrients AND that its alkalizing helping you to stay disease free!

Please don't be put off the oily fish you see listed here, eating oily fish three times a week is an excellent way of ensuring adequate levels of Omega oils. Just eat a good supply of dark leafy greens to balance things out.