We grew up being told to eat our vegetable or to eat our greens. There was much wisdom in the alkalinity that is derived from such advice. In addition to ample amounts of fruits and veggies in the diet, we would do well to add fermented foods several times a week as well as lemon water or adding a capful of apple cider vinegar. While lemon juice and vinegar scream Acidity!, the truth is that once metabolized by the body they aid in alkalinity. Weird huh? This from a government study: Alkaline diets may result in a number of health benefits as outlined below: 1. Increased fruits and vegetables in an alkaline diet would improve the K/Na ratio and may benefit bone health, reduce muscle wasting, as well as mitigate other chronic diseases such as hypertension and strokes. 2. The resultant increase in growth hormone with an alkaline diet may improve many outcomes from cardiovascular health to memory and cognition. 3. An increase in intracellular magnesium, which is required for the function of many enzyme systems, is another added benefit of the alkaline diet. Available magnesium, which is required to activate vitamin D, would result in numerous added benefits in the vitamin D apocrine/exocrine systems. Read the entire study below: ====================== ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3195546/
Posted on: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 21:56:27 +0000
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