http://www.alkalinesisters.com Energizing you for Life! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:50:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.alkalinesisters.com/sisters-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 Monika Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:21:35 +0000 http://www.alkalinesisters.com/?page_id=16#comment-2090 Beautiful website, thank you for sharing. I am just starting to understand the acid/alkaline world. Greetings from Poland and all the best for 2012! Beautiful website, thank you for sharing. I am just starting to understand the acid/alkaline world.
Greetings from Poland and all the best for 2012!

]]> http://www.alkalinesisters.com/sisters-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2089 Kim Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:31:48 +0000 http://www.alkalinesisters.com/?page_id=16#comment-2089 Just stumbled upon your site - wow! It's not only so beautiful, but packed with great information. Your stories are so inspiring! I myself have been an interior & graphic designer and having changed my health, I am now coaching others on the detox journey. Excited to dive into your site and learn from you! Just stumbled upon your site – wow! It’s not only so beautiful, but packed with great information. Your stories are so inspiring! I myself have been an interior & graphic designer and having changed my health, I am now coaching others on the detox journey. Excited to dive into your site and learn from you!

]]> http://www.alkalinesisters.com/sisters-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-2083 Julie Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:30:55 +0000 http://www.alkalinesisters.com/?page_id=16#comment-2083 Hi Jan, glad to hear that alkalizing is improving your acid reflux. I have no doubt that you can get rid of it altogether with an alkaline lifestyle. Protein IS very important as it plays a role in most of our bodily functions from cells to organs and structural membranes like bones. In fact we have a protein pool in our bodies at all times (unless we have suffered a deficiency) that our body pulls about 70% of our daily needs from while supplementing with what we provide thru our diet and then storing excesses. Dr Robert O. Young still thinks though that the food guides suggest way more protein than necessary. He says expert research indicates we need only 25 grams-just one ounce- a day of protein. Most people with avg. diets consume 75-125grams/day, 3-5x's more than we need. Dr. Young suggests 5-7% of our total diet, daily. He equates this with this simple thought that our body is 7% protein, 70% water, 20% fat and 1-2% vitamins & minerals and 0.5-1% sugar = 100%. Mother's milk is only 5% protein (some say as little as 1.4-2.2%) and this is designed for nourishing human growth! Mother nature has it figured out much better than the food guide does! And most people get their protein from less than desirable sources, such as typical supermarket medicated meats in which only a small portion of the (unfortunately contaminated) protein is actually truly absorbable. All foods contain proteins, just in varying degrees. A diet rich in a variety of dark leafy greens (up to 1 lb/day) and a large variety of other protein containing vegetables like avocado, broccoli, peas, spinach & artichokes provides highly useable proteins without being acidic. Some of the strongest animals in the world, the gorilla and the elephant eat no meat and consume enormous amounts of grasses and leaves yet they do not suffer from a lack of protein. However, if you are concerned about your protein intake like I am on some days, (I was low and building up my stores) I make a green smoothie with a scoop of raw whole hemp nuts and a scoop of an isolated concentrated protein powder like hemp or pea or Brazil nut (I like this one a lot but can be hard to find) mixed with 70-80% greens including avocado, cucumber, mint, kale or chard or spinach or a mixture of all 3 with liquid from a lime and a coconut or almond milk or even water then sweetened if you like with an apple or some stevia. This is one of my favourite combos and sometimes I even add berries. An awareness of ones body is very key in managing a balanced diet. Eating consciously and choosing foods that will provide ample nutrients takes thought and care. It's easy for life to get in the way and suddenly you feel the signs of depleted protein like hair loss and brittle nails. If you weren't paying attention this can get out of hand. I'm not saying that one shouldn't eat healthy meats but it certainly shouldn't be the center of every meal for there are far superior sources and.... less meat means less acidity to have to neutralize with alkalinity! It's all a matter of balance, and the protein needs to be of a quality source, not in quantity! Thanks for your question Jan, I had fun composing this long answer. I hope it is helpful. I sourced <a href="http://www.amazon.com/pH-Miracle-Balance-Reclaim-Health/dp/0446536199/ref=as_li_wdgt_js_ex?&linkCode=wey&tag=alkalsiste-20" rel="nofollow">Dr. Youngs' pH Miracle book</a> as I truly respect his extensive research over the past 40+ years! Cheers! Hi Jan, glad to hear that alkalizing is improving your acid reflux. I have no doubt that you can get rid of it altogether with an alkaline lifestyle. Protein IS very important as it plays a role in most of our bodily functions from cells to organs and structural membranes like bones. In fact we have a protein pool in our bodies at all times (unless we have suffered a deficiency) that our body pulls about 70% of our daily needs from while supplementing with what we provide thru our diet and then storing excesses. Dr Robert O. Young still thinks though that the food guides suggest way more protein than necessary. He says expert research indicates we need only 25 grams-just one ounce- a day of protein. Most people with avg. diets consume 75-125grams/day, 3-5x’s more than we need. Dr. Young suggests 5-7% of our total diet, daily. He equates this with this simple thought that our body is 7% protein, 70% water, 20% fat and 1-2% vitamins & minerals and 0.5-1% sugar = 100%. Mother’s milk is only 5% protein (some say as little as 1.4-2.2%) and this is designed for nourishing human growth! Mother nature has it figured out much better than the food guide does! And most people get their protein from less than desirable sources, such as typical supermarket medicated meats in which only a small portion of the (unfortunately contaminated) protein is actually truly absorbable. All foods contain proteins, just in varying degrees. A diet rich in a variety of dark leafy greens (up to 1 lb/day) and a large variety of other protein containing vegetables like avocado, broccoli, peas, spinach & artichokes provides highly useable proteins without being acidic. Some of the strongest animals in the world, the gorilla and the elephant eat no meat and consume enormous amounts of grasses and leaves yet they do not suffer from a lack of protein. However, if you are concerned about your protein intake like I am on some days, (I was low and building up my stores) I make a green smoothie with a scoop of raw whole hemp nuts and a scoop of an isolated concentrated protein powder like hemp or pea or Brazil nut (I like this one a lot but can be hard to find) mixed with 70-80% greens including avocado, cucumber, mint, kale or chard or spinach or a mixture of all 3 with liquid from a lime and a coconut or almond milk or even water then sweetened if you like with an apple or some stevia. This is one of my favourite combos and sometimes I even add berries. An awareness of ones body is very key in managing a balanced diet. Eating consciously and choosing foods that will provide ample nutrients takes thought and care. It’s easy for life to get in the way and suddenly you feel the signs of depleted protein like hair loss and brittle nails. If you weren’t paying attention this can get out of hand. I’m not saying that one shouldn’t eat healthy meats but it certainly shouldn’t be the center of every meal for there are far superior sources and…. less meat means less acidity to have to neutralize with alkalinity! It’s all a matter of balance, and the protein needs to be of a quality source, not in quantity! Thanks for your question Jan, I had fun composing this long answer. I hope it is helpful. I sourced Dr. Youngs’ pH Miracle book as I truly respect his extensive research over the past 40+ years! Cheers!

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