Today we are bombarded with advertisements for the latest packed cereal and must-have desserts. We drive to the local takeaway and purchase fast food as though it was the natural thing to do. We’ve processed breads and packed cereals for , artificial flavours and additives for lunch, and frozen foods for dinner full of salt and sugar. And we’ve become conditioned to believe that this is healthy.

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Next time you visit your grocery store, stop and consider the layout. 90 percent of the meals available in the aisles is processed – in cans, packets, jars, boxes. As few as 10 percent is fresh REAL food like and vegetables. When did eating become a science experiment filled with chemicals you can not even recognise, let alone pronounce? Of course the rate of cancer is increasing at an alarming rate. Truth is we do not exactly understand what the main causes are, that we will likely learn in the next ten years. But what we can do now is make the best food choices possible.

By keeping an alkaline body we’re halfway towards good health and longevity. In the 1980s, dieticians determined that fat was evil as well as the notorious assortment of products was born. Diet yogurt, diet soft drinks and various products carrying the “diet” or “mild” label. This tricked the general public into believing they’d eat fewer than the original versions, but what was actually happening was that the products were laden with sugar to boost taste and substitute the fat.

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Carbs are what makes you fat, fat doesn’t make you fat. Why? Because the liver can only process so many sugars and the rest has to be kept in the secure fat cells – hence the gain in weight from overeating carbohydrates. Then the hidden artificial sugars introduced in 1980s were similar to stealth ninjas, attacking our systems and messing with our metabolism. The research indicates the rate spikes at an alarming rate from 1980 onwards. Sugar is also a very addictive substance.

Likened to cocaine, it affects hunger hormones so fast that unconscious eating becomes the standard. Once you’ve processed sugars on your system, your system will automatically crave processed carbohydrates. And regrettably cancer cells thrive on sugar and the subsequent fermentation, in reality cancer cells using wither in a just alkaline body. Remove the sugar, and the cancer struggles to grow. Alkaline the body even further and the cancer may vanish. You could be starting to realise that the important link between eating processed foods and illness.

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Have you ever eaten plenty of sweets or chocolate and suddenly become cranky and irritated? Or eaten a lot of starchy carbohydrates like bread and felt like you wanted a rest? Sugars need the body’s metabolism to work hard and quickly impacts our hydration levels and endocrine functionality. The Industrial Age had a lot to answer for. The addition of food processing plants appeared such a benefit in the time but in fact has set us up for illness and disease. Going back to a hunter gatherer’s style of eating is paramount to health and to reclaiming your energy.

Not only does processed foods invitation in illness but in addition, it leaves you feeling lethargic and unmotivated – and poisonous. A very simple trick to alkaline your body is to get a big glass of warm water every morning on rising, with half a fresh lemon squeezed inside. Yes the lemon is the most acidic fruit but it will become pure alkaline once ingested. This sets up your body for a healthy pH balance for the day. Your body’s systems like to function at a joyful 7.2 on the pH scale. You’ll fall into acidity under 7.0 if you’re eating too much animal meat, dairy, processed foods, sugars, and coffee and even when you’re experiencing high life stress and releasing a lot of the stress hormone cortisol in your body.

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The very best approach to alkaline your body is to up your intake of leafy greens like kale, , celery, cucumber and herbs. Green vegetables are high on the alkalinity scale and naturally are unprocessed in their normal state. Feeding your body high dose greens ensures that your cells are bombarded with nutrients, which obviously curbs cravings for sugars, and raises your immune system. Eating a high number of greens each day can be tough, and if you do not have a juicer or are time poor, think about finding a natural greens powder to supplement by mixing it into a daily greens drink. Feel free to message me to get a brand suggestion if you’re unsure. So in summary, everyone can take steps to correcting an acidic body. Firstly, lower your intake of processed foods. Secondly, add a warm lemon water drink daily. Thirdly, increase the proportion of leafy greens into your diet on a daily basis.