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the Top 10 Foods to Eat Organic

Anca Martalog — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:57:04 +0000

You’ve heard me many times stressing the importance of keeping your
body as “clean”(de-toxified) as possible-it is of paramount importance
for cancer prevention, increased focusing and concentrating ability
and decreasing degeneration which results in speeding up aging and
disease. One sure way to do all this is by avoiding Pesticides in
Your Produce-at least as much as you can…
…so, here are the Top 10 Foods to Eat Organic:
Much of the food that we consume on a daily basis contains pesticide
residues. While the FDA has regulations over the safe amount of
pesticide content in any food, the levels are particularly worrisome
in certain produce. While the consumption of these foods has been
shown to have no adverse affects in the short term, it has been shown
that high levels of these toxins found in the body over time can cause
all sorts of illness and disease.
While striving to eat organic is always something important, it is
often difficult, inconvenient; and can become quite costly. Because
not everyone can afford to go the 100% organic route every time they
shop, there are certain foods that experts say are more important to
eat organic than others. This is because they have high levels of
pesticide residues even after being washed and readied for
consumption. In fact, their toxin content is so high that nutrition
experts recommend only eating these foods when and if they can be
purchased organic.
Below is a list of the top 10 offenders, some of the nasty toxins they
contain, and ideal alternatives when organic can’t be found.
Strawberries
Main Nutrient: Vitamin C
Pesticide Residues These Often Contain: Strawberries have high levels
of fungicides, some of which are classified by the EPA as probable
human carcinogens. They are also frequently contaminated with
endosulfan, a chemical that interferes with normal hormone function by
imitating the hormone estrogen.
Healthy Alternatives: oranges, grapefruit, kiwifruit, watermelon
Spinach
Main Nutrient: Iron, Vitamins A and C
Pesticide Residues These Often Contain: Because spinach is often grown
in mediocre growing conditions, the crops are more susceptible to
insect damage and mildew. To prevent these problems from ruining their
harvests farmers use high amounts of pesticides and fungicides. As a
result spinach is exceptionally high in DDT, permethrin, chlorthalonil
and other cancer causing pesticides.
Healthy Alternatives: kale, swiss chard, broccoli, brussels sprouts,
asparagus
Peaches
Main Nutrient: Vitamins A and C
Pesticide Residues These Often Contain: This fruit has a heavy dose of
the cancer causing fungicides captan and iprodione, and the neurotoxic
pesticide methyl parathion, which are used to combat insects.
Healthy Alternatives: nectarines, watermelon, tangerines, oranges,
grapefruit
Apples
Main Nutrient: Vitamin C
Pesticide Residues These Often Contain: To keep apples so pretty and
shiny as we have come to see them in the grocery store, it takes a lot
of pesticides, fungicides and petroleum oil. Common pesticide residues
found on apples, are Chlorpyrifos, Diphenylamine, Captan, Carbendazim
and Thiabendazole.
Healthy Alternatives: watermelon, nectarines, bananas, tangerines
Pears
Main Nutrient: Vitamin A, Potassium
Pesticide Residues These Often Contain: Similar to apples, in order to
have aesthetically pleasing pears great deals of insecticides need to
be used. Common pesticides found on your average pear include:
Carbendazim, Chlormequat, Dithiocarbamates, Tolylfluanid, Captan.
Healthy Alternatives: canned pears, canned peaches, oranges
Celery
Main Nutrient: Carotenoids
Pesticide Residues These Often Contain: As celery is primarily made up
of water, it is no wonder that it absorbs anything and everything
around it; this includes toxins and water found in the soil around it.
As a result it is a major source of exposure to neurotoxic pesticides
and the probable human carcinogen, chlorthalonil.
Healthy Alternatives: carrots, broccoli, radishes, romaine lettuce

I have Diabetes. Can I Still Cleanse?

Anca Martalog — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:46:02 +0000

If you have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, then there are a few
things of which you should be aware if deciding to use the
Cleansing and Fat Burning System.
Type 1 diabetes

It’s common to have lower levels of glucose while on the
products. Be careful with your use of insulin. I recommend
to my patients that they cut their insulin in half while
they do this program and adjust it accordingly. I also
recommend my patients use short-acting insulin. Please
consult your doctor before adjusting medication. You cannot
expect to get off of insulin, of course, but you can expect
to feel better and lower the levels of insulin required.

During the Shake Days you may find that the glucose levels
increase. This is expected, but if the rise is too high then
you can consider switching to diluting the shake with our
unflavored whey protein, IsaPro, or having ½ a shake 4 times
a day or ½ a shake 2 times day. Watch your glucose levels to
guide you.

Type 2 diabetes

Monitor your glucose levels closely since it’s easy to have
low levels while on the program. I personally recommend to
my diabetics that they cut their medications in half if they
are going to start on the 9-Day Program and if they are
using insulin to only use the shorter-acting insulins.
Please consult your doctor before adjusting medication.

A temporary glucose rise would be OK since it’s better than
you falling into a hypoglycemic state, which is more
dangerous than a hyperglycemic state. What we generally see
is a reduction of both medication and glucose levels with
this program. The Shake Days may very well show an increase
in the glucose levels but as your weight goes down this
generally is self-correcting. If this rise is too great for
you then you can switch to just the IsaPro or you can use ½
a shake 4 times a day or reduce the amount to just ½ a shake
2 times a day.

I have also seen my patients no longer require any type of
medication for diabetes, but individual differences doesn’t
make this the case for everyone.* At the very least you
should see a reduction in your weight and a reduction in the
amount of medication that you are using.

Dennis Harper, DO
Isagenix Scientific Advisory Board Chair

This information on this Web site is designed to support,
not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient
and her or his physician or other health-care professional.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and
Drug Administration. This product is not intended to
diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Caffeine Cleansing-Fall is the best season to kick the habit

Anca Martalog — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:23:11 +0000

Used originally in most cultures for ceremonies, caffeine
has become the most ubiquitous drug in the western world.
Most negative effects of caffeine are not necessarily a
concern for the occasional user, but do occur with regular
use of over 100 mg daily, also depending on the
individual’s sensitivities.
Being a stimulant, caffeine impacts the adrenal glands (our
stress glands) and overtime even leading them to exhaustion,
especially when already run down by everyday stressors. It
also damages vitamin B, the nerve-building vitamin needed to
help us handle stress, it acts as a diuretic-removing
precious water from the body and brain, it has been linked
to osteoporosis and kidney stones due to one of its
compounds, oxalic acid (present in both regular and
decaffeinated coffee).
Other depleted nutrients that need replenishing during
average coffee use are: thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2),
pyridoxine (B6), vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, to a
lesser degree zinc, iron, calcium, and the trace minerals.
Anyone with a regular caffeine habit should seriously
consider discontinuing its use and in an addiction
possibility, give it up completely; as anything that causes
addiction, caffeine can lead to negative effects on the
body, mind, and overall quality of life. The people who feel
they cannot properly function without caffeine and believe
they must consume it on a daily basis are addicted.
The best way to approach a caffeine detox program is by
first strengthening your adrenal glands (stress glands) that
have been over stimulated during your caffeinated time, in
order to easier manage the change, then by following a good
nutritional cleansing program that will get rid of any extra
toxicity in your body while supplying the needed nutrients
for this job.
Gradually replacing the caffeinated coffee with grain
“coffees” (coffee substitutes) can be both helpful and
emotionally welcoming by allowing you to maintain the same
coffee-drinking social habits.
The pleasures of coffee and tea drinking are as much a
cultural phenomenon as they are a taste preference.
Remember: habits are developed, not inherent, and anything
we learn, we can also un-learn or re-learn.
To find out more which nutritional cleansing program is
indicated in your case, take my FREE TOXICITY SELF-TEST.

Summer Gain

Anca Martalog — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:53:15 +0000

After a summer of loose fitting sun dresses, pulling on
jeans again is always traumatic.
Besides tempting summertime foods such as ice cream cones,
smoked back ribs and juicy grilled burgers, our summer
lifestyles are filled with less obvious pitfalls.
Even if you are active in the warmer months golfing,
gardening, and walking, you might still find yourself
trapped in a summer weight gain cycle.
Usually people expect to lose weight in the summer and end
up being surprised that weight loss doesn’t naturally
follow with the season.
One reason is that in summertime, our social patterns
change.
We socialize more, seeing friends during the week as well
as on the weekend. And of course, with socializing comes
snacking and drinking that wouldn’t occur if you were home
doing chores or even sitting alone watching television.
Summer can also hold unexpected health and weight gain
traps. It seems counter-intuitive to gain weight in summer
weather when you’re outside more and more active, you
should be shedding the pounds. But, when we’re rushed
it’s fast food we tend to pick when hunger strikes; add
more BBQs, parties and a few extra drinks a week and you get
extra pounds.
Air-conditioning is another hidden pitfall; it tricks our
bodies into craving heavier foods than we’d choose when
feeling the true effects of outdoor ambient temperatures. As
a result of living and working in air-conditioned comfort,
today we eat more during the summer months than 25 years
ago. Winter appetites are regulated by the shorter daylight
hours that make us crave comfort foods. Summer appetites
should be regulated by warm temperatures but the prevalence
of air-conditioning means appetites don’t diminish.
Swimming in cold water is also a problem for Canadians who
vacation near lakes that are frozen for several months, and
oceans that contain icebergs well into June. Low water
temperatures stimulate appetite, while exercise that
increases body temperature (running, cycling or playing
tennis) often diminishes appetite. Research shows that
competitive swimmers typically have body fat levels that are
about 5% higher than runners and cyclists; swimmers often
report increased hunger after exercise.
And yet another weight gain component is stress – the
cold temperatures from air-conditioning and lakes or
swimming pools you cool off in act as a stressor on your
body, causing it to release more cortisol – the hormone
that helps pack the weight around the mid-section.
If weight gain is your issue, your first strategy is being
aware of the pattern and its triggers, so you can modify
your eating behaviour (reach for more fresh fruits and
vegetables, which are plentiful during the warmer months,
rather than all the fattening foods), become more conscious
of your social habits and environment, and follow up with a
nutritional cleansing program in the fall.
To start with, learn more about cleansing during my next
Naturopathic Detoxification FREE tele-seminar.

If you are not convinced, look around at our world

Anca Martalog — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:56:03 +0000

Even though detoxification/cleansing therapies have been practiced throughout history and have proven their effectiveness over and over, some people are still skeptical as to their need for our bodies. Their argument is that the human body is equipped already with an elimination system that gets rid of “junk” on a daily basis. Not surprisingly, these are the same people that say something of the sort “My grandfather ate red meat and drank lots of alcohol every day and lived to be 97…” or some other lifestyle comparison with our ancestors… “So, why would I have to watch my diet?”
The only excuse for these kinds of comments is ignorance.
In this present age, we cannot ignore the fact that the advance in comfort and our comfortable lifestyle have to match our needs. Since the idea of hunting for the modern men involves a short walk down the street rather than a day of running in the wild, it only makes sense to review our energy needs coming from our food intake.
Sure, exercising regularly helps, hut how close in energy expenditure do you think a trip to the gym compares to our ancestors’ hunting for food?
Another strong argument speaking for regular detoxification need is our environment and its state of pollution.
Only since the Second World War, the number of chemicals introduced in the atmosphere is astonishing… and the pollution we continuously dump into the environment is now getting us back and affects our health. Recent studies show that even babies are born with over 220 environmental toxins in their body, with an astounding 190 of those being carcinogenic! While the human body is equipped with well-functioning elimination systems, it is possible to become overwhelmed, aside from the fact that the human body doesn’t know how to deal with many of the new chemicals.
Nowadays, toxins also show up in unexpected places:
Bedding: Mattresses, foam rubber pillows release chemicals. Cotton mattresses are laced with pesticides and fire agents that are toxins to your nervous system.
Cleaning supplies: Chemicals found in cleaning materials are formaldehyde, phenols, toluenes, xylene, methylene chloride and butane; they are all damaging to your immune and nervous system.
Soft vinyl floors: These contain dangerous chemicals like benzene, toluene, phenols, phthalates, and styrene; they are all associated with infertility, aplastic anemia (bone marrow problem), white blood cell chromosome damage, leukemia. Hard vinyl might be a better choice as it is more inert and safer.
Office supplies: Fluids from correction and copying machines emit trichloroethylene (TCE) – also used in dry cleaning procedures, rug shampoos, floor polishes, old anesthetics – which is known to cause confusion, inability to focus and concentrate, tiredness, delayed reaction time, peripheral neuropathy, poor coordination, headache, muscle cramps, etc.
Cosmetics: They are notorious chemicals, overused in this society, despite their clear association to many health issues; they contain nitrosamines – known to cause cancer; black hair dyes contain mutagenic chemicals – which cause changes in the DNA code – therefore considered pre-carcinogenic. When used more than 20 years, the risk for contracting non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and multiple myeloma increases four times.
Occupational toxins: Industrial jobs pose a greater risk of exposure to toxins resulting in a variety of occupational hazards.

COMPOUND…………………….OCCUPATIONAL SOURCE…………………………CANCER

Aromatic amines ………..Manufacturing chemicals, coal, gas, rubber……………… Bladder

Arsenic……………………….Pesticide manufacture, mining substances…………………..Skin, lung

Asbestos……………….Asbestos manufacture, applications (e.g., car brakes)………….Lung, abdomen

Benzene……………………………………….. Glues, varnish………………………………………….Leukemia

Bischloromethylether…………………Certain types of resins………………………………………..Lung

Cadmium…………………………………………….Refining……………………………………………… Prostate

Chrome ores……………………………………Manufacturing……………………………………………….Lung

Mustard gas…………………………………….. Manufacturing……………………………………….Lung, larynx

Nickel ores………………………………………….. Refining…………………………………………..Lung, sinuses

Polycyclic hydrocarbons………Combustion of coal and mineral oils…………………………Skin, lung

Wood dust……………………………………….Hardwood furniture……………………………………Sinuses

Vinyl chloride…………………………Polyvinyl chloride manufacture………………………………Liver

Vinyl chloride…………………………………. Rubber processing……………………………………….Lung

Vinyl chloride………………………………Leather and shoe industry………………………………Sinuses

Coal products……………………………………. Chimney sweeping…………………………………..Scrotum

Shale oil…………………………………………..Tar and pitch exposure…………………………………… Skin

One of the greatest hazards we are all exposed to is air pollution. One of the greatest health risks is air and the pollution it carries which is only getting worse every decade. Government sources claim that the worst air pollution is caused mostly by industry and automobiles. The risk and incidence of respiratory diseases like asthma parallels the rise in automobile emissions.
Besides the outside air pollution, the 21st century presents our bodies with extra toxins from the air in homes and offices. The building industry produces invisible, not measurable, and unknown (until recently) air toxins; the highest concentration of construction chemicals are found in newly constructed offices, hospitals, schools, etc. from carpets, plywood, cabinets, containing toluene, acetone, phenols, benzene, xylene, styrene, and other petroleum-based chemicals that are just starting to be researched regarding health effects.
Many people find themselves prisoners working in “tight buildings,” in which ventilation systems are compromised because of inability to open windows.
Water is an essential element of life; as necessary as it is, caution must be exercised when it is not “clean.”
Along with the air pollution, water is the next medium for transporting and sorting all environmental toxins in our world.
Referred to as a “toxic soup,” water can cause many damages to your health; good “clean” water is your #1 investment you should make towards a better, healthier you.
Food represents the fuel of our lives; we get all our nutrients and energy to be, do, think, and heal from the food we give our body to digest, assimilate, and use.
It only makes sense that if you supply your body with good, “clean,” and nutritious food, your body will benefit health wise. Unfortunately, in today’s world, our food supply contributes the greatest source of toxicity for us; it usually lacks essential vitamins, minerals, enzymes, fatty acids, and phytochemicals (nutrients from plants) that we require. Not only do we use chemicals (pesticides, insecticides, etc.) on our plant-based foods, but they grow out of depleted soils (devoid of minerals). The “dead corpses” we cook and barbeque while calling them steaks come from animals pumped with hormones for accelerated growth and productivity and “prophylactic” antibiotics to reduce the meat industry’s loss. Even the fish either swim in polluted waters or are farmed and drugs-fed.
As if all this wasn’t enough, we proceed further and process all this raw food sources, adding more chemicals to increase shelf life (trans-fats) or to satisfy our already “confused” taste buds (additives, colorings, etc.).
This all sounds like we live in a toxic soup, but it is the truth: we do live in a toxic, damaging to our health world. Until we clean up the world around us, the only choice to stay healthy we have is to ensure our human body can handle the extra toxicity so it can keep us healthy, as it is supposed to do.
This is easily achievable by following a good regular nutritional cleansing program.

Avoid these waste-causing foods if…

Anca Martalog — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:01:15 +0000

If you are considetring doing a cleansing program soon-which
you should, during the fall(the best time to detox!),
remember:
Any detox program has a dietary component; to get a head
start, pay attention to these toxic foods:
SAY “NO” TO THESE WASTE CAUSING FOODS
Put the red “stop” light on these danger foods. They add
cement-like sludge to your andipose cells and harden them to
such a thickness, it would require herculean enzymes to get
them off. Avoid this problem by avoiding these waste-causing
foods.

Soft drinks and sodas                                 Chocolate
Candy                                                           Jellies
Jams                                                             Ice cream
Donuts                                                          Cookies
Cakes                                                            Pies
Sugar                                                            Pretzels
Potato chips                                                 Gravies
Fried foods                                                  Sweetened cereals
Sweetened fruit or vegetable drinks
Bacon/fatty meats                                     Sausages
Alcoholic drinks                                          Salt

In Brief: Anything that contains either sugar or salt is a
“no-no.” These are dangerous sources of thick sludge on
your cells. Avoid such waste-causing foods and you avoid
cellular overload and body overweight.
You can wash theextra weight right out of your cells by
eating the right foods and drinking healthy beverages and
avoiding the wrong ones. You’ll discover you can actually
eat your way to a slim-trim figure and a more youthful body.

Guidelines for Purified Nutrition

Anca Martalog — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:05:52 +0000

The Fall season is one of the best time to cleanse, especially in preparation for winter; just in time, here’s a bit of nutritional advice:

Guidelines for Purified Nutrition

Many nutritionists still use the four basic food group concept of meal structure. You can use this approach so long as you avoid unhealthy foods and build your lifestyle on a whole foods model. However… you eat do so with moderation as a guideline. Eating sensible amounts of a variety of foods make for a nutritionally balanced diet, helps you enjoy your meals, and can help keep calories – and weight – under control. Notice that sweets and desserts are not included; servings of these foods should be limited since these foods generally contain few vitamins and minerals.

Choosing a variety of foods means staying away from fad diets – for example, an “all protein diet” or an “all applies” diet. In recommending large amounts of certain foods, some diets lack the balance and variety essential to good nutrition and long-term weight control. They may even pose a health risk by depriving your body of essential nutrients. The following general guidelines are suggested for those who have completed the 30-Day Body Purification Program and would like to maintain good health.

The Five Basic Food Groups for Body Purification

1. Fats, oils

2. Bean and grain combinations

3. Nuts and seeds (two servings a day)

4. Vegetables and fruit

5. Dairy products

Nine Tips to Keep your Purification Program on Track

1. Eat a variety of fresh, unrefined, and unprocessed foods, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain breads, cereals, pasta and other whole grain products, yogurt, buttermilk, skim milk, goat’s milk, unprocessed cheeses and other milk products, dry beans and peas. (Note: Dairy products should be limited if you suffer from respiratory complaints.)

2. Avoid most canned vegetables and fruits. There are a few brands of organically grown foods in cans but these are generally available only in health food stores. Whenever possible buy fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains, and beans that have been produced without the use of pesticides and commercial fertilizer. If you do not have access to organically grown product, health food stores carry products that can wash off pesticides from the fruit and vegetable skin. Sprouting is another option.

3. Read labels carefully to determine how much processing and what type of additives have been put in the food. Some additives and residues have been statistically associated with a number of major diseases and disabilities.

4. Add complex carbohydrates to your meals while decreasing your intake of other foods such as meats and high-fat dairy products. Complex carbohydrate foods are generally less expensive than these foods and are good sources of vitamins and minerals. You’ll also benefit from a lower intake of saturated fats and cholesterol.

5. Shake the salt habit. Learn to enjoy the natural taste of foods by reducing your use of iodized salt, sea salt, and soy sauce in cooking and by removing it from the table.

6. Avoid or severely limit your use of stimulates or depressants. They offer little or nothing nutritionally and can inhibit and even damage the nervous system. This would include alcoholic beverages, coffee, pekoe teas, tobacco, chocolate, and black and white pepper.

7. Avoid or severely limit your use of all fried foods and artificially colored, flavoured, or preserved snack foods (potato, corn and cheese chips, and the like).

8. Avoid or severely limit your use of animal products, particularly eggs, meat, and fish, due to the excessive levels of pollutants, hormones, and sanitary problems that are associated with them.

9. Beware of foods labelled “Natural.” Most commercial yogurt products contain unacceptable additives, and along with most commercial ice creams contain refined sugar.

For best results, accompany these dietary guidelines with a nutritional cleansing program like Isagenix. For more to learn, register to Dr.Anca’s upcoming FREE teleseminar on Detoxification.

11 Brain Damaging Habits

Anca Martalog — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:50:52 +0000

With summer ending soon and school approaching fast, it’s time to give THE BRAIN a tune up. Take a look and see how YOU can improve your brain function, whether or not you are a formal student or just a student of life:

11 BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS

· 1.No Breakfast

> People who do not take breakfast are going to have a

> lower blood sugar level.

> This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the

> brain causing brain degeneration.

· 2. Overeating

> It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a

> decrease mental power.

· 3. Smoking

> It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to

> Alzheimer disease.

· 4. High Sugar consumption

> Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins

> and nutrients causing malnutrition and may interfere with

> brain development.

· 5. Air Pollution

> The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body.

> Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to

> the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.

· 6. Sleep Deprivation

> Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation

> from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.

· 7. Head covered while sleeping

> Sleeping with the head covered increases the

> concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration

> of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.

· 8. Working your brain during illness

> Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a

> decrease in effectiveness of the brain as well as damage

> the brain.

· 9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts

> Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in

> brain stimulation thoughts may cause brain shrinkage.

· 10. Talking Rarely

> Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of

> the brain

· 11.Toxicity overload

Just like the rest of the body, or even more, the brain is susceptible to the damaging effects of toxins; toxins cause neurodegeneration leading to memory loss, neurological complaints, “brain fog”, decreased focus and concentration, etc. The best way to keep your brain(and your body) “clean” is to follow Dr.Natrajan’s Detoxification Program twice e a year: in the spring and fall.

HOW THE BODY DETOXIFIES

Anca Martalog — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:02:38 +0000

Normally, the body has its own internal de-cluttering system, continually detoxifying, pollutants, cellular by- products, harmful chemicals and toxic waste. Here’s how.

LIVER

The liver is our most important detoxifier, as it neutralizes poisons. What it cannot render harmless, it stores – protecting the rest of the body from harm.

Through its 2 detoxification phases, the liver transforms toxins into water-soluble toxins to be eliminated through the kidneys and fat-soluble toxins that need to be eliminated later on through bowels via the gall bladder.

KIDNEYS

The kidneys eliminate fluid wastes, maintain electrolyte balance and purify the bloodstream by detoxifying medications, free radicals and toxins found in the blood.

COLON

The colon eliminates solid wastes and absorbs water from foods.

LUNGS

The lungs act as a site of blood filtration and eliminate toxic gases with each respiration.

SKIN

As the largest eliminative organ, every pore of the skin is an escape route for waste material.

SPRING&FALL ARE THE BEST TIMES TO DE-CLUTTER & REGENERATE

Why You need to ALKALIZE…

Anca Martalog — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:34:25 +0000

…decrease acidity and increase alkalinity…

An imbalanced diet high in acidic food (animal protein, sugar, colas, fried foods, caffeine, processed foods) causes far-reaching damage to one’s health. The body constantly attempts to rebalance itself, and return to its natural alkaline state. The alkaline minerals: sodium, calcium, potassium and magnesium found in vital organs and the bones, are removed and used to return the body’s fluids to an alkaline state.

Over time, poor eating habits deplete the body of these valuable alkalizing minerals and acidic waste builds up in the cells and tissue. Consequently, it becomes more difficult for your body to naturally cleanse and detoxify itself. This is where daily detoxification comes into play.

THE LIVER LOVES LEMONS!

Starting each day with lemon juice in a glass of pure water has been referred to in medical text for hundreds of years, and known by our “grandmothers” as beneficial, health- giving habit.

The morning is the natural cleansing period for the body. The lemon, one of nature’s powerhouse foods, is known to stimulate digestion, increase saliva flow, and support the liver and the production of bile- releasing congestion & toxins.

You can drink fresh lemon juice or lemon slices mixed with water throughout the day for further detoxification. Water is the key component here and you should ideally drink at least 64 ounces per day. For the EXACT amount of water YOUR body needs, download and listen to my QUICK START ON YOUR NATURAL PATH mp3, which contains the formula…

To investigate how toxic You are 7 find solutions, take Dr.Anca’s TOXICITY SELF-TEST