‘Why we Really Should Eat Our Greens’
We all know we ‘should’ – we have all been told ‘greens are good for us’ yet do we really understand why it is so important to eat our greens? Yes ‘greens’ do provide us with certain essential minerals and vitamins though that is not the whole story. It is also about our pH balance. As important as it is to keep our blood temperature within a certain range, so we need to keep our blood pH as near to 7.4 as possible.
Dr Robert O. Young writes that the ‘pH level of our internal fluids affects every cell in our bodies’
Modern day lifestyle, stress, medication, caffeine, processed foods, meat, dairy, alcohol, fizzy drinks etc are all acidic and can easily tip us onto the acidic range.
The body is a truly amazing thing and will go to great lengths to protect the blood from becoming acidic. An example of this is how it stores neutralising substances such as Mg (magnesium) and Ca (calcium) which can be called on to neutralise any access acid. Once the excess store is depleted it then leaches Ca from the bones and Mg from our muscles to keep us alkaline.
We also make fat deposits, especially around our organs, in which we store excess acid. Being overweight can be a sign of being over acidic and so can feeling tired. Once blood becomes acidic, red blood cells become sticky and lose their ability to efficiently carry and deliver oxygen. Since oxygen is required for metabolism and ‘energy’ is the bi-product of metabolism this is bad and tiring news! Bad news for us though good news for our body’s microorganisms that thrive in acidic, oxygen depleted environments. In such conditions they multiply and the delicate bacterial balance within us which keeps us ‘well’ becomes out of balance. These microorganisms whilst causing chronic illnesses, feed off many of the nutrients that we ingest so we actually end up feeding them as well as ourselves and thus we may become nutritionally starving.
It is now thought that about ninety percent of western society is acidic! The solution? Eat plenty of green vegetables. Warm water with lemon makes a good alkalising drink to start your day. Liquid chlorophyll is also a very effective easily absorbed alkalising supplement. Chlorophyll is the green matter in plants formed during photosynthesis. It derives energy from the sun and performs various life-promoting functions for plants. Backed by two Nobel Prizes we know that chlorophyll naturally contains important vitamins, minerals and essential nutrients that can help maintain a healthy body.
If you would like to know more about using supplements to ensure that you have a healthy alkaline pH level then please do call me, I’ll be happy to help.
Helen Prosper
07545 227 272
prosperwithsynergy.co.uk
