Alkaline Diet
Answer: When almonds digest, they leave an alkaline “ash” in the body, which helps to alkalize the blood. Since blood must maintain an alkaline pH level of about 7.4 for optimum health, alkaline foods are an essential part of our diet. If the pH of the blood becomes acid by eating acidifying foods, the body [...]
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Day #5 of the “Diet Within a Diet” – Goal: To lose 5 pounds in 21 days while continuing to build bone! I weighed in at 114.4 today…a small gain of .2 pound. Here’s what I ate today: Breakfast: Banana + 16 raw almonds Early Lunch: My aunt and I went out to China Buffet [...]
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Breakfast: Fruity Protein Shake, 2 slices of Ezekiel bread, supplements, water, blueberry tea with Beyond C powder Snack: Apple, 2 Coconut Pecan cookies Lunch: Black-eyed peas seasoned with slices of turkey ham, steamed cabbage, water Snack: Water Supper: Cottage pie (ground lean beef and peas in gravy, topped with Almond Mashed Potatoes), water Bedtime: Bone [...]
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Here are my top 10 favorite alkalyzing, bone-building foods! 1. Water with lemon or lime. It’s great any time! 2. Tomatoes of all kinds–cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, and those big, juicy on-the-vine tomatoes. 3. Almonds, including raw almonds, almond butter, and almond milk. 4. Broccoli, especially steamed with tomatoes and sunflower seeds. 5. [...]
People ask me from time to time, “Does your family eat the same foods you do? If not, how do you handle the cooking?” Answer: Yes and no. Yes, I always make plenty of the healthy choices, so that they can dig into these–and most of the time, they do. However, several family members still [...]
