Want to learn in a nutshell all about incorporating the alkaline diet into your lifestyle?
Dr. Susan Brown of BetterBones.com has created three quick videos on the subject that are well worth the time to watch! Dr. Brown’s videos are amazingly concise, yet contain all the basics you need to know in order to use the alkaline diet to rebuild and maintain bone health. To see all three of these outstanding videos, please click on this link:
http://www.betterbones.com/blog/post/Tips-for-alkaline-diet.aspx?
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. I’m starting a one-week detoxification, using Garden of Life’s Raw Cleanse, “The Ultimate Standard in Cleansing and Detoxification.” Also, during the Lenten season, I’m going to do my best to follow the Blood Type Diet for Blood Type O+, while making sure to balance the intake of acidifying protein with alkalizing vegetables to attain the OsteoDiet 20% acid/80% alkaline combination of foods.
My Rules for the Season: No refined sugar, no processed flour, no hydrogenated oils, no high fructose corn syrup, no coffee, no creamer, no foods from the “Avoid List” for Blood Type O, fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, and no complaining. Daily exercise (including a daily walk), 6-8 glasses of pure water, 20 minutes of sunlight every day. Daily spiritual reading and morning Mass, when possible.
This first week of Lent is going to be super healthy! 🙂
Before Breakfast:
RAW Cleanse Detox Defense – Empty contents of packet directly into mouth, take a sip of water and swish for 45 seconds before swallowing.
Breakfast:
Fried egg on 2 slices of millet toast, buttered with Earth Balance Buttery Spread
Green tea with juice of a fresh lemon wedge
8 oz. water
A.M. Supplements*, including 3 capsules of RAW Cleanse Organ Detox
Mid-morning:
8 oz. water + 1/2 tsp. Colloidal Silver (to aid the detox)
Cup of Raspberry Zinger tea + 1/2 tsp Vitality C powder
Lunch:
Tossed salad with tuna
8 oz. water
Noontime Supplements*, including 3 capsules of RAW Cleanse Organ Detox
Mid-afternoon:
Greens Shake with Liquid Chlorophyll
8 oz. water with 1/2 tsp. Colloidal Silver
Supper:
Baked Salmon
Baked sweet potatoes
Broccoli
Sauteed onions, mushroom, and garlic with Celtic Sea Salt and fresh black pepper
8 oz. water
P.M. Supplements*
One Hour Before Bedtime:
2 scoops of RAW Cleanse Digestion & Elimination powder in at least 12 ounces of water or juice +1/2 tsp. Colloidal Silver
Bedtime:
NES Infoceuticals from Quantum Health & Nutrition
6 oz. water
*Daily Supplements:
Garden of Life’s RAW Vitamin Code for 50 & Wiser Women Multivitamin, Garden of Life’s Grow Bone System (RAW Calcium + Growth Factor S), Minami Nutrition brand Platinum Plus Ultimate Once Daily Omega-3 + D3 Formula, 2 drops topically of J. Crows’s Lugol’s Solution 2% (Potassium Iodide 4% Iodine 2%)
Tags: Blood Type Diet, Colloidal Silver, Osteoporosis diet; The Daily Diet
Lent starts tomorrow! In the Catholic Church, Lent is a time of penance and preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Most Catholic Christians “give up” something during Lent, such as desserts or TV or even Facebook, as a means of self-discipline and penance for sin, offering the sacrifice as a prayer of repentance. This year for Lent I want to stick as closely as possible to Dr. Peter D’Adamo’s Blood Type Diet for Blood Type O, while at the same time trying to make sure my Type AB husband is served the types of foods that are most beneficial for his blood type.
Some people say there isn’t enough research done to justify Dr. D’Adamo’s theory “that appropriate diet and lifestyle depend in part on an individual’s blood type.” All I can tell you is that, when I eat according to the Blood Type Diet for blood type, I feel healthier, happier, and more energetic.
Want to know more? Visit “Eat Right for Your Type: The Official Website of Dr. Peter D’Adamo & The Blood Type Diet” at: http://www.dadamo.com/dadamo.htm.
In preparation for my upcoming, one-week cleanse starting February 22nd (Ash Wednesday), I just gave up coffee…again. Now, I know that coffee leaves as acid ash, and the creamer–also acidifying–gunks up my system with sugar. I would never drink coffee black because I don’t like the taste. I’d never drink creamer by itself either: Too sweet! So why do I give in to the temptation to drink them together? Because the combination tastes delicious! Besides, everyone else is doing it. Lousy excuse, I know.
Now that I’ve been off coffee for a week, I notice that my sinuses are clear, I have more energy, and I’m drinking lots more water. Add to that the inner knowledge that I’m doing good things for my blood pH level, and therefore, good things for my bone health.
Will I be able to stay off coffee forever this time? I’d like to think so, but if I’m going to make it stick, I’m going to have to do something new. The realization that it isn’t good for my bones didn’t do the trick, unfortunately. Perhaps the new thought that I would never drink coffee and creamer separately will help. It’s worth a try. So far, so good!
Tags: acid foods, osteoporosis diet
Why should I bother to do a cleanse for bone health? Here the answer in a nutshell: 1) Toxins make the body more acidic; 2) Too much acidity in the blood causes the body to leach calcium and other minerals from the bones to neutralize blood acidity; 3) Bones then become weak and porous. Better to get rid of unwanted acidic toxins in order to maximize the alkaline 4.38 blood pH level that the body prefers. So…I just bought a box of RAW CLEANSE from Garden of Life and have put it on my schedule to start this one-week cleanse on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 22, 2012). But first, I’ve got to get ready!
From “Suggestions while cleansing” from Garden of Life’s website:
- Drink at least the recommended 64 ounces of filtered water each day. Not hard; I usually do this anyway.
- Eat fresh fruit, vegetables particularly crucifers and bitter greens (such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, endive and radicchio), seeds, nuts and lean protein- organic whenever possible, with wild caught fish. Again, not hard. Fresh fruits and vegetables are features of the 80% alkaline, 20% acid OsteoDiet.
- Increase your healthy fat intake by adding 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon each of organic coconut oil, flaxseed oil, cod liver oil and olive oil per day to your diet. I can add 2 tbsp. of flaxseed to my cereal or shake, and I can use organic coconut oil and olive oil as my cooking oils. I also take a capsule of fish oil daily.
- Keep high allergen foods, such as dairy and wheat products to a bare minimum. I eat pretty much gluten-free already. When I do eat foods containing gluten, however, I take a digestive aid that will break it down. Same thing with dairy: When I consume dairy products, I take a digestive aid to break down the casein. Normally I use Similase GFCF, but I’ve been trying a new digestive aid this week: Digest Gold. I’m not sure which is better yet.
- Eliminate caffeine, tea, coffee and alcoholic beverages. Hmmm…this one’s a little harder. I have one cup of caffeinated coffee in the morning (1/2 decaf and 1/2 caffeinated) + 2 tbsp of International Delight creamer, which contains sugar. Okay, out it goes for the week of the cleanse…maybe longer. Instead of coffee, I’ll have herbal teas or green tea–decaffeinated, of course.
- Eliminate added sugar, refined flour, processed foods and fatty food with trans fats. You’d think this one would be easy, but I just l-o-v-e high-protein, FAGE brand Greek yogurt! Although FAGE brand yogurt contains sugar, I still buy at least two containers per week–usually more–of the 0% flavors, like Blueberry Acai Berry and Cherry Pomegranate. For the cleanse week, instead of flavors containing sugar, I’ll buy plain FAGE Greek yogurt and flavor it myself with a small amount of agave nectar, a few drops of vanilla extract, and some fresh fruit. The rest of these–the refined flour, processed foods, and trans fats–disappeared from my diet long ago.
- Eliminate skin care products with ingredients you can’t pronounce. The only skin care products I use now are Coconut Hand and Body Lotion by Desert Essence Organics -and- Pevonia Rejuvenating Dry Skin Cream, which contains natural ingredients.
- Use natural cleaning products. Now here’s an area for definite improvement! I haven’t paid any attention to this idea, even though I’ve occasionally seen it in articles I have read. Looks like I’ll be buying some Greenworks products, as well as trying my hand at making some non-toxic cleaning products at home!
I’ve got a couple of weeks to get ready. Wish me luck and say a prayer for me! I’ll do the same for you. 🙂
Kathy
Good morning, OsteoDiet readers! To read an outstanding article from SaveOurBones.com, click on this link:
http://saveourbones.com/the-top-5-osteoporosis-lies/
Vivian Goldschmidt is right! These lies that are spread regarding osteoporosis have a purpose: To persuade you to buy pharmaceutical drugs to strengthen your bones. But, as Vivian states: “Your bones don’t need chemicals and drugs. They require nutrients for nourishment, remodeling and renewal.” Eating an 80% alkaline / 20% diet, daily sunlight, weight bearing exercise, and rest, rather than stress, have been shown to make dramatic improvements in bone strength and in overall health.
Tags: lies about osteoporosis
OsteoDiet readers, I have just added a new link to this website that will connect you with Dr. Michael T. Murray, “one of the world’s leading authorities on natural medicine.” When you get a moment, take a look at his dynamite article on treating osteoporosis naturally at http://www.doctormurray.com/health-conditions/osteoporosis/.
