Alkaline: An essential way of eating
What the what is Alkaline?
Well let me just be the voice for your body vessel for a minute and let you in on a little lost ancient knowledge.
We’re basically talking about the pH of your internal system— just like water, our bodies can skew acidic or alkaline.
And our bodies operate at their most optimal in an alkaline state.
Here’s the kicker… disease and illness can only exist in acidic environments, not alkaline.
Plus it can help reduce inflammation, which is a primary symptom of chronic diseases for which reducing it can often times lead the body back to a state of ease from dis-ease.
And it’s the foods we choose to nourish our bodies with that directly contribute to which way that alkaline / acidic meter skews, and in turn the amount of inflammation in our bodies.
Can it really be that simple to stay healthy & feel well in our bodies? I vote yes!
So let’s give our body vessels the gift of an alkaline environment.
Cuz guess what we have direct power in… the foods we eat!
Here we go!
So the advice is a food balance of
80 alkaline / 20 acidic
Easy enough, let’s take inventory!
This lovely chart is from a book called Honestly Healthy: Eat With Your Body in Mind, the Alkaline Way by Natasha Corrett & Vicki Edgson. Massive thanks to their insight!
Umm… so yeah, if you’re anything like me this was a real eye opener!
Clearly a balancing act is in order.
Now that we know, the way to express love for ourselves is to act on it ❤︎
So, here we go!