The pH has it!

It's cold wet and dreary here in the Northeast today.  I'm not feeling all that great either.   I can't figure out if it's a healing crisis or a hormonal issue.  It's probably a combination of both.

Anyway, I was reading one of my juicing books earlier and it was talking about how our bodies, all of our organs down to the cellular level, function best when their internal pH is alkaline.  Check the research.

So what is an alkaline environment?  Well, if you ever took a science class you probably had to learn about acids and bases. Acids are obviously acidic and bases are alkaline. The scale for acids and bases is measured on the pH scale.

I won't get into the whole science behind it, but the human body functions best when around the neutral pH of 7-8.  When we eat a mostly plant based diet, our body becomes more alkaline which in turn gives our organs and cells the optimal environment to live in.  When we eat meat and diary, the opposite occurs.

As you can see from the chart (courtesy of kangensui.us), it's processed food, meat and dairy that will cause the body to be more acidic and prone to a variety of diseases like cancer and heart failure.

So that's what I got for ya today. Keep it fresh, keep it raw, keep it juicy!

Juices of the Day

Cucumber Squash

1 Cucumber

1 Yellow Squash

1 Small Apple

1 Lime

5 Bok Choi stalks

Handful of Chickory

Orange Radish

1 Orange

2 Small Apples

1 Dongchimi Radish

4 Carrots

1 2 inch piece of Ginger

Stop Believing the Lies

Day 10 and still going strong!  Of course, I still need to get to the grocery store because I am running very low on my greens, but that's OK!  I found some green apples that I stashed in the fridge and I still have 5 lbs of carrots and other various veggies to get me through the weekend. I love juice!

Anyway...one of my friends recently asked me about protein. "Where do you get your protein from?"  followed by "Aren't you afraid of protein deficiency?"

Her question got me thinking and here's what I told her.  I get my protein from the plants and fruits I am juicing.  She was a bit shocked by my response, but it's true.  Plants contain protein.

So why all this worry about protein?  Why do most people freak out when I tell them I am doing a juice fast?

Well, it's because we've all been fed a big fat assed lie about it by the FDA, the Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture.  What lie?  Well the one that says people need to consume their protein in the form of animal flesh.  I know you've probably heard it.  I grew up with the lie that the only way to get enough protein in my diet was to either eat meat or tofu.

Those three government agencies are telling us lies because they are funded and run by people who have interests (think investments and money) in the meat and and dairy industry. They just want people to eat more meat and dairy. They don't really care about the health of the people they are selling to.  They just want to make money.  Make sense?  I could go on and on about this, but I won't

It turns out that the healthiest diet for human beings is one that consists of high carbohydrate fruits and vegetables, low in fat and adequate in protein. So what is a person to do?  Well, it's really simple.

Stop believing the lies! Eat more fruits and veggies.  Stop eating meat.
Voila!

Juice of the Day

Red Ginger
1 Grapefruit
1 Orange
1 Beet
1  2" piece of Ginger
4 Swiss Chard Stalks

And today's video :)

Keep it juicy, juicy fruits!