Re: Re: Whole Super food -Green drinks, water alkalizers

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for me a 'green drink' means fruits and veggies etc etc dehydrated into a highly nutritious powder form. I feel best with about two servings a day, but like I said, I am not terribly disciplined about this supplement -

Vliet says that E is a super anti-oxidant - which makes sense to me...especially makes sense to me to add E and T when your ovaries are depleted, or gone! so the ovarian hormones are extremely important to me for well -being and long term health.

and I hestitate to try anything that is pushed under a current advertising 'trend'. I like to go by 'word of mouth' recommendations.....

Christa

To: rhythmicliving From: wild.dingo@...Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:44:52 +0000Subject: Re: Whole Super food -Green drinks, water alkalizers

Hi Christa & Nora,I find your emails fascinating. A few years ago, i was drinking Body Balance (LifeForce International--distributor MLM type of brand). Don't know if it qualifies as a "green" drink, but it is made primarily of sea vegetables, aloe vera, etc. My husband and I felt ok on it. we got sick less. However, i did head into endocrine disastor (low E, low cortisol, low T) dispite being on this plus my normal antioxidant vitamins (C+bioflavinoids). Due to the low E, my doctor suggested stopping any herbs I didn't know about, because there were a lot that interfered with E...so I stopped the body balance because I wasn't sure what was in it that could be affecting my E uptake (like passion flower or chamomile)...those weren't in there, but i wasn't sure about anything else in it that may interfer with E...Anyway, as my health seems to be on the upside now (not totally great but much more stable), I'm reading these emails and wondering if i should add a green drink into my routine like I used to with the Body Balance. The Ph thing interests me and hope i can buy some strips from Walgreens or somewhere when i do my errands today to satisfy my curiosity about my own Ph. But what I'm curious about is what the suggested serving is per day. For body balance, it was 1-2 oz/day. What are your recommended doses for this specific one below, and Nora, what about yours? Are you drinking 8-10 ozs or just a swig (1-2 oz)... my husband and I bought little measured "shot" glasses for the Body Balance back when I was drinking it with him. Also: what qualifies as a "green" drink...what does it mean to be a "green" drink? And has anyone heard about that fucoothin stuff i keep seeing pushed in the health stores (by jordan rubin i think...another incarnatin of Tony Robbins). Is that considered a "green" drink since it's made from brown seaweed?Thanks for any education you can provide.>> > http://biomedx.com/greenalchemy/index.html> Hi Everyone> Here's the link to the Green Drink I like. > > > To: rhythmicliving@...: mskoog@...: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:12:49 -0500Subject: RE: Green drinks, water alkalizers> > > > > > > http://preventdisease.com/fitness/nutrition/articles/acid_alkaline.html#> > There is an Acid/Alkaline Forming Food chart within this article. > nne > > > > > I also just ordered a water alkalizer - the Jupiter brand has reasonable prices - from $719 US for the base model, on up. you can even find these on ebay! I finally took the plunge after I tried some water from one of these machines - delicious - and I am hoping I'll drink more water now since I am afraid of tap water, and sick of lugging around bottled water and creating so much plastic waste! Christa> > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________> Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail®-get your "fix".> http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx> Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. Learn more.

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Hi ,

For me the green drinks were about ‘alkalising’ and I think Christa’s definition is good. If you look at this link, which is from my website in the UK where I do most of my health ordering, they’ve done a matrix of the different ingredients in the ‘green drinks’ and the related costs per serving. These are all high quality brands and I use 2 of them right now. From most of my reading, it’s really the grasses that are sought after in the alkalising part.

http://www.energiseforlife.com/green_drink_matrix.php

I take one teaspoon in a large glass of water.

And Kathy, this same site has supplements for alkalising. So maybe these would work for you if the green drinks didn’t? http://www.energiseforlife.com/cat--Green-Capsules--GREEN_CAPS.html

Nora

Reply-To: <rhythmicliving >

Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:44:52 -0000

To: <rhythmicliving >

Subject: Re: Whole Super food -Green drinks, water alkalizers

Hi Christa & Nora,

I find your emails fascinating. A few years ago, i was drinking Body

Balance (LifeForce International--distributor MLM type of brand).

Don't know if it qualifies as a " green " drink, but it is made

primarily of sea vegetables, aloe vera, etc. My husband and I felt ok

on it. we got sick less. However, i did head into endocrine disastor

(low E, low cortisol, low T) dispite being on this plus my normal

antioxidant vitamins (C+bioflavinoids). Due to the low E, my doctor

suggested stopping any herbs I didn't know about, because there were

a lot that interfered with E...so I stopped the body balance because

I wasn't sure what was in it that could be affecting my E uptake

(like passion flower or chamomile)...those weren't in there, but i

wasn't sure about anything else in it that may interfer with E...

Anyway, as my health seems to be on the upside now (not totally great

but much more stable), I'm reading these emails and wondering if i

should add a green drink into my routine like I used to with the Body

Balance. The Ph thing interests me and hope i can buy some strips

from Walgreens or somewhere when i do my errands today to satisfy my

curiosity about my own Ph. But what I'm curious about is what the

suggested serving is per day. For body balance, it was 1-2 oz/day.

What are your recommended doses for this specific one below, and

Nora, what about yours? Are you drinking 8-10 ozs or just a swig (1-2

oz)... my husband and I bought little measured " shot " glasses for the

Body Balance back when I was drinking it with him.

Also: what qualifies as a " green " drink...what does it mean to be

a " green " drink? And has anyone heard about that fucoothin stuff i

keep seeing pushed in the health stores (by jordan rubin i

think...another incarnatin of Tony Robbins). Is that considered

a " green " drink since it's made from brown seaweed?

Thanks for any education you can provide.

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> I also just ordered a water alkalizer - the Jupiter brand has

reasonable prices - from $719 US for the base model, on up. you can

even find these on ebay! I finally took the plunge after I tried

some water from one of these machines - delicious - and I am hoping

I'll drink more water now since I am afraid of tap water, and sick of

lugging around bottled water and creating so much plastic waste!

Christa

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Thanks - that all makes sense to me! sounds like good advice.

To: rhythmicliving From: teboba@...Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:48:59 +0000Subject: Re: Whole Super food -Green drinks, water alkalizers

I went to a pharmacognosy consultant; now that is a mouthfull. She is actually a Registered Pharmacist but specializes in herbs/supplements because she says drugs make you sick. She told me about adding AlkaLife Alkaline booster drops to my water daily and I do that. You need to mix 2 drops in an 8-10 oz glass of water and drink 4-6 glasses daily. I am also a proponent of eating whole foods and not eating processed ones. Dark chocolate is fantastic because of the anti-oxidants and tastes great too. I eat a square every day and just know it is good for me. I think that green drinks are fine but still believe that getting the whole food is the way to go. When things get processed down some of the nutrients are surely lost. We all do the best we can with nutrition but I just know that being post menopausal ( I hate saying that; in fact I keep telling my husband I am still menopausal and regressing)my nutrition needs to be at the top of its game for me to feel great. Good luck to all.Barbara> > >> > > > > > http://biomedx.com/greenalchemy/index.html> > > Hi Everyone> > > Here's the link to the Green Drink I like.> > > > > > > > > To: rhythmicliving@: mskoog@: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:12:49 -> > 0500Subject: RE: Green drinks, water alkalizers> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://preventdisease.com/fitness/nutrition/articles/acid_alkaline.htm> > l#> > > > > > There is an Acid/Alkaline Forming Food chart within this article.> > > nne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I also just ordered a water alkalizer - the Jupiter brand has> > reasonable prices - from $719 US for the base model, on up. you can> > even find these on ebay! I finally took the plunge after I tried> > some water from one of these machines - delicious - and I am hoping> > I'll drink more water now since I am afraid of tap water, and sick > of> > lugging around bottled water and creating so much plastic waste!> > Christa> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________> > > Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your > Hotmail®-> > get your "fix".> > > http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx> > >> >> Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. Get it now!

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Hi Barbara and ,

I also use AlkaLife drops in my filtered water. I think the quality of water we drink is really important.

I am 100% with you. I only eat whole foods, nothing processed, with no additives, organic wherever possible, etc. And have been doing so for years. I read ingredients on labels religiously. But I do eat out quite a bit, so I try to choose options that are high quality and the least processed even in restaurants.

The green drinks are in addition to my whole foods diet. And is really a way for me to aid my body further in keeping it’s acid/alkaline balance easily. Stress causes acid, working out causes acid, so even with a great diet, this is just another aid. It has certainly helped me in this last 4 months, maybe more than anything else I have done. And it’s interesting, I already felt good (with my diet and workouts), so this was just to optimise my energy levels as I started a new phase of my life. And it certainly went beyond my expectations.

– sugar is highly acidic, so your body is neutralising that in some way. And working out is creating acid (for good reasons!) too. Everyone needs alkalising, in the sense that our bodies have to maintain that approximate 7.36 balance to live. So the question becomes with our lifestyles today, how hard are we making it for our bodies to do that? Unless you get one that has an ingredient which conflicts with your body or something else you are doing, you can really only know until you try and feel if it benefits you.

Nora

Reply-To: <rhythmicliving >

Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:48:59 -0000

To: <rhythmicliving >

Subject: Re: Whole Super food -Green drinks, water alkalizers

I went to a pharmacognosy consultant; now that is a mouthfull. She

is actually a Registered Pharmacist but specializes in

herbs/supplements because she says drugs make you sick. She told me

about adding AlkaLife Alkaline booster drops to my water daily and I

do that. You need to mix 2 drops in an 8-10 oz glass of water and

drink 4-6 glasses daily. I am also a proponent of eating whole

foods and not eating processed ones. Dark chocolate is fantastic

because of the anti-oxidants and tastes great too. I eat a square

every day and just know it is good for me. I think that green

drinks are fine but still believe that getting the whole food is the

way to go. When things get processed down some of the nutrients are

surely lost. We all do the best we can with nutrition but I just

know that being post menopausal ( I hate saying that; in fact I keep

telling my husband I am still menopausal and regressing)my nutrition

needs to be at the top of its game for me to feel great. Good luck

to all.

Barbara

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> > > http://biomedx.com/greenalchemy/index.html

> > > Hi Everyone

> > > Here's the link to the Green Drink I like.

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> > > I also just ordered a water alkalizer - the Jupiter brand has

> > reasonable prices - from $719 US for the base model, on up. you

can

> > even find these on ebay! I finally took the plunge after I tried

> > some water from one of these machines - delicious - and I am

hoping

> > I'll drink more water now since I am afraid of tap water, and

sick

> of

> > lugging around bottled water and creating so much plastic waste!

> > Christa

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> > > __________________________________________________________

> > > Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your

> Hotmail®-

> > get your " fix " .

> > > http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx

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Although it is true that the pH balance is very delicate and must be in the

7.36 not everyone tends too acid, some people are too alkaline. And the pH

paper doesn’t tell you what is going on. You could be very good at

eliminating acid that you don’t need, or too alkaline and eliminating too

much acid. Blood pH works, but hard to do.

I know this because my brother was treated using alternative methods for NH

lymphoma and was in a constant struggle to get more acid not more alkaline.

Going more alkaline helped his NHL improve. Eating alkalizing foods made him

feel unwell, and they do that to me as well.

Some people need to get more acid not alkaline, depends on their genetic

metabolism.

Karima

Everyone needs alkalising, in the sense that our bodies have to maintain

that approximate 7.36 balance to live. So the question becomes with our

lifestyles today, how hard are we making it for our bodies to do that?

Unless you get one that has an ingredient which conflicts with your body or

something else you are doing, you can really only know until you try and

feel if it benefits you.

Nora

[Guest guest]

Hi Karima,

While that is absolutely true, you and your brother would be big exceptions to vast majority of people living in the west. The lifestyles (fast paced and stressful), work outs and western diets are all very, very acidic.

I always assumed that I had almost the perfect diet and that I couldn’t get much better. No red meat, no processed foods, no sugar (occasional exceptions), no wheat, etc. I eat whole foods, fish and vegetables. The only thing in my diet that I could really see that was seriously acidic was coffee. And red wine, which is slightly acidic. I didn’t even do the PH test. I quit coffee and starting thinking about alkalising by adding the green drinks. After a month, the difference was amazing. My energy levels were consistently higher and my recovery time after playing tennis and after workouts was much quicker.

I learned something new, which made a big change in my life and why I am open to everyone’s experiences with other things.

I think like everything we talk about on the board, you have to try it on your body and see if it works.

You and your brother are very lucky that your bodies can so easily keep alkaline, because there is no question that it is tied to long life and much less problems with disease!

Nora

Reply-To: <rhythmicliving >

Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:37:35 -0800

To: " rhythmicliving " <rhythmicliving >

Conversation: Re: Whole Super food -Green drinks, water alkalizers

Subject: Re: Re: Whole Super food -Green drinks, water alkalizers

Although it is true that the pH balance is very delicate and must be in the

7.36 not everyone tends too acid, some people are too alkaline. And the pH

paper doesn’t tell you what is going on. You could be very good at

eliminating acid that you don’t need, or too alkaline and eliminating too

much acid. Blood pH works, but hard to do.

I know this because my brother was treated using alternative methods for NH

lymphoma and was in a constant struggle to get more acid not more alkaline.

Going more alkaline helped his NHL improve. Eating alkalizing foods made him

feel unwell, and they do that to me as well.

Some people need to get more acid not alkaline, depends on their genetic

metabolism.

Karima

Everyone needs alkalising, in the sense that our bodies have to maintain

that approximate 7.36 balance to live. So the question becomes with our

lifestyles today, how hard are we making it for our bodies to do that?

Unless you get one that has an ingredient which conflicts with your body or

something else you are doing, you can really only know until you try and

feel if it benefits you.

Nora