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Your body is the same. Our diets, especially in Western culture, are primarily very acidic. The good news is the fix is easy. Simply add more alkaline foods for balance.
The easiest way I’ve found is to add a lightly processed green superfood to purified water. You can purchase this at any health food store. My favorite product is called Perfect Food by Garden of Life. It seems to be the highest quality choice because it is lightly processed and is blended with fermented (live) foods. I believe that adding green superfood changed my level of health in a big way, and I have since found even more effective options.

Another easy way to add balance to your PH levels is to stop by your local smoothie shop and pick up an ounce or two of fresh pressed wheat grass juice. This is more preferable to me than the green powder option because the grass is pressed fresh right before my eyes. Some people do not enjoy the taste of wheat grass juice. Yet the benefit far outweighs the brief unpleasant flavor. Most smoothie shops will offer a complimentary shot of fruit juice or an orange wedge to help with the grass taste.

My search for the absolute, most effective and enjoyable way to achieve optimal health has led me to drink fresh, green organic juices. Simply follow these steps:
#1 Buy a vegetable juicer, gear pressed is best, but any will do.
#2 Buy one bunch of dark green organic kale, and one apple per serving. Kale is packed with nutrients, but again any dark organic green you prefer will be fine. The apple is added for taste. It’s crucial for you to enjoy the taste so that you will continue to drink the juice and receive the great health benefits.
#3 Juice both the kale and apple together. Try different kinds of apples to find your favorite.
You can also add more than one apple to the juice to make it sweeter.
I drink this juice several times a week, if not every day.

When I started doing this one thing on a regular basis, allergic reactions cleared. Colds, sore throats, headaches, and mysterious illness vanished forever. My energy also increased.
The reason fresh juice is superior to the powdered green described above is because of the “aliveness” factor. Most people believe that we get energy from our food. If we eat only cooked and processed food, I think we miss out on the true nutrition (energy) we were looking for in the first place.
In my mind, energy equals life. How much energy is in something that is throughly cooked? While cooking is effective in sterilizing the food from undesirable bacteria and parasites that could possibly exist, it also kills the nutrients

Drinking organic green juices balances our health because most of the time when we sit down for a meal, the focus is to fill our bellies with tasty food and to spend quality time with loved ones. Our culture has made fast, convenient food more important than quality food. Consuming healthy food has not been easy. Making yourself some organic green juice to drink everyday is a tool you can use to balance your body in today’s world.

By Alden Witte




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Alden Witte is a Life Coach specializing in health and relationship solutions. www.LetsGetClear.com

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In 2001, I was lucky enough to visit Russia and train with their special forces. I know, it sounds crazy. Anyway, I noticed the Russian soldiers were incredibly strong. They seemed to be doing the same things I did for strength like push-ups and pull ups, but they were performing them differently. These men were moving quite slow, and breathing very fast and shallow. They explained that breathing is where they got their energy. They proved it by making me do push-ups without breathing at all. I could only do one or two quick ones before collapsing.

After returning to the United States, I told a friend about the strengthening exercises. He thought it sounded like a technique called SuperSlow®. After research, I realized the protocols were virtually the same.

SuperSlow® advocates claim that their training system is based solely on the scientific principles of biology and physiology. My instructor, Dan Carter, is titled a master SuperSlow® certified exercise specialist. He describes SuperSlow® as follows: “ SuperSlow® progressive resistance strength training involves very slow speed of movement. This is achieved by raising the weight in 10 seconds and lowering in 10 seconds. This slow speed minimizes momentum to better load the muscles exercised, while maximizing safety and concentration of muscular effort.



We prescribe no more than 6 exercises that address all major muscular structures in approximately 25 minutes. We teach you to train very intensely, fatiguing the muscles as quickly and as deeply as possible, therefore producing a stimulus that serves as an ultimatum to the body to adapt and improve.

Repeating this process no more than 2 times weekly allows the body time to produce improvements in bone density, vascular efficiency, cosmetics, joint stability, strength and general endurance, and metabolic rate.”

Prior to my new understanding about exercise, I went to conventional gyms for mostly social and emotional reasons. My priorities were more about catching up with friends, people watching, and looking for acceptance. If people are just starting out, or are looking to just maintain their current strength levels, a conventional gym will work just fine. Just make sure to lift weights very slowly to prevent injury.

After I started training with Dan, he said that my endurance level for any type of “aerobic” exercise would increase. He also said that coming in for a workout after an injury would dramatically speed up recovery time. I did not believe either claim until I experienced both.

The reason I wish to share this information with you is because with SuperSlow®, I work out once a week for 13-15 minutes, and improve (in weight or length of time holding the weight) each week. Every time that I reach my target time
(usually 2.5 to 3 minutes), the weight increases.
Yes, this is possible. I did not believe it myself until I did it. If you are interested, search on the Internet for “ SuperSlow® Zone.”




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Alden Witte is a Life Coach specializing in health and relationship soultions. www.LetsGetClear.com

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