Alkaline Food Benefits

In North America there has been an alarming rise of degenerative disease such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes in the last one hundred years. Factors that are influencing this rise include a sedentary lifestyle, stress, environmental toxins and an acidic diet. Consumption of acidic foods can be healthy when eaten in balance with alkaline foods.

The problem is that the typical North American diet consists of mostly acidic foods. Popular acidic foods include alcohol, cheese, milk chocolate, coffee, dairy products, white flour products, processed and refined foods, hydrogenated oils, meat, white pasta and sugar. Other major contributors are drugs and tobacco. Symptoms of acidosis include lack of energy, headaches and sleeplessness.

The power of hydrogen (pH) scale measures the levelof acidity of a system. The scale ranges from 1 to 14 with one being highlyacidic and 14 being highly basic. A perfect balance between acid and base is 7.The body is designed to be slightly basic with a pH of 7.43. When the body maintains this pH levelit is able to effectively perform all cellular activities necessary to keep thebody healthy.

The body has a natural buffering system that prevents it from becoming to acidic or basic, which would cause it to completely shut down. If this buffering system becomes overwhelmed from excess acid, the body can become acidic enough to cause gradualdeterioration of bone and organs which will lead to numerous diseases and health conditions.

The condition known as chronic acidosis developswhen the body is no longer able to dispose of excess acid. The body attempts tomaintain proper pH health by eliminating excess acid through the lungs, skinand kidneys or through digestive processes. When the body becomes overwhelmedit attempts to protect vital organs by transferring acid to joints, bones andtissues.

This leads to numerous skeletal problems such as rheumatoid andosteoarthritis, tissue problems such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue andskin conditions such as eczema and dermatitis. If these conditions areprolonged, eventually cell walls harden and solidify and organs begin todeteriorate.

The body’s chronic state of acidosis is theideal breeding ground for parasites, fungi, molds and bacteria, which aresustained by feeding off of diseased organs and tissue. The body attempts toneutralize excess acid by drawing alkalizing minerals from bones and organs.Bones become brittle, skin begins to age rapidly and the brain becomesforgetful and begins to lose the ability to learn and reason.

 The best way to restore and maintain pH balance is through a change in diet. A proper balance of 60 to 80 percent alkalizing food with 20 to 40 percent acid forming foods should be maintained. Fresh fruit and vegetables should be consumed daily. Although many fruits are acidic in nature, they become alkaline when digested. Juicing fruit and vegetables is an excellent way to quickly restore pH balance. Supplements (calcium, potassium, magnesium and pH formulas) can also help to restore pH balance. Restoring pH balance will improve and may completely reverse chronic conditions.

  The best alkaline forming foods include blueberries, carrots, fresh coconut, lemons, grapefruit, lettuce, oatmeal, pineapple, peaches, spinach, sprouts, strawberries, kiwi fruit, apple cider vinegar, oranges, brown rice, potatoes and most herbal teas. When cooking, it is important to avoid frying. When exercising, choose alkaline forming, low impact workouts and avoid over exercising, which can be acid forming.

Info : http://stevemark122000.hubpages.com/hub/Understanding-pH-Health

Top 9 Acai Berry Benefits

1. Weight loss - One of the most desirable benefits of Acai Berry supplements weight loss. With Acai Balance you can flush up to 25 pounds of waste and toxins.
2. Increases Energy- Our active lifestyles leave us drained of energy. Many of us don’t get enough sleep, and we walk around all day like zombies. This creates serious long-term medical conditions. Thankfully, Acai Berry helps improve your overall energy. You can rest better, and wake up more refreshed in the morning. Acai Balance is especially effective at boosting your metabolism.
3. Improves Blood Flow- Poor circulation can lead to numerous medical conditions (clotting, balding, and heart issues.) Acai Berry supplements work to improve your blood flow, thus staving off many serious ailments. Improved circulation makes you feel better and live longer.
4. Healthier Skin- The berry contains many unique properties that work to make your skin look and feel younger.
5. Stronger Heart- Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in America. From lack of exercise to poor dietary habits, our hearts endure a lot of stress. Acai Berry supplements give your heart the nutrients it needs to work properly.
6. Better Concentration- Another of the seemingly endless benefits of Acai Berry is the improved mental clarity it produces. In a way, this goes back to the circulation benefits. With better blood flow, your brain is able to operate more efficiently.
7. Reduced Cholesterol- When you think of lowering your cholesterol, you probably recall images of eating healthy foods that taste terrible. Acai Berry supplements save you the trouble of eating tasteless oats. This berry will lower your cholesterol significantly over time.
8. Detoxifies Body- Acai Berry contains several antioxidants that work to eliminate harmful substances from your body. Throughout our life, our body absorbs many damaging substances. Acai Berry works to eradicate them, and to make your immune system stronger than ever before.
9. Enhances Sexual Performance- Do I really need to explain why this is beneficial?

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High-carbohydrate diet tied to cancer

Put that sandwich down, now. As if the link between carbohydrates and the muffin-top spilling over your waistband wasn't bad enough, new research indicates that a high-carbohydrate diet may also influence your cancer risk and the growth of tumours.

Scientists at Canada's British Columbia Cancer Research Centre found that mice fed on a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet had slower tumour cell growth than those fed a typical Western diet high in carbohydrates. While the experiments were conducted with mice, the findings appear to be strong enough to be applied to humans.

"On the Western diet, half of the mice had tumours by middle age. On the low-carb diet, none of the mice had the tumours," said Dr Gerry Krystal, who authored the study along with colleague Dr Vincent Ho.

The mice used were predisposed to breast cancer, and had a life expectancy of two years. 

Published in the July issue of Cancer Research, the study found about 70 per cent of the mice on the Western diet developed cancer by the time they died, compared with 30 per cent of those on the low-carb diet.

"Only one of the mice on the Western diet reached a normal lifespan, and half of the other mice reached or exceeded the expected lifespan."

Cancer cells depend on glucose more than normal cells do, and carbohydrates in the bloodstream convert quickly to glucose. "It's possible that by simply changing our diet to a low-carb, low-fat, high protein diet, we can starve the cancer by eliminating the glucose the tumours need to grow," said Krystal. 

The "Western diet" consisted of 55 per cent carbs, 23 per cent protein, and 22 per cent fat, while the other mice ate 15 per cent carbs, 25 per cent fat and 60 per cent protein. Krystal also noted that while the two diets contained the same number of calories, mice on the high-carb diet "gained a lot of weight".

"Taken together, our findings offer a compelling preclinical illustration of the ability of a low CHO [low carbohydrate] diet in not only restricting weight gain but also cancer development and progression," the study concluded.

"I would like to see people go up to 35 per cent protein," said Krystal, who suggested that any dietary changes to lower carbohydrates would have health benefits, although he warned that diabetes sufferers should consult a doctor before altering their diet. However, a study published last year indicated that an animal-based low-carb diet was linked to an increased risk of death, while a plant-based low-carb diet was linked to decreased risk.

Info : http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/wellbeing/5155182/High-carbohydrate-diet-tied-to-cancer

10 Things to Hate About Sleep Loss

By Camille Peri
WebMD Feature
You know lack of sleep can make you grumpy and foggy. You may not know what it can do to your sex life, memory, health, looks, and even ability to lose weight. Here are 10 surprising -- and serious -- effects of sleep loss.

1. Sleepiness Causes Accidents

Sleep deprivation was a factor in some of the biggest disasters in recent history: the 1979 nuclear accident at Three Mile Island, the massive Exxon Valdez oil spill, the 1986 nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl, and others.

But sleep loss is also a big public safety hazard every day on the road. Drowsiness can slow reaction time as much as driving drunk. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that fatigue is a cause in 100,000 auto crashes and 1,500 crash-related deaths a year in the U.S. The problem is greatest among people under 25 years old.

Studies show that sleep loss and poor-quality sleep also lead to accidents and injuries on the job. In one study, workers who complained about excessive daytime sleepiness had significantly more work accidents, particularly repeated work accidents. They also had more sick days per accident.

2. Sleep Loss Dumbs You Down

Sleep plays a critical role in thinking and learning. Lack of sleep hurts these cognitive processes in many ways. First, it impairs attention, alertness, concentration, reasoning, and problem solving. This makes it more difficult to learn efficiently.

Second, during the night, various sleep cycles play a role in “consolidating” memories in the mind. If you don’t get enough sleep, you won’t be able to remember what you learned and experienced during the day. 

3. Sleep Deprivation Can Lead to Serious Health Problems

Sleep disorders and chronic sleep loss can put you at risk for:

• Heart disease
• Heart attack
• Heart failure
• Irregular heartbeat
• High blood pressure
• Stroke
• Diabetes

According to some estimates, 90% of people with insomnia -- a sleep disorder characterized by trouble falling and staying asleep -- also have another health condition.

4. Lack of Sleep Kills Sex Drive

Sleep specialists say that sleep-deprived men and women report lower libidos and less interest in sex. Depleted energy, sleepiness, and increased tension may be largely to blame.

For men with sleep apnea, a respiratory problem that interrupts sleep, there may be another factor in the sexual slump. A study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism in 2002 suggests that many men with sleep apnea also have low testosterone levels. In the study, nearly half of the men who suffered from severe sleep apnea also secreted abnormally low levels of testosterone during the night.

5. Sleepiness Is Depressing

In a 1997 study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, people who slept less than five hours a night for seven nights felt stressed, angry, sad, and mentally exhausted. Over time, lack of sleep and sleep disorders can contribute to the symptoms of depression.

The most common sleep disorder, insomnia, has the strongest link to depression. In a 2007 study of 10,000 people, those with insomnia were five times as likely to develop depression as those without. In fact, insomnia is often one of the first symptoms of depression.

Insomnia and depression feed on each other. Sleep loss often aggravates the symptoms of depression, and depression can make it more difficult to fall asleep. On the positive side, treating sleep problems can help depression and its symptoms, and vice versa.

6. Lack of Sleep Ages Your Skin

Most people have experienced sallow skin and puffy eyes after a few nights of missed sleep. But it turns out that chronic sleep loss can lead to lackluster skin, fine lines, and dark circles under the eyes.  

When you don’t get enough sleep, your body releases more of the stress hormone cortisol. In excess amounts, cortisol can break down skin collagen, the protein that keeps skin smooth and elastic.

Sleep loss also causes the body to release too little human growth hormone. When we’re young, human growth hormone promotes growth. As we age, it helps increase muscle mass, thicken skin, and strengthen bones.

“It’s during deep sleep -- what we call slow-wave sleep -- that growth hormone is released,” says Phil Gehrman, PhD, CBSM, assistant professor of psychiatry and clinical director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine program at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. “It seems to be part of normal tissue repair -- patching the wear and tear of the day.”

7. Sleepiness Makes You Forgetful

Trying to keep your memory sharp? Try getting plenty of sleep.

In 2009, American and French researchers determined that brain events called “sharp wave ripples” are responsible for consolidating memory. The ripples also transfer learned information from the hippocampus to the neocortex of the brain, where long-term memories are stored. Sharp wave ripples occur mostly during the deepest levels of sleep.

8. Losing Sleep Can Make You Gain Weight

When it comes to body weight, it may be that if you snooze, you lose. Lack of sleep seems to be related to an increase in hunger and appetite, and possibly to obesity. According to a 2004 study, people who sleep less than six hours a day were almost 30 percent more likely to become obese than those who slept seven to nine hours.

Recent research has focused on the link between sleep and the peptides that regulate appetite. “Ghrelin stimulates hunger and leptin signals satiety to the brain and suppresses appetite,” says Siebern. “Shortened sleep time is associated with decreases in leptin and elevations in ghrelin.”

Not only does sleep loss appear to stimulate appetite. It also stimulates cravings for high-fat, high-carbohydrate foods. Ongoing studies are considering whether adequate sleep should be a standard part of weight loss programs

9. Lack of Sleep May Increase Risk of Death

In the “Whitehall II Study,” British researchers looked at how sleep patterns affected the mortality of more than 10,000 British civil servants over two decades. The results, published in 2007, showed that those who had cut their sleep from seven to five hours or fewer a night nearly doubled their risk of death from all causes. In particular, lack of sleep doubled the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

10. Sleep Loss Impairs Judgment, Especially About Sleep

Lack of sleep can affect our interpretation of events. This hurts our ability to make sound judgments because we may not assess situations accurately and act on them wisely.

Sleep-deprived people seem to be especially prone to poor judgment when it comes to assessing what lack of sleep is doing to them. In our increasingly fast-paced world, functioning on less sleep has become a kind of badge of honor. But sleep specialists say if you think you’re doing fine on less sleep, you’re probably wrong. And if you work in a profession where it’s important to be able to judge your level of functioning, this can be a big problem.

“Studies show that over time, people who are getting six hours of sleep, instead of seven or eight, begin to feel that they’ve adapted to that sleep deprivation -- they’ve gotten used to it,” Gehrman says. “But if you look at how they actually do on tests of mental alertness and performance, they continue to go downhill. So there’s a point in sleep deprivation when we lose touch with how impaired we are.

Info : http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/excessive-sleepiness-10/10-surprising-results

Rapid eye movement sleep (REM)

For other uses, see Eye movement (disambiguation).

"REM study" redirects here. For investigations using a reflection electron microscope, see Electron microscope.

"Sentinel hypothesis" redirects here. For the hypothetical concept popularized by Arthur C. Clarke, see Bracewell probe.

Rapid eye movement sleep (REM sleep) is a normal stage of sleep characterized by the random movement of the eyes. REM sleep is classified into two categories: tonic and phasic.^[1] It was identified and defined by Nathaniel Kleitman and Eugene Aserinsky in the early 1950s.

Criteria for REM sleep includes rapid eye movement, but also low muscle tone and a rapid, low-voltage EEG; these features are easily discernible in apolysomnogram, the sleep study typically done for patients with suspected sleep disorders.

REM sleep in adult humans typically occupies 20–25% of total sleep, about 90–120 minutes of a night's sleep. During a normal night of sleep, humans usually experience about four or five periods of REM sleep; they are quite short at the beginning of the night and longer toward the end. Many animals and some people tend to wake, or experience a period of very light sleep, for a short time immediately after a bout of REM. The relative amount of REM sleep varies considerably with age. A newborn baby spends more than 80% of total sleep time in REM.^[2] During REM, the activity of the brain's neurons are quite similar to that during waking hours; for this reason, the REM-sleep stage may be called paradoxical sleep.^[3] This means there are no dominating brain waves during REM sleep.^{[citation needed]}

REM sleep is physiologically different from the other phases of sleep, which are collectively referred to as non-REM sleep (NREM sleep). Vividly recalleddreams mostly occur during REM sleep.

Info : wikipedia.org

Why Alpha Lipid colostrum?

	All colostrum is not created equal - Our manufacturer is New Zealand's pioneer in Colostrum production and research. All their New Zealand Colostrum is collected from 1-2 day milkings after the cow has calved and contains the Highest Immune Factors compared to any other brand! It is collected fresh and not frozen as some are - freezing destroys the bioactivity of Colostrum.
	All their Colostrum contains Alpha Lipid, a patented delivery mechanism to enhance colostrum's bio-availability in the gut. This is a must as most ordinary colostrum powder/pills/tablets are attacked by the gastric juices! Alpha Lipid coats the colostrum, thus protecting it so that all of the colostrum is absorbed by the body. This makes the Alpha Lipid product many more times effective than any other colostrum.why Alpha lipid Colostrum
	Alpha Lipid Colostrum dramatically increases Adult Stem Cell production from the bone marrow into the blood stream
	Colostrum is not only used for human wellness but athletes also use it to assist in training. It helps to keep illness at bay during training but also in repairing tissue and muscle damage. Animals also benefit such as racing dogs like Greyhounds or show dogs and cats as well as the keeping the loved family pet healthy.

 

What our manufacturer's research revealed is that the ALPHA LIPID LIFELINE COLOSTRUM (patent pending) is a unique product, and here are the 3 main reasons in simple terms: The Researchers at NII developed a Mammal Lipsome Delivery System (MLDS) from components within milk. They extracted the components of the MLDS, enhanced them and put it back into the colostrum powder during manufacture. Most other products use Soy-lethicin based delivery systems which are not as compatible as using a Mammal Lipsome Delivery System. We are mammals remember? What this means is that it enables the Alpha Lipid Lifeline Colostrum to disperse in the body up to 4 times faster than untreated colostrum. As a result, the treated Alpha Lipid Colostrum gets to the target area in the bodyquicker with the least loss of efficacy. A VERY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE. The Mammal Lipsome Delivery System (MLDS) has another unique effect of helping to protect the Colostrum from attack by food acid in the stomach. Colostrum is the first food all mammals give their offspring, therefore colostrum is not designed to come in contact with strong gastric juices. Alpha Lipid Colostrums are protected, unlike other colostrums. Even though Alpha Lipid Lifeline Colostrums are protected we still advise taking colostrum when your stomach is empty, as this may further increase its effect. You should also consider restricting all eating for at least 1 hour after having your shake or capsules. ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE. Alpha Lipid Colostrum is not just any colostrum – it is a specially formulated proprietary blend including colostrum, a Mammal Lipsome Delivery System (MLDS), Probiotics (good bacteria for normalising gut fauna), and a full complement of vitamins and minerals based on the Krebs Cycle for maximum energy release and improved efficacy. When the researchers at our manufacturer's realized what they had discovered, they immediately patented their findings. In their opinion this is what makes the Alpha Lipid Colostrum and its associated products unique in the market place. Research data supplied by Peter Lehrke Bachelor of Science (Hontheirs) – BSc (Hons) - Biochemistry Diploma in Nutritional Science (Dip.Nut.Sci.)

Colostrum and Diabetes symptom improvements