Live Energized 7 Ways to Boost Your Alkalinity in 24 Hours!
Want to get alkaline fast?
This quick, hands-on guide will get you an overnight overhaul of your alkalinity, boost your energy and have you feeling noticeably stronger, more vital and more energetic in 24 hours or less!
When you buffer the acids already in your system your body will thank you for it. And by hitting multiple sources of alkalinity at once you’re going to get some pretty big alkalinity in a short space of time. You’re going to feel great.
Here’s how it’s done – aim for as many as you can!
Alkaline Booster 1: The Right Breakfast
Breakfast is the most acidic meal for the vast majority of the western world. Bread, jam, cereal, milk, coffee, pastry, bacon, eggs, pancakes, waffles, orange juice, tea…all acidic and all covering probably 85% of the breakfast plates and bowls across the Western world.
If you want to feel the benefits of an alkaline body (and an alkaline day) you HAVE to start the day right. So before we get into some simple options, I want to make sure you start every day with a big glass of water, preferably alkaline water or lemon water! This will replenish and rehydrate your cells and get you moving again after the fast your body has been through while you were sleeping.
For this 24 hour alkaline boost here are three options:
Option One (easiest): ‘Alkaline’ Oats!
This is organic oats, cooked in water with a little nut milk (almond, soy, coconut) added at the end.
To make it more alkaline you can mix in some chia seeds, and sprinkle a little psyllium husks on at the end.
This will give you a fibre-rich, protein-rich start to the day that is low on the acid-forming side and full of nutrients that will keep you going for hours.
Personally, if I go this route I’ll try to add some greens afterwards, whether that’s a juice or some avocado on sprouted bread as per….
Note: if you use the chia and husks, finish off with a glass of water to help the digestive process be as effective as possible. Makes all the difference.
Option Two: Avocado, Tomato, Spinach on Sprouted Bread (or crackers)
This is a super easy, filling and more alkaline option. Simply toast some sprouted bread (or find some healthy, gluten free crackers) and spread on some avocado, add sliced tomato, spinach, olive or flax oil and some Himalayan salt.
Delicious, easy and alkaline.
Plus, toasting the sprouted bread (which is a bread made from sprouted grains so it is alkaline and gluten free – you can find it in health food stores, most major grocery stores and online – in the USA at Alvarado St Bakery (who deliver) and in the UK at Goodness Direct) makes it warm and satisfying. Mmmmmmmm.
Option Three (harder): A Big Alkaline Green Juice or Smoothie!
This is incredibly alkaline, incredibly nutrient-dense and delicious!
Here is a recipe for the core alkaline green smoothie & the core alkaline green drink.
Remember, don’t overthink or make things too hard – simply avoiding sugar, yeast, dairy, animal protein and caffeine at breakfast will be great for your body!
Oh, and the hydration of course!
Alkaline Booster 2: Proper Breathing
If you are able to give yourself five to ten minutes each day to practice deep, cleansing ‘power breathing’ then you will definitely reap the rewards. This is one of the best, most effective exercises you can do for free, every day and is hugely alkalising.
The Tony Robbins breathing exercise is mentioned in the excellent book Unlimited Power and basically consists of breathing in the following ratio:
Breath in for 1 count;
Hold for 4 counts;
Breath out for 2 counts.
For example – if you were to breath in for four seconds, then you would hold your breath for sixteen seconds and then breath out for eight.
If you are able to do this ten times, three times a day (morning, evening and before bed) you will notice a huge difference to your alkalinity, energy, your clarity and your ability to ward off illnesses.
Alkaline Booster 3: Super Hydration
Water makes up 75% of your total body weight. But I don’t really care about that. I’d been trying to research and start this article for about 3 hours and rewording around and rewriting all of these water facts that really didn’t seem to mean anything. They had no impact.
This did:
a 5% drop in body fluids will cause a 25-30% loss of energy in most people
In fact, even mild dehydration can slow our metabolism down by 3% – when you consider this, you can see why rehydration can support weight loss!
Proper hydration is so important to every function of the human body (if fluids drop by just 15% we die) and dehydration is at the root cause of such a ridiculous number of symptoms. From thirst to depression to cancer to obesity to fatigue to bulimia to digestive problems to skin problems and so on. This is not to say that dehydration is the only cause, but the above is just a small selection of the symptoms of repeated, daily dehydration.
But on the more positive side:
Being hydrated can change everything. Just the simple act of drinking enough water, on a daily basis, can have a profound effect on your life.
It certainly will help you to lose weight, as the water clears acid toxins from your system and boosts your metabolism. Our body’s cry for thirst is also often mistaken for hunger, leading to overeating.
Here are some more facts to show you how important hydration is:
- A six-year study published in the May 1, 2002 American Journal of Epidemiology found that those who drink more than 5 glasses of water a day were 41% less likely to die from a heart attack during the study period than those who drank less than two glasses.
- Drinking the equivalent of 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%.
- Drinking the 2 litres of water a day decreases the risk of breast cancer by 79%
In fact, one of the biggest impacts that our alkaline diet course is having on people is that it is making them properly hydrate themselves.
It is so simple, but the reason why I think we often don’t give enough importance to hydration is that it is so simple. It is hard for our brain to connect such a profound effect with something as simple as drinking a proper amount of water each day.
So I am not going to argue the point too much – I think 99% of you will agree that drinking enough water on a daily basis is absolutely a good thing.
Click here for my Definitive Guide to Alkaline Waterto learn more about hydration and getting the best water for you and your family…READ FULL ARTICLE HERE… (liveenergized.com)
