S. Brenda Elfgirl - I was told I am an elf in a parallel life, and I live in the Arizona desert exploring what this means. I've had this blog for a while and I write about the things that interest me. My spiritual teacher told me that my journey in life is about balancing "the perfect oneness of a sweetness heart and the effulgent soul". My inner and outer lives are like parallel lines that will one day meet, but only when there is a new way of thinking. Read on as I try to find the balance.
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Sunday, January 19, 2003
Saturday, January 18, 2003
Why I drink alkaline water. Aside from all the health benefits, it does make filtered water taste very good. Honestly.
Bad diet, either a present one or one in the past, can cause acid wastes to be stored in the body. A meat and potato diet, for example, can cause the body to become more acidic. When acid wastes enter our bloodstream, the blood, in order to maintain that narrow pH range, will store them somewhere else. Acid salts stored in the body, over the decades, will overburden the system. A way has to be found to rid the body of wastes. Some examples of solidified acidic wastes are cholesterol, fatty acid, uric acid kidney stone, urates, sulfates, and phosphates.
The body uses the blood system to dispose of wastes; these are removed in liquid form, and are often deposited in the lungs and kidneys. If there are too many wastes to handle, they are deposited at various organ systems, like the heart, the pancreas, the liver, the colon, and other locations. Sometimes these wastes are deposited on the walls of arteries, and over the years can spread throughout the body.
The breakdown of this disposal process, especially of acid wastes, is what we call the aging process. In order to slow down and reverse this process, one must begin removing acid waste from the body.
The best way we have found to do this is to drink alkaline water. This water, having a pH of between 9 and 11, will first neutralize harmful stored acid wastes, and if you consume it every day, will gently remove them from your body. Yet, since the water is ionized, it will not leach out valuable alkaline minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, or sodium.
Japanese doctors have treated their patients for over four decades with alkaline water. They believe that the immune system loses its power to throw off disease when the body becomes too acidic. They advocate drinking alkaline water, eating alkaline foods.
Bad diet, either a present one or one in the past, can cause acid wastes to be stored in the body. A meat and potato diet, for example, can cause the body to become more acidic. When acid wastes enter our bloodstream, the blood, in order to maintain that narrow pH range, will store them somewhere else. Acid salts stored in the body, over the decades, will overburden the system. A way has to be found to rid the body of wastes. Some examples of solidified acidic wastes are cholesterol, fatty acid, uric acid kidney stone, urates, sulfates, and phosphates.
The body uses the blood system to dispose of wastes; these are removed in liquid form, and are often deposited in the lungs and kidneys. If there are too many wastes to handle, they are deposited at various organ systems, like the heart, the pancreas, the liver, the colon, and other locations. Sometimes these wastes are deposited on the walls of arteries, and over the years can spread throughout the body.
The breakdown of this disposal process, especially of acid wastes, is what we call the aging process. In order to slow down and reverse this process, one must begin removing acid waste from the body.
The best way we have found to do this is to drink alkaline water. This water, having a pH of between 9 and 11, will first neutralize harmful stored acid wastes, and if you consume it every day, will gently remove them from your body. Yet, since the water is ionized, it will not leach out valuable alkaline minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, or sodium.
Japanese doctors have treated their patients for over four decades with alkaline water. They believe that the immune system loses its power to throw off disease when the body becomes too acidic. They advocate drinking alkaline water, eating alkaline foods.
In case you were wondering ... (Note: this stuff tastes really quite yucky, but boy is it good for my energy level)
Dr. Richard Schulze’s Superfood
100% Organic Vitamin & Mineral Food Concentrate
Dr. Schulze formulated this perfectly balanced blend of SUPERFOODS to supply you with natural food source vitamins, minerals, amino acids and essential trace nutrients. These are Nature's nutrients, not man-made synthetic vitamins. This is the finest whole food and herb vitamin and mineral product available anywhere. All the ingredients are the richest WHOLE FOOD & HERBS on the planet. ALL THE INGREDIENTS ARE ORGANICALLY GROWN.
Two rounded tablespoons of SuperFood will give you 2-5 times the vitamins you need for the entire day, or more! Many of these sources are single-celled plants, which means they almost digest by themselves and assimilate into your bloodstream in minutes!
Contains: Spirulina Blue-Green Algae, Chlorella Algae, Alfalfa grass, Barley grass, Wheat grass, Purple Dulse Seaweed, Beet root, Spinach leaf, Rose hips, Orange and Lemon peels and non-active Saccharomyces cerevisiae Nutritional Yeast.
Spirulina Blue Green Algae
Spirulina is the most concentrated, nutritious food on this planet. It is the highest natural source of complete protein (75%). We use the only organically grown spirulina in the world, from Hawaii. The high amount of sunshine there makes this spirulina higher in Beta Carotene than any other. It is also a rich source of B-vitamins, especially B-12. Grown using water pumped from 2000 feet deep in the ocean, this spirulina is also one of the richest sources of minerals. One of the oldest types of algae, it has a soft cell wall for easy digestion and assimilation.
Chlorella
Chlorella is second only to Spirulina in nutritional content. Another of the algaes, it is an excellent source of nutrition and complements Spirulina well. The cell wall had been cracked to make the nutrients more available and increase digestibility.
Alfalfa, Barley and Wheat Grasses
These are the Vitamin/Mineral herbs. They are mildly cleansing and the greatest sources of nutrition of any grasses. Grain grasses are more potent than the grains themselves, offering us a rich array of vitamins, minerals and chlorophyll.
Purple Dulse Seaweed
Seaweeds are the riches source of assimilable minerals on the planet. They contain all the minerals and trace minerals that are found in the oceans and the earth's crust. We chose Purple Scandinavian Dulse because it has the highest mineral concentration and also tastes bland. Many seaweeds taste fishy and are offensive to vegetarians.
Beet Root and Spinach Leaf
Beets and Spinach are some of the richest, most assimilable sources of organic iron. Beets, being a root vegetable and growing underground, change inorganic raw elements into plant minerals, that are usable by us. Spinach is a rich source of calcium, iron and vitamin K. Both of these plants are famous for their blood building ability.
Rose Hips, Orange and Lemon Peels
Revered as the best sources of vitamin C, these fruits are also a balanced C-complex source. They contain bioflavinoids, rutin, vespertine, calcium and all the trace elements that are known to be necessary to assimilate vitamin C. The citrus peels are also one of the highest sources of pectin which has been proven to remove heavy metals (mercury, lead, etc.) from the body, even remove radioactive contamination like strontium 90.
NON-Active Saccharomyces cerevisiae Nutritional Yeast
This yeast is grown on beets and pure molasses. It is the second highest source of complete protein in nature (50%), and the richest source of B Vitamins. It is also a rich source of iron and many other minerals. The yeast we chose is heated high enough to absolutely destroy any yeast activity, but not high enough to lessen the B Vitamin content. It is totally NON active and safe for patients with candida albicans or on yeast free diets.
Dr. Richard Schulze’s Superfood
100% Organic Vitamin & Mineral Food Concentrate
Dr. Schulze formulated this perfectly balanced blend of SUPERFOODS to supply you with natural food source vitamins, minerals, amino acids and essential trace nutrients. These are Nature's nutrients, not man-made synthetic vitamins. This is the finest whole food and herb vitamin and mineral product available anywhere. All the ingredients are the richest WHOLE FOOD & HERBS on the planet. ALL THE INGREDIENTS ARE ORGANICALLY GROWN.
Two rounded tablespoons of SuperFood will give you 2-5 times the vitamins you need for the entire day, or more! Many of these sources are single-celled plants, which means they almost digest by themselves and assimilate into your bloodstream in minutes!
Contains: Spirulina Blue-Green Algae, Chlorella Algae, Alfalfa grass, Barley grass, Wheat grass, Purple Dulse Seaweed, Beet root, Spinach leaf, Rose hips, Orange and Lemon peels and non-active Saccharomyces cerevisiae Nutritional Yeast.
Spirulina Blue Green Algae
Spirulina is the most concentrated, nutritious food on this planet. It is the highest natural source of complete protein (75%). We use the only organically grown spirulina in the world, from Hawaii. The high amount of sunshine there makes this spirulina higher in Beta Carotene than any other. It is also a rich source of B-vitamins, especially B-12. Grown using water pumped from 2000 feet deep in the ocean, this spirulina is also one of the richest sources of minerals. One of the oldest types of algae, it has a soft cell wall for easy digestion and assimilation.
Chlorella
Chlorella is second only to Spirulina in nutritional content. Another of the algaes, it is an excellent source of nutrition and complements Spirulina well. The cell wall had been cracked to make the nutrients more available and increase digestibility.
Alfalfa, Barley and Wheat Grasses
These are the Vitamin/Mineral herbs. They are mildly cleansing and the greatest sources of nutrition of any grasses. Grain grasses are more potent than the grains themselves, offering us a rich array of vitamins, minerals and chlorophyll.
Purple Dulse Seaweed
Seaweeds are the riches source of assimilable minerals on the planet. They contain all the minerals and trace minerals that are found in the oceans and the earth's crust. We chose Purple Scandinavian Dulse because it has the highest mineral concentration and also tastes bland. Many seaweeds taste fishy and are offensive to vegetarians.
Beet Root and Spinach Leaf
Beets and Spinach are some of the richest, most assimilable sources of organic iron. Beets, being a root vegetable and growing underground, change inorganic raw elements into plant minerals, that are usable by us. Spinach is a rich source of calcium, iron and vitamin K. Both of these plants are famous for their blood building ability.
Rose Hips, Orange and Lemon Peels
Revered as the best sources of vitamin C, these fruits are also a balanced C-complex source. They contain bioflavinoids, rutin, vespertine, calcium and all the trace elements that are known to be necessary to assimilate vitamin C. The citrus peels are also one of the highest sources of pectin which has been proven to remove heavy metals (mercury, lead, etc.) from the body, even remove radioactive contamination like strontium 90.
NON-Active Saccharomyces cerevisiae Nutritional Yeast
This yeast is grown on beets and pure molasses. It is the second highest source of complete protein in nature (50%), and the richest source of B Vitamins. It is also a rich source of iron and many other minerals. The yeast we chose is heated high enough to absolutely destroy any yeast activity, but not high enough to lessen the B Vitamin content. It is totally NON active and safe for patients with candida albicans or on yeast free diets.
Friday, January 17, 2003
Three examples of my daily food totals from my excel food journal worksheet. They are very typical of what I eat on a weekly basis. Be warned. I'm in the middle of a serious chocolate craving this month.
Food for 1/6/2003
Breakfast – the same every day
Schulze Superfood vitamin shake
1 cup apple juice - 120 calories
1 banana - 100 calories
2 tbs superfood mix – 0 calories
2 cups of coffee w/milk&sugar – 25 calories
Lunch
2 cups of veggie soup – 300 calories
1 apple – 90 calories
5 ak-mak crackers – 116 calories
Snacks
1 slice pugliese bread – 40 calories
1 cup trader joes cheese crunchies – 140 calories
Dinner
french fries – 120 calories
1 veggie corn dog – 150 calories
1 tbs ketchup – 40 calories
1 see’s candy chocolate balls – 40 calories
1 freshly baked choco chip cookie – 110 calories
Beverages
6-8 cups of alkaline water - 0 calories
1-3 cups of german/italian mineral water with a slice of lemon - 0 calories
Total – 1391 calories
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Food for 1/9/2003
Breakfast – the same every day
Schulze Superfood vitamin shake
1 cup apple juice - 120 calories
1 banana - 100 calories
2 tbs superfood mix – 0 calories
2 cups of coffee w/milk&sugar – 25 calories
Lunch
2 cups of veggie soup – 280 calories
1 pear – 100 calories
3 wasa sesame crackers – 150 calories
Dinner
Salad: 1/3 lb of baby organic greens, 1/3 avocado, handful of sunflower seeds, 4 radishes, 2 small organic baby carrots, handful of homemade croutons, and homemade olive oil (1 tbs) & vinegar dressing – 325 calories
2 see’s candy chocolate balls – 80 calories
2 freshly baked choco chip cookies – 220 calories
Beverages
6-8 cups of alkaline water - 0 calories
1-3 cups of diet pepsi - 0 calories
Total - 1400 calories
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Food for 1/15/2003
Breakfast – the same every day
Schulze Superfood vitamin shake
1 cup apple juice - 120 calories
1 banana - 100 calories
2 tbs superfood mix – 0 calories
2 cups of coffee w/milk&sugar – 25 calories
Lunch
2 cups of veggie soup – 180 calories
1 orange – 90 calories
4 wasa sesame crackers – 200 calories
Dinner
1 grilled soy cheese sandwich with 1 tbs butter – 220 calories
2 see’s candy chocolate balls – 80 calories
2 freshly baked choco chip cookes – 220 calories
snacks
1/2 cup trader joes cheese crunchies – 70 calories
1/8 c almonds – 85 calories
Beverages
6-8 cups of alkaline water - 0 calories
1-3 cups of diet pepsi - 0 calories
Total – 1390 calories
Food for 1/6/2003
Breakfast – the same every day
Schulze Superfood vitamin shake
1 cup apple juice - 120 calories
1 banana - 100 calories
2 tbs superfood mix – 0 calories
2 cups of coffee w/milk&sugar – 25 calories
Lunch
2 cups of veggie soup – 300 calories
1 apple – 90 calories
5 ak-mak crackers – 116 calories
Snacks
1 slice pugliese bread – 40 calories
1 cup trader joes cheese crunchies – 140 calories
Dinner
french fries – 120 calories
1 veggie corn dog – 150 calories
1 tbs ketchup – 40 calories
1 see’s candy chocolate balls – 40 calories
1 freshly baked choco chip cookie – 110 calories
Beverages
6-8 cups of alkaline water - 0 calories
1-3 cups of german/italian mineral water with a slice of lemon - 0 calories
Total – 1391 calories
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Food for 1/9/2003
Breakfast – the same every day
Schulze Superfood vitamin shake
1 cup apple juice - 120 calories
1 banana - 100 calories
2 tbs superfood mix – 0 calories
2 cups of coffee w/milk&sugar – 25 calories
Lunch
2 cups of veggie soup – 280 calories
1 pear – 100 calories
3 wasa sesame crackers – 150 calories
Dinner
Salad: 1/3 lb of baby organic greens, 1/3 avocado, handful of sunflower seeds, 4 radishes, 2 small organic baby carrots, handful of homemade croutons, and homemade olive oil (1 tbs) & vinegar dressing – 325 calories
2 see’s candy chocolate balls – 80 calories
2 freshly baked choco chip cookies – 220 calories
Beverages
6-8 cups of alkaline water - 0 calories
1-3 cups of diet pepsi - 0 calories
Total - 1400 calories
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Food for 1/15/2003
Breakfast – the same every day
Schulze Superfood vitamin shake
1 cup apple juice - 120 calories
1 banana - 100 calories
2 tbs superfood mix – 0 calories
2 cups of coffee w/milk&sugar – 25 calories
Lunch
2 cups of veggie soup – 180 calories
1 orange – 90 calories
4 wasa sesame crackers – 200 calories
Dinner
1 grilled soy cheese sandwich with 1 tbs butter – 220 calories
2 see’s candy chocolate balls – 80 calories
2 freshly baked choco chip cookes – 220 calories
snacks
1/2 cup trader joes cheese crunchies – 70 calories
1/8 c almonds – 85 calories
Beverages
6-8 cups of alkaline water - 0 calories
1-3 cups of diet pepsi - 0 calories
Total – 1390 calories
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