A  Healthy Practice begins by:

                                                                                    ”Reading the Fine Print”

Are you a health-conscious person looking for an alternative to the normal drinks?

  I have been, in need of replacing my intake of…  the favorite soda, which is high in carbs and sugar, for a healthier drink.

I  had already come to my conclusion long before I had completed this article, but I will save that for the end.

Now if you are like most of us… If it tastes good, we drink it. Naturally, it becomes a habit. Now beyond that, we may from time to time wonder why we feel the way we do, or why we have added a few more pounds,  sleeping has becoming a problem, or some of the other health  problems are now occuring.  Is it related to what we drink?

This article is to help all those who seek to become healthier by what we drink ,  to become more aware of the fine print and some of the terminology is being used within the industry.

I could start  a hot  argument, right here, for the sake of  awareness. Do they, the producers of soda drinks, energy drinks, water products, now alcholic energy drinks, is it their purpose to deceive the general public by their marketing campaigns, or is it OUR responsibility to seek out the TRUTH.

You always hear of this company and that company being discipline for their marketing concepts, but has it really moved , NOW into what we drink as well.

How much is really going on, that we just do not take the time  to care… How much of the fine print do we really read. Well I guess not much. So we are really are ill informed and perhaps because of it, our health matters, and no room here today to quote on the rising health problems  today,  but we are as a Nation suffering.

So here is a few examples, not disclosing the names of the products… I can not handle that much heat nor threatening comments.

I sought out replacing my soda intake with something I considered a safe place to start out with,  WATER. Now after I walked down the endless aisle of the local super market, I found that I could read for several hours and still not know what was best. Some were this and that , what I mean by that, is some made claims, some had essentially all the vitamins you could think of. So no wonder people do not read the fine print… It is like all the marketing people of all the brands got together and said this is what we are going to tell the public… So my answer, being overwhelmed, and to think I use to drink it out of the well for Free, I updated  my purification filter on my refrigerator, Now I could not tell any difference,  Now i know some people are going to swear by  their brand of water, but read the fine print and you will find that some( water) are just over glorified filtered water. Now that should get some comments.

Now, I growing up on a farm, was surrounded by fruit trees and have always enjoyed fruit juices. While writing this article,I  found myself  strolling up and down the aisles again and Like you do I grab a couple of those ALL natural fruit juices. Now while I had never read the FINE Print before….Why not, and to my surprise, my all natural had several different fruit juices, concentrates, vegetable juices, and loaded with carbs, sodium, and other things I could not even pronounce. So now that they are in the refrigerator and I now know what is actually in them, I was really a little upset. I had purchased what I thought was something healthy, when it was furthest from the truth.

The lesson here  is to read the fine print… the ingredients.

The last example and this is a good one, proclaiming there is no sugar in  a particular drink!

They are absolutely correct, when one reds the ingredients  on the nutritional label, it does not say SUGAR anywhere.

This MISLEADING  position given  by these Companies, and Distributors are guiding your friends and relatives down  a unsure path. Perhaps your close friend is a diabetic, trusting and believing in you, but even if he didn’t, the drink says no Sugar. But going further read the label Carefully, you will find the ingredient called Crystalline Fructose.

This ingredient, High Fructose Corn Syrup,  has been allowed to crystallize,  then is crushed into a powder. 

Now, this is a ” SUGAR”,  and you will also note,  if you read on this label, there are 15 carb grams per drink.  So No matter how you  define the  word “SUGAR”, the carb content is what everyone should see !   Now compared to what most people are drinking, the product is still a lot better.  Is it “SUGAR FREE”? Absolutely NOT!

Now here it is, the conclusion, not to put down the  available drinks we choose to intake, for we are all responsible for that, but if you are seeking to maintain a healthier life,  perhaps reading the fine print,  using a dictionary, the Internet, and seeking the family doctor could now become the resources necessary to understand what the fine print actually means.

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              “STRESS”… is  singled out!

How we manage stress …

I think most people would agree with that statement but then others may say that stress has been blamed for just about everything, when things do not go right. So today’s health article might raise some attention. I am getting stressed just covering this article.

So lets examine: Why is stress a problem!

One of our more recent articles The Ph Miracle Diet suggested that by examining every food, beverage,  supplement,  and additives, it`s acidic or alkaline balance can be negotiated.

Now for those who are not familiar,  Our bodies work according to this pH scale,  a scale of 1 to 14,  the 1 is an indication of a high level of acid ranking , while the  14 indicates  a high amount of alkaline present.

Our bloodstream operate at the level of 7.35,  which is slightly alkaline. The pH miracle diet promotes keeping the intake of your food, in line with this desired level. The idea or concept is quite simple, by coordinating eating, which is designed around a  large list of foods and supplements, you can create an effective plan to lowering acidity in your body. 

This health plan can be managed by monitoring your body’s pH levels by using  the Saliva pH test strips.The strips have a base range of 4.5 to 8.5,  allowing,  for accurate readings that may assist you in making the necessary adjustments to your diet.

Now with all of this information, welcome to , the outside influences, they will  affect your body`s acid production.

The most significant of these external factors  is STRESS

Stress has several definitions, according to the dictionary, here we are relating to how it affects us health wise,  mentally or emotionally. It is everywhere and it affects everyone. It is, stress will continue to be a  every where problem, thus having a very traumatic effect on your body. Our body works overtime to combat stress,  in turn creates more stress. This endless cycle is initiated by an increase in acid production.

With acid being a detriment to your body,  it does not operate well on a cellular level. Why is that? Here are some facts from leading resourses:

2/3′s of all office visits to family physicians are due to stress-related symptoms.                                            —- American Academy of Family Physicians

High levels of hostility can predict heart disease more often than high cholesterol, cigarette smoking, or obesity —- Health Psychology, November 2002

More than 100 million Americans say they have had an illness caused primarily by stress.                                                        —- American Psychological Association 2005

Work-related stress can double one’s risk of dying from heart disease.                                                                                                   —- British Medical Journal, 2002

Anxiety-related disorders cost the US $42 billion a 1999 in work-related medical losses.                                                           —- National Institute of Mental Health

Stress is directly linked to the 6 leading causes of death. (heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide)

Stress…and Circulation, is being adversely affected,  your heart working harder, beating at a higher rate to push this sticky blood through the bloodstream.  So many of these sticky cell clumps break free, attach themselves to the arterial walls, creating further slowdowns in the circulation. Our body needs blood to function,  if  the quality blood is poor, that is now reaching the cells and organs, this can have serious repercussions. Acid-producing killer is Stress.

In addition to diet there are many techniques, that may also help in your endeavor for a balanced pH level.

Receiving adequate rest, is always the best way to achieve stress relief.

Meditation can be more restful and rejuvenating than actual sleep.

Limiting the intake of caffeine and other stimulants also works toward lowering stress.

The center of stress reduction is eating more foods that are alkaline in nature.

Exercising is the most effective way to receive direct stress relief,  reducing the fat stores of the body where acid waste inhabits in abundance.

Stress robs you of health, energy and happiness.

The good news is that your stress levels can be managed effectively!

For other smart solutions for stress relief.

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Note: the contents of this article are here posted for the purposes of general information, only. The contents of this article are not a set of instructions, but a  a summary of widely available information. You must not use any information on this site or any other web site for diagnosis or treatment of any health problems or as any medication or other treatment prescribed to you! You must consult your physician before you start a diet, of any type, a regime of exercise or physical activity or make any significant changes to your routine lifestyle. A healthy you means working closely with your physician, and heeding her or his advice. The author of this article is not a physician. The information, herein, is offered as one lay person to another.