You may be asking yourself what exactly does it mean to Alkalize Your Body or, more specifically, How Can You Alkalize your Body for Good Health. Let's start with the first question.

Alkalize your body refers to shifting the pH of your body. Dr. Robert Young has coined the term New Biology and has dedicated years to studying the effects that the pH level in your body has on your cells. Just like your body needs to maintain a specific temperature, it must also maintain a pH which is slightly higher than 7 which means it is slightly alkaline. The good news is that your body is very good at maintaining that level and has ways of changing the pH if you start getting acidic. The bad news is that most people do not like the way the body handles acid. It may store acid in fat cells making a person over-weight, it may line the walls of your arteries with cholesterol which leads to heart problems, or it may leach calcium out of your bones to neutralize the acid. There are other things that the body will do and none of them are particularly pleasant. As you can see, it is very important to alkalize your body. In fact, many people will go as far as to say alkalize or die!

Now, you may be wondering, exactly how can you alkalize your body for good health. The answer is quite simple actually. Stop putting acid into your body and start putting alkalizing foods and drinks into your body. Acidic foods include meat, dairy products, eggs, and sugars. All of these foods leave an acidic residue when they are digested. Alkalizing foods are primarily fruits and vegetables. A simple thing is to try to eat more "live" foods like fruits and vegetables than acidic foods. It is also extremely important to nourish your body by taking all natural health supplements and vitamins and drink a lot of water. In fact, you should drink at least half your weight in ounces of water. For example, if you weigh 140 lbs, you should drink at least 70 ounces of water. As you start to become more alkaline, you will experience a phenomenon referred to as Alkalize and Energize and start to be full of energy and vitality!

New research by such experts as Dr Robert Young is showing that disease is a byproduct of an acidic lifestyle and body and not the result of germs, viruses, or bacteria. In fact, some of the latest medical text books are acknowledging that germs, viruses, and bacteria are not the sole cause of any disease. If you think about it for a mintue, you will see that this is true. For any disease you can think of, not every person that is exposed to the disease gets it. Take the flu for example. Many people are exposed the germs and don't get sick and I'm not talking about the ones that get vaccinated. Think about it. For every person that gets sick, there is somebody else who was in the exact same environment and didn't get sick. Google Dr. Robert Young and read about some of his research.

Here are a few basics that should convince you to Alkalize or Die. They should convince you of the importance to alkalize your body for good health.

• Acidic foods (sugars especially) destroy tooth enamel. I know this is basic dentistry, but think about it. If sugars create acid that can eat through teeth, imagine what it does to the blood, arteries, muscle, and bones.
• In order to maintain a slightly alkaline pH, your body must deal with excess acid. One way it does this is to neutralize it with fat. The body will create fat or use fat to neutralize the acid. This can lead to a lot of excess body fat if you are living an acidic lifestyle. The good news is that your body will get rid of this fat quickly once you become alkaline. It is possible to lose a pound a day of fat once your body gets alkalized.
• Your body must also protect the arteries. The mechanism for this is cholesterol. You know, the stuff that clogs your arteries and causes heart attacks. If your blood is acidic, the body coats your arteries with cholesterol to protect them. Unfortunately, this will kill you too. On the up side, this too will take care of itself rapidly once you alkalize your body.
• One more nasty side effect of an acidic lifestyle is shrinking. It doesn't happen overnight, but when there are no other ways to protect the body from acid, the body will start leaching calcium out of your bones. Ever wonder why people shrink when they get older. It is a lifetime of living an acidic lifestyle that is doing that.

Now that I have your attention, read on to see what you can do to save yourself. Your health is your choice. You can choose to alkalize or die (so to speak). It is not chosen for you.

There are some very simple things you can do to alkalize your body for good health. The first thing you need to do is arm yourself with knowledge. If you know why it works, you will be more likely to make it work. If you buy one of great books available on how to alkalize your body and have good health, you may get overwhelmed. You must think of these books at the ideal or end result. You must start slow to increase your chances of success. Unless you are terminally ill, you have time to ease into this. If you are terminally ill, you will be motivated to make the changes overnight.

Once you get going, you need to do a little research and make some real plans for your life. One thing that may help after you alkalize your body is to give yourself a "free" day. This will help you stick to your plan and once you alkalize and energize, your body can handle a little bit of less than perfect food. From experience, though, I can tell you that after you alkalize your body and improve your health, you will most likely feel crappy after you eat a bunch of fast food and won't want to do it very often. This is the way you feel all the time before you alkalize, but you just don't know any better yet.

Here's your list to get started on alkalizing your body for good health. I promise you that once you get alkalized and energized, you will learn that nothing tastes as good as being truely healthy feels.

• Super hydrate yourself. This means drinking at least half your body weight in ounces of water. Stay away from sweet drinks and caffeine.
• Eat vegetables with every meal. A salad, some carrots, brocolli (no cheese), or any of your favorite plant life. Green vegetables, in general, are more alkalizing, but the key is to eat more vegetables.
• Avoid processed carbohydrates that break down into sugars.
• Avoid large doses of meat and milk products. If you can, avoiding them completely can really help you alkalize your body.
• Exercise. The morning is the best time because it kick starts your body for the day. While exercising, focus on all the great things the day will bring or has brought already. Be greatful for what you have been blessed with.
• Think good thoughts! Exercising really helps with this. If you are stressed out, angry, or worried, your body produces acid which is what we are trying to avoid.

Now that you have a list that may seem impossible, don't put pressure on yourself to be perfect. If you stress about eating healthy, you produce acid which defeats the purpose. Focus on progress, not perfection. As Tony Robbins has said, you should drastically reduce or eliminate the meats, milks, caffeine, etc. If you think about it this way, you can still be successful even if you can't be perfect. In this, attitude is everything and it does wonders for your efforts to alkalize your body! If you want to learn more about Tony Robbins motivational products, check the links below. He has some great programs that can change your life. He also has some great alkalizing, all natural health supplements.

Now that you know how to start, get going. Do something right now to improve your health. You can go to the links section and order some alkalizing health supplements right now and start making progress towards an alkalized life!

There are some great all natural health supplements available to help you alkalize your body and improve your health. I have used many, but the 2 that I would recommend are products from Tony Robbins and Dr Robert Young inspired InnerLight. There are a few basic things you should use. Many companies have similar products so I won't go over brand specific information.

• Green Drink. Basically this is concentrated vegetables and grasses. It is super healthy and alkalizing. You just mix it with water and start alkalizing your body. Some companies also sell capsules so you can swallow your vegetables whole. The powder that you mix with water is usually cheaper and it encourages you to drink more water, but if the capsules are the only way you can take them, it is a helpful option.
• Muliti-vitamin. This is essential to make sure your body has everything it needs. I recommend a vitamin that is in capsule form with powder inside. This tends to be more digestible. It doesn't do anything for you if the vitamin doesn't digest in your system. This is what happens with many cheaper vitamins. I know Walmart is great and saves you money, but I can save you even more. If you are going to buy cheap vitamins, you might as well not buy anything at all because, in general, cheap vitamins are highly undigestable.
• Specialized vitamins. If you have specific needs, there are all kinds of vitamins or supplements. There are things for stress relief, candida (yeast) reduction, mens formulas, womens formulas, etc. As above, you get what you pay for. You have to pay a little more for good all natural supplements that will help you alkalize your body.
• Cleansing or Starter Packs. This is a group of vitamins and supplements that get you started. They are great ways to kick start your efforts to alkalize and energize. Most will have some sort of green drink and one or more types of vitamins.

There are tons of other things available. Do your research and try a few different things. Don't change too many things at once though because then you won't know what is truely helping. Again, I highly recommend InnerLight and Tony Robbins products. I have used them and you can feel almost immediate improvements.

When you are buying health supplements to improve the quality of your life, you usually get what you pay for. With that said, there are a few ways you can save money when you alkalize your body for good health.

• Order more than 1 of a vitamin or supplement. Many times you can get a bulk discount if you by 2 or more of an item. If you don't want to stock up, see if somebody you know wants to split an order.
• Look for a preferred buyers discount. Sometimes a company will let you buy a membership that allows you to save a percentage of your purchase or gives you a special day of savings. Once company that does this is GNC. Their gold card allows you to save money.
• Become a distributor. If you are going to buy Inner Light supplements, you can become a distributor for $25 and save up to 30% on every order. I saved more money on my first order than it cost me to become a distrubutor. The great thing about that is you can actually make money too. Refer people to the website they provide you and you get thath 30% profit for every order they place. You get 2 or 3 friends to also take their great supplements and yours are free then because the commission you get from them will pay for you to alkalize your body! Check out the Inner Light site (link below) and click the OPPORTUNITY link.

I am sure there are other great ways to save money (other than shopping at Walmart). Let me know if you have any secrets by leaving a comment.