| Build Your Health on Solid Foundations. Why is it that many people do not get the benefit that they could get from food supplements? Some doctors, who do not believe in the need for food supplements say that all that people are doing is producing expensive urine. In my view the reason is not that people don’t need to support their health with an extra nutritional boost, but rather the problem is that the nutrients are not being absorbed. They are taken in an attempt to solve a problem without addressing the foundational principles that underpin a healthy body and mind. There are 3 things I believe need to be prioritised in our pursuit of optimum health. If these are optimised it will help overall wellbeing and will result in much better absorption of nutrients from food and from any food supplements. Foundation Principle No 1 – Get Properly Hydrated. Proper hydration with water that has got good structure and is mineral rich has brought significant benefits to a lot of people. Dr Batmanghelidj in his first book “Your bodies many cries for water” gave a whole list of complaints where drinking water improved health. Other fluids will not take the place of good water. Research is increasingly showing how necessary water with good structure is for the integrity of our cells. Hydration does not just depend on the volume of water we drink per day, it depends on the amount of water we absorb. Having adequate amounts of mineral electrolytes in our bodies is important for absorption. When we are properly hydrated every part of our body will work better. It will also help brain function. Foundation Principle No 2 – Focus on Optimised Body pH Balance pH balance is frequently ignored when people are looking to improve their health. The belief that we have buffer systems that will always keep the blood pH within the narrow optimum range is not accurate when we see the impact of excess consumption of acid forming foods, high levels of stress and negative emotions combined with environmental toxicity. My first introduction to pH balance was in a previous career when I worked in wastewater treatment. A biological treatment plant would not work properly if the pH was not maintained in the ideal zone, and had adequate oxygen. We are biological systems and the same principles apply. When the pH of the body (blood and tissues) is in the ideal zone we will absorb nutrients better and we will detoxify better. It has many benefits including better weight management. Foundation Principle No 3 – Get Your ‘gut’ Working Properly We know that “good health begins in the Gut” That is as true as when the words were uttered a very long time ago. If we are struggling with digestive health problems such as bloating, IBS, constipation, acid reflux, leaky gut, candida overgrowth and the other names given to a dysfunctional digestive tract then we will never enjoy optimum health. We need to address the imbalance which is primarily due to an unbalanced gut environment and the wrong microbes proliferating there. When that is the case we will have nutrient absorption problems and it will affect every facet of our health. When we restore balance it will not only improve digestion it will affect every other aspect of our health, including our mental health, our circulatory health and even our skin health. If you focus on getting these 3 aspects of your health functioning optimally, you will improve your energy levels and your immunity. You will absorb your nutrients better and you will eliminate toxins much more readily. Your weight will be better managed and you will find a new glow on the outside, reflecting what is happening inside. Health is an inside out work. What can you do to improve these foundational aspects to your health? If you have not read it then our ebook “Simple Steps to Optimal Health” is a good starting place. You can download it from the link on the front page of our web site. On our web site we have products under Alkaline Water, pH balance and Progurt probiotics that are a good starting point on your journey. I am happy to talk through suggestions that might be particularly helpful to you. As far as hydration goes, the Biocera Alkaline Jug is a great place to start. If you want health giving water on tap then the Energy Plus System is ideal. To help better pH balance we would suggest Green Vibrance Powder or pHresh Greens, Alkamax, Fulvic Restore and for Omega 3 oils either UnoCardio 1000 or UnoCardio Vegan which is derived from algae. The Progurt approach to gut health is hugely valuable to help restore an imbalanced digestive tract to proper functioning. Combining products to improve the environment in the digestive tract with the type of probiotics that intuitively live there in sufficient concentration to be able top compete can be of tremendous value. Focusing on getting these 3 principles will give you a solid foundation to build health. Combine that with healthy lifestyle changes and a positive mindset and you will benefit for your whole lifetime. Special Discounted Clearance Products There are still a few heavily discounted products on clearance due to short sell by dates. These include Progurt Prebiotic, UnoCardio Vegan algae oil, B-Hada oils and Immune Defence. We have restocked Vibrant Cleanse after an absence of a few years. This is an excellent diet/detox product based on the lemon juice and maple sugar diet. Simple to use to give your body the nutrients it needs during a fast. The maple syrup and lemonade diet has been around for many years, since it was first promoted by a Naturopath. Let us know if we can help. |
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| Roddy MacDonaldWater for Health |