Topics in This Issue

• Six Ways to Better Health

• Over Acidity Wreaks Havoc on your health

  o What are acid and alkaline?

  o Harmful affects of too much acid

  o What causes over-acidity?

  o How can we know if we are acid or alkaline?

  o The benefits of an alkaline body

• Healthy Recipes

• Beauty Tips

• Women 4 Balance Seminar

• Win A Free Gift From Women4Balance

• Congratulations to Our July Winner!

• Inspirational Moments

Six Ways to Better Health

1. Re-establish your hormonal balance with bio-identical progesterone cream

2. Detoxify your body of excess estrogens and keep it alkaline

3. Watch your dietary choices

4. Be careful of toxic personal care products

5. Supplement with bio-available nutritionals

6. Exercise

In July’s newsletter we stressed detoxifying the body of excess estrogens. We provided body cleansing recipes and ideas for eating as much raw fruit and vegetables as possible. So for August – let’s take a look at the second part of # 2 – keeping our bodies alkaline.

Over Acidity Wreaks Havoc on your health

What are Acid and Alkaline?

The pH or "potential of Hydrogen" is a logarithmic scale that measures the relative acidity or alkalinity of a solution. Solutions are measured from 0 (totally acid) to 14 (totally alkaline) with 7 being neutral. The optimum pH in a healthy body is slightly alkaline and should fall within an approximate range of 7.15 to 7.45. The human body is constantly struggling to maintain a healthy alkaline pH level by depositing and withdrawing acid and alkaline minerals from other locations including the bones, soft tissues, body fluids and saliva. Eating a diet high in raw foods such as fruits and vegetables can optimize and alkalize your health.

A diet that is too acidic is an indicator of poor health. Science has discovered that the diet of a healthy person is usually alkaline, high pH. The diet of an unhealthy person is more likely to be acidic, a low pH. A pH test indicates how alkaline or acidic you are. Scientists have linked many degenerative diseases to a deficiency of alkaline food in the diet. God designed these disease-fighting foods to help keep us healthy. Try balancing your pH levels with a diet of 50 – 75 % alkaline foods everyday.

Harmful affects of too much acid

Think about your body as a fish tank...

The pH level (the acid-alkaline measurement) of our internal fluids affects every cell in our bodies. Extended acid imbalances of any kind are not well tolerated by the body. Indeed, the entire metabolic process depends on a balanced internal alkaline environment. A chronically over-acidic pH corrodes body tissue, slowly eating into the 60,000 miles of veins and arteries like acid eating into marble. If left unchecked, it will interrupt all cellular activities and functions, from the beating of your heart to the neural firing of your brain. In summary, over-acidification interferes with life itself leading to all sickness and disease.

Fat is an Acid Problem! Fat is actually an over-acidification problem.
What does that mean? The body creates fat cells to carry acids away from your vital organs, so these acids literally don't choke your organs to death. Fat is saving your life! Fat is actually a response from the body to an alarming over-acidic condition.

Healthy bodies are not overweight or underweight. A healthy body naturally maintains its own ideal weight. You can begin to restore health, balance, and harmony to your body by switching your pH measurement from acidic to alkaline. As alkalizing and oxygenation begins to take place, the body naturally begins to seek its own ideal weight.

Allergies… The toxins produced within an overly-acidic, oxygen-deprived body may contribute significantly to what are often called the symptoms of allergy. In addition, the absorption of undigested proteins is a major cause of allergy conditions. The digestive system is weakened, which prevents the total breakdown of amino acids - often causing food allergies. This alone may produce a wide spectrum of severe allergic reactions.

Fatigue… Fatigue is probably the major symptom or complaint of an overly acidic body. The toxins produced in an acidic body environment reduce the absorption of protein and minerals, which in turn weakens the body's ability to produce enzymes and hormones. This also interferes with the reconstruction of cells and other necessary components of energy production. The result is fatigue, poor endurance, an inability to add muscle tone, and general weakness.

If you've got a health problem and/or low energy, 99.9999% chance you're acidic. In addition, over-acidity will decrease the body's ability to absorb minerals and other nutrients, decrease energy production in the cells, decrease ability to repair damaged cells, decrease its ability to detoxify heavy metals, make tumor cells thrive and make you more susceptible to fatigue and illness.

A long-term acid-producing diet creates an acidic environment at the cellular level. If cells cannot function properly, you cease to function. On the other hand, a healthy alkaline diet creates an environment that is conducive to cellular level health, which results in total health.

All forms of arthritis may be associated with excess acidity in the diet. Your body attempts to balance its pH by pulling calcium from both teeth and bones. Potassium and magnesium are also leached from the body to reduce acidity. This stresses the body and contributes to the aging process.

In addition to heart disease, cancer, strokes, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, osteoporosis -
What about these "common" ailments:

• • Acid Reflux

• • Weight gain

• • Diabetes

• • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

• • Cardiovascular damage, including the constriction of blood vessels and the reduction of oxygen

• • Premature aging

• • Bladder and kidney conditions, including kidney stones
  • Immune deficiency

• • Acceleration of free radical damage, possibly contributing to cancerous mutations

• • Joint pain, aching muscles and lactic acid buildup

• • Low Energy and chronic fatigue; fatigued frequently

• • Headaches, sinus problems, irritability, colds and flu are other symptoms of an overly acidic body

"The countless names of illnesses do not really matter. What does matter is that they all come from the same root cause...too much tissue acid waste in the body!"

Theodore A. Baroody, N.D., D.C., Ph.d

What causes over-acidity?

Over-acidity is very common today in our society mostly due to the typical American diet, which is far too high in acid-producing products like meat, eggs, and dairy, and far too low in alkaline producing foods like vegetables, whole grains, oils, sprouts, and water. In addition, we eat acid-producing processed foods like white flour and refined sugar and drink acid-producing drinks like soda, coffee, and processed juices.
Did you know that it takes 32 glasses of water to neutralize ONE 12oz. can of Soda?

We use too many 'over the counter' and prescription drugs, which are also acid forming.

How can we know if we are acid or alkaline?

How do you know if you're acidic? The easiest way is to use pH test strips - first discover how acidic you are, then begin the process of alkalizing yourself to regain health, energy, and vitality.

The benefits of keeping our bodies alkaline

The following are the benefits you may expect when you restore the optimal pH:

• Shed body fat

• Improve muscle performance

• Prevent and recover from illness and disease

• Experience optimal health

• Have raging energy

•  Look younger

• Lower your cholesterol

• Relieve heartburn and arthritis

• Eliminate aches and pains

• Reverse the effects of aging

• Increase stamina

• Prevents Acid Reflux

• Healthy Skin

• Lower Cholesterol

Less Stress/Increased Sense of Well-Being

Cancer cells struggle to exist in an alkaline environment. Whatever health situation you are faced with, you can improve your progress toward a proper acid/alkaline balance by eating a diet high in alkaline foods daily.

The good news is that greens that are found in the Neways Green Qi restore and maintain the proper alkaline levels in your body's tissues and blood!
Also, the USDA reports that 91 percent of Americans are not getting the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Today's average diet often leads to low energy, increased body fat, and poor health.

Neways Green Qi not only helps to support a healthy pH level, it also offsets the effects of poor nutrition, as well. Nearly 50 ingredients come together to give your body the nutrition if often needs but frequently lacks. Its rich supply of whole food nutrients works together to detoxify (helps to rid the body of excess estrogen and free radicals like heavy metals and pesticides) and nutrifies your body - and the result is greater health and energy.

Healthy Recipes

Veggie Submarine Sandwich

• makes 1-2 servings

• 2 large romaine lettuce leaves

• 1 cup alfalfa or clover sprouts

• 1/2 ripe avocado, sliced

• 1/2 roma tomatoes, sliced

• 6 thin onion slices

• 1 tablespoon Lemon Herb Dressing

Arrange the sprouts, avocado, cucumber, tomato, and onion on one romaine leaf. Drizzle with the dressing, Cover with the 2nd romaine leaf or eat as open-faced sandwich. Serve.

Lemon Herb Dressing

• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

• 1 tablespoon minced fresh herbs (such as parsley, basil, dill, mint, tarragon or oregano)

• 1/2 teaspoon crushed garlic (about 1 clove, to taste)

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard (optional)

• Dash black pepper (optional)

• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Whisk lemon juice, herbs, garlic, salt, mustard, and pepper in small bowl to combine. Add olive oil and whisk again till well blended. Store in fridge and it will keep for 5 days.

BANANA MANGO ORANGE SMOOTHIE

• 3 oranges (juiced)

• 1 banana

• 1 mango

• Handful of ice cubes

• Agave nectar or raw honey to taste

Blend and serve!  Serves 3-4

Beauty Tips

Exercise your complexion…

With a relaxing, restorative facial massage. Facial massage increases circulation to the skin, and improves its ability to absorb moisturizers and nutrients. It also enhances the skin’s ability to release toxins and heal itself.

It’s important to do the massage routine at least four times per week. In the evening, just before bed, cleanse your face and neck. Then pour approximately two tablespoons of Neways Mixing Oil and three to five drops of essential oil in a bowl and stir, (I suggest Lavender, Geranium, or Orange Essential Oils) After that, follow the outline massage routine. (Repeat each step several times.)

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