Just say "yes!"

I was asked yesterday to teach a class for a women's group on green smoothies next month, as I have become a vocal advocate of their yummy goodness in my circle of family/acquaintances. I had a "deer-in-the-headlights" moment at first, thinking, "uh oh, that is going to involve research, preparation, time (of which I seem to have a diminishing quantity daily) etc., as they would want to know the whys and wherefore of including specific ingredients, the nutritional values and other weighty aspects. But I said, "sure!" because...that's what I do. Then this morning, in my inbox there appeared this lovely newsletter article providing exactly the information I need. Love it when the planets align so tidily.

http://beta.active.com/active-cookbook-antioxidant-and-45rich-juices-and-smoothies-1909

lemony goodness

 I decided to cut back on the supplements I was purchasing, looking for similar benefits in natural avenues of diet. The purpose of one in particular was to balance pH and maintain alkalinity. The day I made the call to the distributor cancelling future orders, I came across this blog.
But not just that one; a subsequent Google search of "benefits of drinking lemon water" brings up 1.5 million hits! What caught my eye, although all the benefits were worthwhile, was "4) Balances pH Levels. Lemons are one of the most alkalizing foods for the body." Yay for happening upon just the right information at just the time it is needed!

(Easter) Bunny Food

I've decided to downsize the number of supplements I've been taking, one of which was to maintain the alkalinity in my body. I thought I would just focus on eating more foods on the alkaline scale. But I'd been putting off getting out my list of foods and actually stopping the shipments until this morning, in my e-inbox was this article on the perfect alkaline food: Romaine lettuce! Yum! Costco here I come!