Over the past month or so I've been focusing on the subject of inflammation- what it is, how to measure it and what to do to reduce it. Inflammation in the body contributes to the advancement or perpetuation of every disease you can have- from orthopedic diseases like arthritis to heart disease to cancer and everything in between. Because inflammation contributes to the perpetuation of many of the painful musculoskeletal issues that I help people overcome, I thought this would be an interesting and helpful...
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Avoid This More Than Anything To Reduce Inflammation
oday I want to talk about the food item that is contributing the most to acidity and inflammation in your body. Before I do, let me tell you a few facts about this food item.
-In 1822 the average American consumed roughly 9 grams of this food item every day
-In 2012 that average was up to 153 grams per day, which equates to 130 pounds per year
-This food item is completely devoid of any vitamins or minerals and holds no nutritional value whatsoever
-This food item is...
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The First Step to Reducing Inflammation
Today I want to talk about the first critical step towards lowering your Ph and therefore lowering your level of inflammation- consuming alkaline water.
The Ph scale is a scale that measures the acidity or alkalinity of something as compared to a neutral reference. The scale typically goes from 0-14 with 7.4 being deemed "neutral".
When our body becomes acidic, it begins to display a Ph that is lower than the neutral point. When this happens, our body fights to keep the Ph at a neutral primarily...
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