Our bodies and minds must work together harmoniously if we want to achieve optimal health. Fortunately, many ancient remedies can work to rebalance your energy and pH levels, so that you can feel your best. Did you know that many health problems have been linked to high acidity levels within your body? Acidity causes inflammation, which therefore causes cortisol levels to rise, resulting in a plethora of disease and illnesses.
If you want to have better health, it’s important to alkalize your body is much as possible, which can be done with the following natural remedies:
- Adding Cardamom Powder To Your Coffee – Even though our world essentially runs on coffee, it does fall on the acidic side of the pH scale, which can damage our bodies if we drink too much. To negate these harmful effects, try adding a half teaspoon of cardamom powder for every 12 ounce cup you brew. If you’d like to further alkalize your body, make sure to drink plenty of water if you choose to drink coffee in the morning; this will help to keep acidity down, while also keeping you hydrated.
- Alkaline Foods – Like we mentioned above, eating a fairly alkaline diet will do wonders for your mind, body, and soul. Our bodies pH level is naturally somewhere between 7.30 and 7.45, so eating foods that match this pH level will make us feel our best. Foods such as raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and starches are the optimal foods for the human body. Eating too much meat, dairy, processed foods, refined sugar, and alcohol can throw our body’s pH level off, therefore opening the body up to disease. Also, drinking water at the correct pH level is important. Try to drink non-fluorinated, ionized water if possible.
- Oil Pulling – According to Web M.D., oil pulling offers many benefits, including protecting against gingivitis, plaque, and microorganisms that cause bad breath. This Ayurvedic practice dates back 3000 years, and involves simply swishing around 1 tablespoon of coconut, sesame seed, or sunflower oil in your mouth for 20 minutes, then spitting it out. The enzymes from the oil will help pull out toxins and acidity from your body, reducing inflammation in the process. You will also notice whiter teeth, clearer skin and eyes, and stronger gums, plus, your energy levels will be noticeably increased.
- Using Turmeric In Your Cooking – Turmeric has been used by ancient cultures for a variety of things, including arthritis, heartburn, stomach pain, diarrhea, gas, bloating, headaches, bronchitis, depression, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and much more. This powerful herb should definitely become part of your daily nutrition regimen if it isn’t already; you can either added to your cooking, put some in your tea before bed, or add it to your baking. 1 teaspoon of turmeric per day should do the trick.
- Practice Positive Thinking – As you probably already know, negative thoughts for the body and mind’s worst enemy. Practically all disease begins with the mind, so training our brain to weigh in on the positives instead of focusing on the negatives is absolutely vital to our health. It might take some time, but don’t give up on reprogramming your brain. You might slip up a few times and fall back into negative patterns, but this is expected. Instead of beating yourself up, just take a few breaths, relax, and forgive yourself. Deep breathing, meditation, and positive affirmations can totally turn your life around, if you incorporate them into your overall lifestyle.
- Use Essential Oils – There are a wide variety of essential oils available, all with different healing properties. Some of the most common are lavender, which can help with stress and anxiety; peppermint, which can help you feel refreshed and alert; and chamomile, which also relieves anxiety and stress. However, there are many more to choose from, depending on your particular problem. To use them, either massage a drop or two on the area which seems to trouble you, or, for stress and anxiety, simply massage the drops onto your temples. You can also add 15 to 20 drops to a warm bath, use a diffuser, or even put a drop or two of ONLY pure oil into your tea. ~Power Of Positivity