Boost Your Health Simply by Alkalizing your Diet!

You’ve probably heard of alkalizing your body by now and how it will boost your health. But in order to fully appreciate how an alkaline body helps in our daily living, it is imperative to know the components of an alkaline diet and the importance of maintaining the pH of our body.

pH refers to the measure of acidity or basicity of a solution. More accurately, it pertains to the extent of dissociation of hydrogen ions of our body. If we consume the right types and amounts of nutrients and minerals conducive to our body’s development, our body is able to maintain the right pH balance. But you may wonder for a moment what exactly are the ‘right’ nutrients and minerals? This is where alkaline diet comes into the picture.

The concept of alkaline diet is ultimately about foods that leaves an alkaline residue in our body after digestion. Our body’s pH balance fluctuates with each intake of food, and in order to maintain it at the optimum pH, our body must have enough alkaline reserves which can only be obtained if we include at the minimum 80% of alkaline foods in our diet.

How do we classify foods into acidic or alkaline foods?

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What You Need for an Awesome Yoga Workout

These days, yoga is becoming more and more popular. people are beginning to understand the various benefits of yoga mainly to do with:

• Healing properties
• Weight reduction
• Mental health
• Beauty/ Skin condition
• Sex

Now, there are even fashions that have been specifically created for yoga, such as yoga pants. We see all kinds of people carrying around their yoga bags. You know the ones: They look like fabric tubes with a shoulder strap. But, what is really in these bags, and how much gear does one really need to be able to practice yoga?

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Green Cigarettes

Yes! Friendly-tips has taken a “U turn” today & we are taking about the benefits of smoking.

I started with the intention to write on Tips to Quit Smoking, but soon realized that it is easier said than done.  Especially people who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day will find it extremely hard to kick this habit.

A good friend once joking said : “ It is so easy to quit smoking, I have quit so many times.”

Here is a boon for such friends & for their friends ( passive smokers like me) – Green Cigarette. Commercially these products are known as Electronic cigarettes or alternative cigarettes. The benefits of this modern day wonder are:

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Famous chili

The famous chili is back in news. This time it’s not for bringing tears in your eyes or for burning your tongue, but for its health benefits.

We had long known chili to be Rich in Vitamin A & C ( Did you know that chilies have more vitamin C per gram than Orange ?). Another astonishing fact about chili is that it’s rich in beta carotene too. The best know benefit of chilies is its ability to reduce pain. Eating chilies will aid release of endorphins which in turn reduces pain.

The famous chili is back in news for another good reason- “ Eating chili will help in weight loss.”

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