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Alkalize fall drinks with apple cider vinegar
Dr. Susan E. Brown

Try apple cider vinegar for alkalizing fall drinks

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One of my favorite beverage choices for the cooler weather is my “apple cider vinegar tea.”  Whole books have been written about the health benefits of this alkalizing powerhouse.  And, apple cider vinegar has been consumed for centuries as a healing elixir with uses ranging from digestion enhancement, to curing colds and arthritis to fatigue reduction. It was even found in Babylonian texts from 5000 BC.

apple_ciderWhen mixing your drink

Like lemons with citric acid, apple cider vinegar with its malic and acetic acids tastes acidic, but becomes alkalizing when it is metabolized within our body.

It’s also very powerful — both in flavor and alkalizing ability — so consider taking this very basic invigorating recipe to the right and flavoring it to your taste with a variety of other bone-building ingredients.  My favorite is simple hot water, apple cider and a bit of honey.

When shopping for apple cider vinegar at the grocery store or health food store, make sure to look for the unfiltered, unprocessed version.  You’ll know you’ve found the right kind if it’s murky and even looks like it has cobwebs floating in it (called the “mother”) — really!  Braggs is one popular organic brand.

Remember, it’s powerful!

Please remember that apple cider vinegar is very powerful, so make sure to always dilute it with a good amount of water as noted above.  Drinking it “straight” could result in damage to your teeth or even to your esophagus.

Of course, apple cider vinegar has many uses besides a warm drink.  I’ve used it to get a tangy flavor in salad dressing, marinade or glaze.  If you have weak digestion try taking it as an appetizer before meals, as it will enhance hydrochloric acid production and build digestive strength.  Plus it tastes great to me!

What are some ways you enjoy your apple cider vinegar?  I’d like to hear about them.

 

Dr. Susan E. Brown

Alkalize your body – it builds and strengthens bone: new European study

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You heard it here first years ago, and now a landmark Swiss study verifies it. Neutralizing your net acid load through diet and supplements — or “alkalize”— builds bone and reduces fracture risk among healthy adults, aged 65+.

10waytoalkalize (2)In this study, researchers looked specifically at how much alkalizing it takes to strengthen bone. Participants were each given a high-dose of potassium citrate, and along with what they took in through their diet, they reached the recommended potassium intake of 4,500 mg/day.

At the end of the two-year study, people taking the potassium citrate showed an increase in bone mineral density as measured at several sites. There was also a strengthening of the micro architecture of their bone, as measured by trabecular (“spongy” bone tissue) bone volume, thickness and number.

These bone-strengthening improvements were significant enough to for researchers to be able to project a reduction in future fractures through this neutralization of net acid load.

What does this study mean for you?

  • You will likely need alkalizing supplements. Rather than high-dose potassium citrate, I recommend taking all the 20 key bone-building nutrients, and using them in their alkalizing forms, as found in my Better Bones Builder product.
  • These new research findings should encourage you to make sure you are doing your best to maintain the Better Bones Alkaline Diet. And, see my list of alkalizing foods to make it even easier.
  • Remember to test your pH using my simple first-morning urine testing system with my Better Bones pH test kit.

The Alkaline for Life diet is a key component of my Better Bones Program.

 

Reference:

Jehle, S., H.N. Hulter, and R. Kraft. 2012. Effect of potassium citrate on bone density, microarchitecture, and fracture risk in healthy older adults without osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism [on-line before print]. DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-3099.