Without Potions or Pills
By Shelia Norling
I woke up as usual, stiff and sore for no apparent reason. Today would likely be like most every other day, a struggle to get through the afternoon without stimulants. Truth be told I’ve never known anything else.
I’ve had aches and pains all my life that had no explanation. My energy level has always been low but I really didn’t realize how low because it was all I ever knew. Now all of that has changed.
One day a few months ago I was talking with a friend about her fish tank. We were discussing the challenge of keeping the pH balanced and how frustrating it is to keep replacing fish. I knew we had to keep our body pH balanced too but I hadn’t given it much thought. Suddenly it struck me as important.
I began to ask, “What do I consume that tips my pH towards acidic?” I was always tired so I drank 3 to 4 cups of coffee a day, with sugar. My typical meals consisted of meat and potatoes and some kind of bread. A lot of what I consumed was processed convenience foods. It wasn’t something I set out to do...it’s just all I knew.
I decided to do an experiment. I stopped drinking coffee, centering my meals around meat, and reaching for sweets and bread several times a day. I was going to make an effort to eat more live food.
I’d tried to stop drinking coffee before but always had withdrawal headaches so bad I couldn’t continue. I arranged my schedule to prepare for the worst but was pleasantly surprised. I felt great immediately!
to ensure I kept going with my “experiment.” I was intrigued. Every day I felt better than the day before. The things
I thought I would miss terribly were discarded like yesterday’s news. It was the easiest thing I’d ever done! After decades of dieting, that has deeper implications
than you can ever imagine (unless of course you’ve been on the yo-yo too).
One day, a couple of weeks into my new program, I woke up to an experience I had never had in my life. I didn’t hurt! I had no pain anywhere. After a life of chronic aches and pains, it was like waking up in someone else’s body. I had no idea I could feel this good.
Oh, and did I mention I was losing weight without trying!? Yet another first. I now eat as much as I want whenever I want and the pounds just keep disappearing. I know, this time, they won’t find me later...they’re gone.
My skin is completely clear (even the dermatitis I had for years) and now nicks and scrapes I get in the garden heal so fast I can practically watch them disappear. My eyes are clear too. People have been commenting that I look younger and I have a glow about me. I love it!
I’m creating an internal environment of balance and vitality. I have more energy than I’ve ever had. All this without any special potions or pills, just what nature provides.
I created a list of foods that have an alkalizing affect on the body and, to my surprise, the list is quite extensive. Now I just eat from this list as much as I want whenever I want. Another good thing about this is not counting anything (i.e. calories, carbs, grams, etc.). I’m making up great recipes too. It’s fun!
I’m sharing my recipes and alkalizing food list with friends and they’re loving the results too. They're always amazed (at first) at how many alkalizing foods are on the list and pleasantly pleased to realize it's much easier than they first thought it would be.
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Shelia Norling combines her background in systems design, self-development, and nutrition with her love for cooking and her zest for life to deliver practical, no nonsense information for how to tweak your diet for greater health and vitality and how to tweak your life for greater enjoyment. Claim your free copy of Shelia’s extensive Alkalizing Food List and more at www.Tweakability.com.
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