Maintaining a healthy weight positively impacts every bodily function and system.

If we are bogged down with extra weight, it increases the toxins and acidic level in our bodies.


Keeping the body alkaline is the most important factor in keeping a healthy body. 

By avoiding toxins and unnatural fillers and preservatives that are added to food sources we are able to avoid toxic buildup.

Your food choices greatly affect your body’s pH level. Which then can influence  several health issues from body fat composition to the health of your bones, to the quality of your sleep. 

If you want to live well and feel healthy, the pH levels in your body matter. 

Start by incorporating more alkaline forming foods within your diet, mostly through plant-based foods & whole foods which reduces inflammation within the body as well as stress and disease.

 What are some of the benefits of an alkaline diet?

There are two groups of food acidic foods and alkaline foods. 

The foods that increase acid within the body would be meats, processed foods and dairy. The pH level in your body is neutral but slightly alkaline its a pH of 7.35. 

Your body works hard to maintain a healthy alkaline level to remain neutral.

It’s continuously seeking this balance. Your body has 2 correct  any change in alkalinity, due to any acid-forming foods that were eaten. 

These type of foods also remove calcium from our bones, which is an alkaline mineral within our bodies. 

Overtime this could lead to osteoporosis, due to the bone mineral loss that is occurring from a high intake of these acidic foods. 

High acidity in the body also leads to inflammation and increased cortisol within the body which is a stressor and has detrimental effects on your long-term health.

In comparison, plant-based foods that are rich in nutrients and antioxidants. These foods increase alkalinity. 

So by adding alkaline foods into your diet this helps to maintain healthy bone strength and density, due to slowing down the decrease of calcium within your bones throughout the aging process. 

Alkaline foods also are cancer-fighting because they decrease free radicals as well as inflammation through the body, promoting cell regeneration so that your organs in your system can stay healthy much longer in life.

Avoiding items that contain gluten, soy and wheat are vital. By utilizing herbal teas to maintain alkalinity within the body, improved bodily functions and overall wellness occurs.

Ready to lose the gluten? 

Removing gluten from your diet is more involved than just getting rid of breads and cereals and beer. Gluten is also found in so many other products that you would never think. It’s in gravy, sauces, medications, vitamin supplements & pastas. Being gluten free is a lot harder than it seems. It’s hidden in so many places, so many foods.

Gluten is the ingredient that gives breads and doughs that great, wonderful  elastic texture.

As a texture person that is something that I definitely miss. The word “gluten” is actually from the Latin word for glue.

So once you’ve decided to go gluten free, be conscious of any vitamin and mineral deficiencies that may occur.

For lots of Americans fortified breads and cereals enriched with certain vitamins are a staple in many diets. But other gluten-free flours are becoming more and more common, breads made from rice and almond flour, for example. 

So being conscious of vitamin intake is important overall. Especially for those that may be pregnant, taking vitamin C and folic acid or very important for proper fetal development. 

Taking a gluten-free multivitamin is a great idea for anyone that decides to transition to a gluten free diet.

Making sure that your fiber intake is sufficient is also important. Many wheat products contain gluten. 

So by eliminating those products a deficiency in fiber may occur, which will affect the proper function of your bowels. 

Be sure to get your fiber intake and other grains like vegetables beans fruits and brown rice. But it will need to be a conscious effort to maintain or increase fiber intake in your diet.

Maintaining a healthy BMI is a more evident sign of healthy weight than actual pounds on the scale. Maintaining a healthy circumference around your waist is vital to maintain optimal health. 

Knowing your BMI score is a simple way to be aware of your overall health based on your body weight. 

Staying away from sugary drinks and foods not only helps your waistline, but it helps the stability of your blood sugar levels, avoiding any potential diagnosis risks as Diabetes Type 2.

Sugar can be a very dangerous thing that should be handled accordingly.

Diabetes Type 2 is an terrible disease that sometimes develops due to a consistently high sugar diet. 

A disease that leaves you predispositioned for many other diseases and added fragility to your immune system. 

Not to mention the chances of amputations, due to a lack of proper diabetes management.

The fundamental cause of diabetes differs by type. Regardless of what type of diabetes you have, it can lead to excessive sugar in your bloodstream. 

Too much sugar in your blood can be the precursor to serious health difficulties.

Maintaining a healthy diet as well as consistent daily physical activity helps to resolve many elements with added benefits, as improved cardiac and lung health, endurance mobility and agility; while managing or resolving type 2 diabetes all together.

Being conscious of what we  consume as well as our daily movement is vital to improving our overall well-being.

Here’s an  E-book to Change Your Outlook, Become Positive & Optimistic

Maintaining a healthy weight and making wise dietary choices improves the entire outlook and wellness existence with increased confidence as well as social interaction.

Confidence is the first step in having a great outlook towards the world, it has to do with how you carry yourself out in public, how you interact with others and the internal peace that you have within.

So start today, by changing your eating habits as well as your outlook on physical activity …and your personal control and choice to live a positive, happy and healthy life.