Spring 2013

Spring, 2013

HOW  MUCH  WATER?  Just  a  5%  drop  in  body  fluids  will  cause  about  

25-­‐30%  loss  of  energy  in  most  people  

In  this  issue,  we  have  a  very  timely  focus  on  hydration.    We  are  

now  in  spring,  and  the  warmer  weather  brings  some  interesting  

challenges  when  it  comes  to  managing  acid-­‐alkaline  balance.  

Myth:  We  need  eight  8  oz  glasses  of  water  each  day.    Apart  from  

the  fact  that  this  was  simply  a  marketing  stunt  that  dates  back  

several  decades,  the  obvious  problem  with  this  is  that  it  suggests  

the  same  level  of  consumption  for  all.    Simply  not  true.  

Fact:  There  is  no  absolute  requirement  for  water  consumption  

that  provides  for  proper  hydration.  

In this issue…

1 How  much  water  should  we  

be  drinking?  

Lemon  Juice:  the  paradox  of  

this  acidic  alkalising  marvel  

The  hidden  value  of  peeing  

on  a  piece  of  paper  

An  introduction  to  our  

“perpHectly  balanced”  oils  

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Change  your  water,  change  your  life!  

Most  us  pretty  much  assume  water  is  water,  but  nothing  could  be  further  from  the  truth.    Your  water  choice  is  one  of  the  most  important  diet-­‐health  choices  you  can  make.    Check  out  this  water  demo  we  put  together.  It  might  just  change  

your  life…    bit.ly/perphectbalancedemo  

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How  much  water?...  

Hydration  is  critical  to  health  and  

well  being,  and  yet  barely  more  

than  lip-­‐service  is  paid  to  ensuring  

adequate  hydration  levels  are  

understood.    Little  wonder  we  

progressively  dehydrate  from  

about  80%  water  at  birth  to  less  

than  50%  at  death  –  that’s  why  

our  oldies  look  more  and  more  

prune-­‐like!  

A  generally  held  consensus  is  that  

Aim for 30ml alkaline water for each kilogram of body weight as a daily minimum

we  require  around  ½  our  body  

weight  (lbs)  in  water  (oz)  each  day.    

In  other  words,  a  90  kg  person  

should  aim  for  3  litres  per  day.    

An  easier  way,  perhaps,  is  this:  

 30  ml/kg  bodyweight  

Fluids  other  than  water  can  count  

towards  this  total  but  are  

discounted  based  on  what  they  

contain  and  how  it  is  metabolized  (not  

soft  drinks  or  alcoholic  drinks  for  

which  you  need  +1  for  1  just  to  catch  

up),    

My  daughter  is  right  on  to  this  

informing  me  that  for  kids  it  works  out  

to  be  100ml/year  of  age.  (Hmmmpf  –  

why  didn’t  I  think  of  that!)  

You  need  to  drink  more-­‐or-­‐less  

the  same  amount  of  water  year  

round.    Even  though  it  feels  like  

you  aren’t  sweating  as  much  as  

you  do  during  the  Summer,  your  

body  still  loses  a  lot  of  water      

from  breathing,  sweating,  and  

urination  –  the  more  toxic  waste  

your  body  has  to  get  rid  of,  the  

more  water  it  loses.    Dry,  cold  

weather  also  sucks  

up  a  lot  of  moisture,  

which  is  why  your  

lungs,  throat,  nose  

and  lips  feel  

incredibly  dry  when  

you  wake  on  a  cold  

morning.    

   

Hydrate despite the temp…

LEMONS ARE NO LEMONS WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH!

While lemon juice is very acidic, it is a powerful alkaliser because of its unique composition AND its ability to stimulate gastric acid production. Best first thing on waking is to squeeze a lemon into a glass of water.

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I  have  been  astounded  by  the  frequency  with  which  I  read  articles  reporting  on  how  bad  our  diet  is,  how  fat  we  are  becoming,  how  sick  we  are,  how  young  we  now  get  fat  and  sick.  And  the  most  unbelievable  of  all  –  60%  of  people  who  have  life  saving  surgery  for  a  diet  related  disease,  don’t  change  their  diet  after  getting  through  the  crisis.  

Then  on  my  way  in  to  the  office  I  see  a  big  part  of  the  problem  –  primary  and  secondary  school  kids  drinking  their  “breakfast”  of  Coke  or  Red  Bull.    Worse,  my  friend  in  the  office  witnessed  a  mother  feeding  her  2YO  kid  a  drink  of  “Mother”  and  that  was  not  off  the  breast!  

We  constantly  make  small  choices  that  have  huge  impacts  on  our  lives.    None  more  so  than  in  our  diet  –  and  as  parents,  these  choices  impact  the  health  and  well-­‐

being  of  our  kids  too,  not  just  for  now  but  for  their  entire  lives.    

The  more  we  understand  how  food  affects  us,  the  more  we  get  that  no  food  choice  is  small.      

To  live  or  to  LIVE?    

Personally,  I  want  lots  of  LIFE  in  my  life,  and  so  I  am  mindful  of  everything  I  eat  or  drink.    That  said,  often  enough  my  choice  is  “bugger  it,  this  is  gonna  taste  great”  and  I  am  prepared  to  take  corrective  action  after  (a  bucket  of  alkaline  water  to  balance  it  out).    

The  real  gravity  of  my  dietary  choice  began  to  really  sink  in  when  friend  and  naturopath,  Greg,  urged  me  to  read  “The  Cancer  Cure”.    While  I  read  parts  of  the  book,  it  got  me  thinking  and  connected  the  dots  between  my  health  and  the  work  I  was  doing  with  

cattle.    The  absolute  connection  between  dietary  acid  and  health  became  obvious,  and  my  research  into  alkaline  lifestyles  began  in  earnest.  

We  each  must  take  responsibility  of  our  own  health,  and  will  impact  those  around  us  as  we  return  our  bodies  to  their  natural  healthy  vital  states.      

Our  body  has  no  blueprint  for  sickness  and  disease  –  only  for  perfect  health.  

But  we  need  to  nourish  it  in  such  a  way  that  it  can  express  this  healthy  form.    We  do  this  through  what  we  eat.  As  a  guide,  80%  of  our  plate  at  each  meal  should  be  alkalising  food  with  only  one  calorie-­‐dense  food  in  each  meal.    Alkaline  water  should  account  for  80%  of  what  we  drink.  

 

Smarter  Food  Choices  are  Critical  to  Our  Long-­‐term  Health

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So what are Omega 3’s? - and why do I need them?

HEALTH MUST DO: Increase your Long-

Chain Omega 3’s If you are serious about

restoring health and vitality, one of the 3 critical MUST

DO’s is to restore the 4:1 ratio of omega 6 to Omega 3 fatty

acids. Omega 6 is hidden everywhere in processed foods, take away’s and

cooking oils. The vital, anti-inflammatory Omega 3 levels in our diet must be increased to restore this balance. All of

our oil’s contain a high concentration of Long-Chain

Omega 3’s.

Only the best organic seed oils

perpHect balance is fiercely loyal to and protective of

Australian Farmers. All of our oil blends use 100% Australian, cold-pressed, unrefined, organic

seed oils including flaxseed, camellia, chia, sunflower,

evening primrose, grape seed & wheatgerm.

There are 3 omega fatty acids that we often hear about: ALA (alpha-linolenic acid), EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), & DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). Besides being hard to pronounce, these are vital to your health.

ALA is the only essential omega 3 and quantitatively, it is by far the most important as it accounts for the vast majority of all omega 3 consumed. In contrast, despite their miniscule intakes, ALA metabolites EPA and DHA are physiologically the most important of the omega 3s. It is these two that are directly responsible for most of the benefits of omega 3 (thus the mischievous pop-nutritionist hallucination that we have a “fish-oil requirement”. We don’t – fish oil is simply a convenient way to get preformed EPA and DHA into our diet!

While we are on the topic, let’s correct a massive misunderstanding: Our bodies are perfectly capable of producing all of its required omega 3 metabolites – including plenty of EPA and DHA. They just don’t because omega 6 dominates in our diet and the omega 3 metabolic pathway doesn’t get a look in.

The ideal, healthy ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 is in our diet is 1:4, however, with the current Australian diet, the ratio is more like 1:10 and up to 1:25 far too often. Recent changes in diet which have seen the demise of green leafy veggies & a massive increase in processed foods, take away’s, etc. contribute the bulk of the problem. Such an unbalanced intake favours the production of pro-inflammatory omega 6 metabolites. While these are essential in small amounts, the overproduction results in an increased risk for the many

“inflammatory diseases” including arthritis, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and so on – there is about 170 of them, & they include 9 of the 10 most common causes of disease and death in the Western World.

Scientists continue to find more reasons to increase omega 3’s in your daily diet.

Some of the lesser known benefits include prevention of (& faster recovery from) sun burn, pain relief – particularly joint pain associated with sunburn, control of blood sugar, increased weight loss on calorie controlled diets, increased muscle recovery, more stamina, and cancer prevention. Of course, the value of omega 3s in controlling inflammation, prevention of heart disease, and its vital roles in brain health and development among many others can’t be over-emphasised.

And, while omega 3’s are found in oily fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel, sardines), the bulk of your omega 3 should be sourced from plants. Chia, hemp, flax and walnut are all good sources.

So, how can I correct & maintain the perfect balance between these two fatty acids?

Easy! We recommend a couple of tablespoons of perpHect balance omega 3 – VEGAN, BOSS, BEAUTY OR SIXTY+ .

20-30 ml of our highly functional omega 3 oil blends while reducing intake of processed foods and especially fried take-away’s will go a long way toward restoring your omega 3:6 ratio back to 1:4.

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Alkaline diets generate quite a lot of discussion – and rightly so. Yet, despite overwhelming scientific evidence supporting the positive impact alkaline diets, and the alkaline lifestyle that supports the diets, have on health they are still viewed with some cynicism.

Whenever a discussion on alkaline diet emerges, a discussion on pH measurement of urine follows – the value of this too is debated. This is understandable given the relationship between diet and urine pH is tenuous at best. Conversations about “acidic blood” and the nasties that are spawned by that don’t help build credibility. However, I can tell you with absolute certainty that monitoring urine pH is paramount if you are interested in your health.

There is no debate here at all! So, let me explain.

Urine pH has very little relationship to your diet. Neither does it have any connection to blood pH. What urine pH reveals with absolute clarity, is

how hard your body is working to preserve your blood and body fluid pH at 7.365, that is in their perfect physiological states.

Thus, if urine pH is ideal – 7.4 – your body is under absolutely no stress. As urine pH decreases (becomes more acidic) the effort your body is making to preserve body fluid pH is increasing. pH 5.5, your system is overloaded and your body is resorting to the desperate strategy of “compartmentalisation” to hide acidic metabolic waste in order to protect your vital organs.

Metabolic waste – the junk created from metabolising what you consume, the aftermath of stress and exercise – is acidic. This acid waste has to be eliminated via breath, sweat and kidneys. That which cannot be excreted in breath and sweat is dumped in urine and described by a bunch of jargon (eg. RAL- renal acid load, NRAL – net renal acid load, NAE – net acid excretion, etc.). By pH 5.5 your kidneys are at maximum capacity and acid waste is

backing up in your body.

As acid progressively backs up in your tissues, they become inflamed and over time, inflammation turns into disease. I will discuss this more in our next newsletter.

A healthy urine pH in to range 6.4 – 7.4 will show up on pH indicator paper as a green colour. That’s all we need to know to manage our health. The “greener” your wee, the healthier you will be!

“Hey Dad, Am I missing something here?

SIMPLE URINE pH ANALYSIS

The GREENER your wee, the

HEALTHIER you will be