Alkaline for Life® Blog

Never Heard of Choline? Here's What You're Missing
One nutrient that has flown under the radar for far too long is choline. Never heard of choline? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Considering 90% of Americans are deficient, it seems that many people are unaware of this [...]
Alkaline Diet Helps Preserve Muscle
Muscle mass is a major predictor of quality of life, particularly as we age, and aging muscle loss begins quite early in life. From the age of 30, one loses as much as 3% to 8% of muscle per decade. Most of those living [...]
Simple Test to Protect Heart + Bones
Did you know that heart disease and osteoporosis are closely linked - to such an extent that it’s been suggested those with heart disease should be screened for osteoporosis and vice versa? According to emerging science, the two conditions are tied together by one major factor [...]
Alkaline for Life Blog: How to Determine Your Vitamin D Needs
Vitamin D levels fluctuate throughout the year, generally rising in the summer months and dropping in the winter. Keep this in mind when you get your results. If you have marginal levels at [...]
Alkaline for Life Blog: How Stress Could Be Damaging Your Bones
Our skeleton is a “maternal giver,” always ready to sacrifice itself for the higher survival needs of the whole. For example, if blood calcium drops to a threateningly low level, the skeleton immediately breaks itself down infusing a [...]
Alkaline for Life Blog: 3 Reasons to Supplement with Vitamin K2 As MK-7

It's hard to believe vitamin K2 as MK-7 (menaquinone-7) doesn’t get as much attention as calcium, magnesium or vitamin D, especially when you realize its power for building bone strength, helping to [...]

Alkaline for Life Blog: Can Taking Collagen Help With Osteoporosis?
While we think of bone as hard, inflexible, static, and even dry tissue, bone is really flexible, living tissue. It is these qualities that give bone its strength and these qualities derive from the [...]
Alkaline for Life Blog: The Link Between Acidosis and Osteoporosis
In order to help buffer excess acid buildup, it may become necessary for the body to draw upon its alkali mineral stores. The bones, of course, represent the body’s largest storehouse of mineral reserves, but mineral stores [...]
7 Tips for Creating and Maintaining Happy Joints
Unfortunately, millions of us live with uncomfortable, unhappy joints due to chronic inflammation and a situation I call “repair deficit.” If you are trying to gain and maintain comfortable, good feeling joints, consider these top-7 joint-enhancing self-help tips [...]