Alkaline for Life® Blog
We’ve recently seen a positive new twist on the heart-health benefits of vitamin K. For the first time, researchers found that low serum levels of vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) were significantly associated with the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The alkaline diet is an ancient, yet novel, approach to nourishment. Life-supporting in the most profound sense, the Alkaline for Life® diet is composed of fresh, whole foods combined [...]
We can’t help but recall that humans evolved over millions of years on a very different diet, eating a wide range of wild and unprocessed whole plant and animal foods. For more than 98% of our time as hominids we ate [...]
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 [...]
Our 7-day starter list of alkalizing food ideas. For the most comprehensive list of what foods alkalize and what foods acidify, check out Dr. Susan Brown's best selling [...]
Heart disease is the #1 cause of death worldwide and the third leading cause of death in the United States, but it can be prevented through lifestyle choices such as diet, exercise and stress reduction. Vitamin C [...]
One of magnesium’s major functions in the body is its role in metabolism and energy production, converting the food we eat into energy to propel us through life. In carbohydrate metabolism specifically, magnesium [...]
