Summer Detox Part 2: Back to Basics

In Summer Detox Part 1: Heavy Metal Detox, Bonnie Pockley introduced a fun and easy way to start the summer detox process by way of a heavy metal cleanse.  Now its time to go back to basics, to give you your best beach body ever!

The sun is out and the days are fine, the smell of blossom fills the air and on the weekend, your friends want to go to the beach. Yes, it’s almost Summer; the season of shorts, bikinis and long languorous days. It’s the perfect time to spring-clean your body and get your eating habits back on track to look, and feel, your best. So, let’s get back to basics and start summer with some detoxification and a reminder of the principles of good eating. At TONIC SUPERFOODS we believe that the more good stuff you add in, the less of the other stuff you need to worry about. Remember: the best way to get rid of bad habits is to replace them with good ones!

Drink MSM every morning:

MSM is a powerful blood cleanser and detoxifier. Drinking a teaspoon to a tablespoon in water every morning is one of the best things your can do to kick start your metabolism and set you up for a good day. MSM helps digestion and supports the synthesis of collagen, making it an all round must for glowing skin and a beating the dreaded bikini bloated belly. MSM tastes bitter so disguise the taste with some organic honey or a squeeze of lemon juice.

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Alkalise your body:

In order for your body to operate at its optimum level your blood needs to be alkaline. When it becomes acidic, your kidneys work overtime to regain a blood ph level of around 7.45. Beyond this, an acidic system is aging, inflammatory and aggressive to your body because it leeches calcium and other mineral from your skeleton to redress acidity in the blood. Fruit and vegetables alkalise your body so eat plenty of them and avoid acidic foods like glutenous grains (oats, rye, wheat,) refined dairy, sugar and excess coffee. I don’t say ban coffee altogether here because coffee has certain health benefits that offset its acidity. Coffee brewed fresh and black is a great blood cleanser so oft for a Long Black or a Long Macchiato instead of your usual Flat White. TONIC SUPERFOODS smoothies are also the ideal meal or snack during a hot summer day because they are quick, easy, nutrition and delicious! Water also alkalises your body so make sure you are drinking your 8 glasses every day.

Stay away from processed foods:

Processed foods are often highly toxic. As we’ve mentioned before on this blog, processed foods often contain nasty chemical, GM additives, high amounts of sugar and fat and are difficult for your body to process and are thus stored as toxic build-up. Added to this, inorganic foods are sprayed with pesticides and herbicides that contain heavy metals. It is fair to say, the more human interference involved with food production the more likely it to make you look and feel unhealthy, contribute to weight gain and illness. The most important guideline under this topic heading is to get rid of sugar and flour! If you are serious about your health, cut them out of your diet as much as you can.

Eat nutrient rich food from organic sources:

Organic food is what food should be and means that it hasn’t been sprayed, waxed or tampered with during its production. Organic food also has a higher nutrient value, better taste and is environmentally sound. TONIC SUPERFOODS are a great place to start with eating organic because they contain higher mineral and vitamin levels than other foods, stay fresh on your shelf (no more having to throw out old fruit and veg because you haven’t got around to eating it), tastes delicious and leaves you satisfied. Added to this, your body will feel more energised, look healthy and perform better.

Eat good quality protein at almost every meal: 

Add protein to a detox? It may sound strange but protein is very important to detoxification. Your body required amino acids (protein building blocs) for almost every process in your body. Protein also keeps you feeling full and is an important part of any weight loss plan. This doesn’t mean you have to eat steak at every meal but rather to be mindful of including protein in your diet. Did you also know that TONIC SUPERFOODS Bee Pollen is richer in protein than beef? There are many ways to include protein in your diet so be creative and try something different like adding a spoonful of bee pollen to your favourite smoothie. You’ll love the taste!

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Stress-less:

Stress has become a past of our modern lifestyles. We never have enough time to stop and enjoy what matters to us. Stress contributes to almost every illness making it important for us to find the time to unwind before we pay the price later. Use the beautiful weather as an excuse to sit in the park or go to the beach and tune out to other people’s demands on your time. Taking even just 15 minutes a day for yourself will help keep stress levels down and make you feel slightly more human again. You’ll find the less stressed you are, the better food choices you make and the happier you will feel. Magnesium is also a great stress-buster so make sure your smoothies contain some of TONIC’s high magnesium Raw Cacao.

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By Bonnie Pockley

Water – What you should know before reaching for the TAP!

We all know water is good for us & we all learned at school that our body is made up of about 70% water. Blood is mostly water, and your muscles, lungs, and brain all contain a lot of water. Your body needs water to regulate body temperature and to provide the means for nutrients to travel to all your organs. Water also transports oxygen to your cells, removes waste, and protects your joints and organs.   

We get it, water is important! But is all water the same?

Reasons to drink water….

Water acts as a nourishing agent. Water circulates through the blood and helps transport nutrients and oxygen towards organs and cells. It acts as a solvent for many nutrients and essential salts and makes them available for absorption by the body.

Water is a cleansing agent. It carries metabolic wastes away from the body – otherwise known as urine and sweat. This is one of the most important functions of water in our body.

Water helps with energy. Being dehydrated can leave you feeling all but energized & feeling tired - even mild dehydration of as little as 1 or 2 percent of your body weight. If you're thirsty, you're already dehydrated; this can lead to fatigue, muscle weakness, dizziness and other symptoms.

Water helps lower the blood pressure. When you lose more than optimal levels of fluid due to various conditions (not drinking sufficient water, heavy exercise, illness, etc), the body tries to adjust for the loss of water by constricting blood vessels so that the rate of loss of water (due to sweating and respiration) is reduced - which in turn leads to higher blood pressure.

Water minimizes the risk of heart disease. This follows from the above point - increased dehydration causes your cells and tissues to absorb water from the blood stream and thus decreases the volume of the blood flow. Increased blood pressure is a sign of a heart that’s working harder than it should - it tries to pump more blood to excretory organs to compensate for the reduced volume.

Water keeps your skin looking and feeling good. In the process of sweating, it acts like a detox for your skin by removing impurities in the skin and cleansing it. Dehydrated skin cells can cause skin to appear wrinkled.

Water helps to ensure adequate electrical functioning – it helps you think. Electrical functioning your brain and nervous system function properly. Your brain and nervous system send out electrical signals to function properly.

So what is water?

Water is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H2O – meaning each molecule of water comprises of two Hydrogen atoms & one Oxygen atom.  Sounds great, but when we turn to the tap it’s a little bit more than that!  The Water Authority is required to treat our water supply with a range of chemicals in order to comply with the relevant regulations. These chemicals include:

Chlorine

Chlorine is used as a disinfectant to remove potentially dangerous bacteria and other micro-organisms. However, it is Chlorine that is responsible for the sometimes questionable taste, smell and odour in our drinking water. Chlorine has also been identified as a potential carcinogen – excellent! (Not!)

Fluoride

Fluoride is added to supposedly protect against dental decay particularly in young children. There is a considerable amount of research that suggests fluoride may have adverse effects on human health.

Aluminium

Aluminium is added to our water supply to act as a flocculant, ironically to make the water look clearer.

But isn’t fluoride good for us?

The sole justification that favours fluoridation is that it apparently reduces tooth decay. 
However, many studies have found no beneficial difference between those that drink fluoridated and those that don’t drink fluoridated
water. In fact, one study showed decay was greater in those that consumed fluoridated water regularly! Moreover, dental health in Europe has improved since
1970 without fluoride.

In tests on laboratory animals, fluoride has been shown to enhance the brain's absorption of aluminum - the substance that's found in the brains of most Alzheimer's patients.  Remember aluminum is also added to tap water!

Dental fluorosis is when a discoloration of teeth occurs due to excess fluoride. It is the first indication that the body is getting excess fluoride. But bones also collect fluoride and can develop skeletal fluorosis. Since 1990, numerous studies have reported an association between fluoridated water and hip fractures. Fluoridation is also known to increase osteoporosis (brittle bones), with three different osteoporosis studies showing associated hip fractures with fluoridation. Excessive fluoride has been shown to damage the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, leading to limited joint mobility, ligament calcification, muscular degeneration and neurological deficits.

So, what are the alternatives?

First thing that comes to mind is bottled water.  This negates the issue of added chemicals, however you need to be careful of plastic bottles! Many of the brands of bottled water available come in plastic containers, plastic containers created with a chemical compound called Bisphenol A (BPA). BPA mimics estrogens, binding to the same receptors throughout the human body as natural female hormones. Tests have shown that exposure to BPA can promote human breast cancer cell growth as well as decrease sperm count in rats, among other effects. These findings have raised questions about the potential health risks of BPA, especially in the wake of hosts of studies showing that it leaches from plastics and resins when they are exposed to hard use or high temperatures (as in microwaves or dishwashers).  It is suggested that these plastic bottles should not be reused, nor stored in areas where they are likely to be exposed to heat.  Glass bottles are a far safer option.

So, what about filtered water? By drinking filtered water you will be greatly reducing the risk of colon cancer, rectal cancer and bladder cancer through the removal of chlorine and chlorine products, many water filters also eliminate heavy metals found in water from pipes. Filtered water consumption also reduces the risk of gastrointestinal disease by removing some nasty bacteria that are prone to infesting our gut lining and wreaking havoc in the bowels. It’s really your last line of defense against up to 2000 toxins that may be present in a sample of drinking water delivered to your house via tap. Water filters are easy enough to use and don’t take much preparation. 

Another option, that may seem completely crazy at first, and like a whole lot of work, is to find a source of water and collect your own.  Yep, that’s right, there are springs all over the place where you can go – with glass bottles, and collect your own water straight from nature.  No added chemicals, just real water. You will be able to taste the difference to tap water – no added chlorine!  It’s also cold & refreshing – guaranteed to make you feel AMAZING at the first sip.  You need to make sure the water is from a real source though, real spring water will not be contaminated with bacteria.

Just remember, Water is the recommended fluid to satisfy thirst and is nature's choice. It is calorie-free, inexpensive and readily available and regardless of what sort of water you chose to source & drink, just by choosing to drink water instead of other beverages will have a positive impact on your health.

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Have you had your hydrogen today?

Today's post comes from Vitality Plus, where they share with us the benefits of MegaHydrate®.

Free radicals are unstable molecules created by poor diet, stress, pesticides, pollution, electronic devices and, even naturally, by the normal biological processes of the body. Free radicals attach themselves to a stable molecule within the body and steal its electron. After the stable molecule loses its electron, it becomes a free radical. This continuous chain reaction results in cellular damage to the body, allowing disease and premature degeneration to take place.

The proliferation of free radicals has been linked to an absolute multitude of ill health conditions. Antioxidants neutralise free radicals by donating one of their own electrons. Of course, once the antioxidant donates its electron, it becomes a weaker free radical itself, in search of another electron.

What your body needs is a Super Antioxidant. Now, a major scientific break discovery has made just such an antioxidant available, providing a quantum leap in health protection.

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What is Zeta Potential?

MegaHydrate contains the active ingredient Silica Hydride, a compound known to positively affect the "zeta potential" of blood cells. Zeta potential (x) is the electric potential, or charge, that exists in a hydrated particle and the surrounding solution. Zeta potential is an important and useful indicator that this charge can be used to predict and control the stability of colloidal suspensions. The greater the zeta potential, the more likely the suspension will be stable because the charged particles repel one another and thus overcome the natural tendency to aggregate. Zeta potential is an electrical charge that describes how far apart cells are. Greater zeta potential indicates more space between cells.

Increased zeta potential has many positive health benefits. More zeta potential means more surface area for cells. Toxins, viral matter, fungi, and bacteria trapped between cells can be expunged more readily. More importantly, water enters cells more easily. Water is arguably the most vital component of anti-aging, life extension, and the removal of free radicals and waste.†

The Water We Drink

The water we drink differs substantially from the water that surrounds our cells and tissue. Tap water has a surface tension of approx. 73 dynes. The water around our cells has a surface tension of approx. 45 dynes. It is necessary, therefore, that the body reduce the surface tension of water we consume in order for nutrients to pass through cell walls, and for toxins to pass out of the cells. To do this the body requires continually replenished levels of negatively-charged hydrogen ions.

As was mentioned earlier, in addition to hydration, MegaHydrate is the most powerful known antioxidant food. Since it is an "pure" antioxidant that does not turn into a free radical itself. Taken daily, MegaHydrate delivers far more Hydrogen ions than by eating kilograms of raw fruits and vegetables or drinking gallons of "healing waters", also known as "glacial milk."

What is Glacial Milk?

It was reported in Hunza, West Pakistan, that Hunzukuts enjoyed outstandingly excellent health and amazing longevity. Although some have questioned the details and accuracy of the records of Hunza longevity, others have tended to support the claims that individuals had exceptional health and were indeed long-lived.

A team of cardiologists observed and reported that the heart health of the centenarians in this area was exceptionally good and may have been a factor of delayed aging. The good health and longevity was attributed in significant part to the use of glacial milk for irrigation of crops and for drinking. Glacial streams throughout the world are abundant in amorphous silicate minerals, many of which are in the nanoparticle (<1 µ) size range.

For over three decades, Dr. Patrick Flanagan studied the remote regions of the world where these people live healthy active lives past the age of 100 years. While the diets in these regions differed dramatically, Dr. Flanagan discovered the amazing fact that the drinking water in these regions was almost identical and came from frozen glaciers that had melted. This water, known in some circles as "glacial milk," displays some very distinct physical differences from the water that most of the civilized world is drinking.

The surface tension of glacial milk is much lower. This means that the water can be absorbed directly into the cells of the body with much greater ease facilitating hydration and nutrient uptake. It also means that waste materials can be removed from the cells more easily by the same life-giving water. Dr. Flanagan also discovered that glacial milk, or "life water", had very distinct physical properties of viscosity, heat, and energy potential.

After decades of laboratory and field research and study, Dr. Flanagan uncovered what may be the most important discovery about the true nature of hydration. He discovered why the waters are so different and can hydrate the human cell so effectively where people of these remote regions live well past 100 years of age.

How does this discovery help you?

In an effort to develop a concentrated and powerful antioxidant, Dr Patrick Flanagan, looked at all the chemical elements and realised that the smallest, but most abundant, element in the universe, hydrogen, would provide the most concentrated source of antioxidant power.

If you're supplementing antioxidants to your diet, you probably consume Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Beta-Carotene, Selenium and OPC's from grape seed or pine park. These antioxidant compounds consist of large complex molecules, but no matter how large they are, they each give up only one electron.

Each capsule of MegaHydrate contains hydrogen-enhanced silicate mineral, a compound of silica and hydrogen atoms modified to contain a loosely-bound extra electron. The extra electron is freely given to neutralise free radicals. Because hydrogen is the smallest known element, MegaHydrate can provide thousands of these electrons in each calsule. It is the only known form of antioxidant that does not become a free radical in the process of losing an electron.

Benefits to your body

MegaHydrate® raises the alkalinity of the extracellular fluid which surrounds your cells. An alkaline, versus acidic, environment is believed to be one of the major dererrents to tissue damage, aging and the growth of disease organisms. MegaHydrate® challenges the symptoms of dehydration and minimizes the process of aging.

Humans need Hydrogen to survive. Hydrogen is the key to long life and anti-aging. However, due to mass food production, mineral deficient soil, pesticides, chemical fertilizers, over-processing of foods, chemical preservatives, and drinking over-chlorinated and over-fluoridated water, people do not get enough Hydrogen ions daily.Body cells become damaged, hydration levels decrease and cells age.

In a state of dehydration, body cells cannot assimilate nutrients, remove waste and relieve pain. This is no more apparent than can be seen with conditions like arthritis or fibromyalgia. Dehydration also occurs as a side effect of caffeine, alchohol and stimulants. MegaHydrate also helps fight the negative effects of alcohol, stress, and free radicals as part of aging.

How Do We Normally Get Hydrogen in Our Diet?

When plants absorb sunlight, they store negatively-charged Hydrogen ions through the process of photosynthesis. When you eat unprocessed plants (RAW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES), your body's cells utilise the nutrients in those plants and, perhaps more importantly, the electrical charge of the Hydrogen ions in those plants. When your body burns Hydrogen and Oxygen, it generates the energy you need for every single process of life.

MegaHydrate® is a dietary supplement that is considered a food grade supplement rich in antioxidants by the FDA. Antioxidant foods like MegaHydrate help defy the aging process. It is safe, having been tested and shown to have no known side effects.

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