Environmental toxins, excess sugar, medications, and too much caffeine all create excess acidity in the body.
And an overly acidic diet eventually makes our bodies moresusceptible to disease.
Here are a few ways to do it:
1.
Drink plenty of water.
Adequate water intake supports all body systems and clears out excess toxins.
Drink half your body weight in ounces daily to keep your body systems regulated.
So if you weigh 130 pounds, drink 65 ounces of water.
Carry a water bottle with you and fill it with filtered water all day.
(Drinking from plastic bottles can wreak havoc on your hormones.)
Support lymphatic detoxification by exercising daily, dry brushing, and practicingbreathwork techniquesor breath-focused forms of yoga.
Trade coffee for herbal or green tea.
Green tea is highly alkaline.
Try jasmine, sencha, or matcha, or switch to a less acidic coffee.
Replace sugar with stevia, coconut sugar, or small amounts of honey.
Sugar is one of the most acidic foods, and it pops up everywhere in our day-to-day lives.
have a go at balance the amount you are having by using alternative sweeteners as much as possible.
Add a salad or add greens to every meal.
Leafy greens are highly alkaline and rich in oxygen.
Drink freshgreen vegetable juicesas often as possible.
This ancientAyurvedic practiceworks to cleanse the mouth, balance acids, and eliminate bad breath.
Try swishing with 1 tablespoon of raw organic coconut oil daily for 15 to 20 minutes.
I love doing this in the showerit’s so energizing!
This one may sound obvious, but it’s important to remember that digestion begins in the mouth!
Saliva is alkaline-forming, so chewing every mouthful 20 to 40 times is ideal.
Sweat (or bathe) it out.
The more we sweat, the more toxins we release.
The fewer toxins in our systems, the less acidic our bodies are.
I also love to soak in an Epsom salt bath a few times a week.
One cup of Epsom salts plus 10 drops of lavender oil equals total alkaline bliss.
Exercise regularly to actively move acids out of the body.
This keeps the lymph system flowing and creates more alkaline blood.
Dancing, running, and swimming are great at getting the lymph going.
Constantly mix up your routine!
Stress creates cellular acidity.
