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What Are PH Levels? Free Sample Alert


When it came to pH levels, I did not have a clue.


    The other day I received an email from a company that wanted me to try their Alkalizing powder supplement. The company had received my email from another blogger who recommended me. At first, I was hesitant to try the product as I thought, I don't need another supplement. I also had no idea how this product could help me. So after doing some research, I decided to give the product a try. This supplement was supposed to help my body with its pH levels. I did not know that I had a problem with my pH nor did I have a clue what pH levels had to do with my health.


So the powder supplement arrived and I was excited that it came in different flavors. The Natural Mango Flavor sounded good. So I mixed up a teaspoon in a glass of water and it had a light mango flavor that tasted good just in water. That is always the first part of taking any supplement if it does not taste good, I won't use it. The box recommended that I take it at night time. That made sense as it had magnesium in it along with other minerals like calcium. I already know the power of magnesium for helping me relax at night. So after taking a sip of my pH water, I put it aside for bedtime. That night I had no trouble falling asleep and the next day I felt like getting up before my alarm clock went off. I must have had a great night sleep. So this supplement is my new bedtime drink! I like that this pH drink contains all natural ingredients like Vitamin C, Calcium, Phosphorous, magnesium phosphate, Magnesium, and Potassium.

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I still needed to know What Is pH balance?  

Since this pH thing is so new to me, I decided to share with you what I learned from the website. I am not sure if my pH levels are not balanced but since the product contains minerals that are already in my foods, I will continue to take this supplement and see what other amazing things, besides great sleep, it can do for my body. Maybe it just might help my weak nails! So read on and then visit https://www.multiforcehealth.com for more information.

I would love to hear your thoughts on pH levels and any experience that you might be able to offer.

                                    Do you take a pH supplement?

Every cell, organ and bodily system function best at a perfect pH or acid/alkaline level. For example, the stomach and skin need to be acidic, while the blood and saliva need to be alkaline. The body is constantly maintaining and balancing its various pH levels.*




The average pH values of the most important body fluids are:*
•    Saliva 7.2 -7.5
•    Gastric Juices 2.5
•    Pancreatic juice 7.5 -7.8
•    Gall Bladder 7.5 – 8.8
•    Blood 7.37 – 7.43
•    Vaginal secretion 4.0 – 4.7
•    Seminal fluid 7.8 – 8.2
•    Urine 6.2

The problem begins when the body becomes too acidic and the signs of this occurring are:*
•    Heartburn
•    Burning bladder
•    Gout
•    Stiff, sore joints and muscles
•    Headaches
•    Feeling like you have no energy
•    Kidney stones
•    Gall stones
•    Bad breath
•    Body odor
•    Constipation
•    Bad moods / bad temper
•    Dry skin
•    Smelly sweaty feet
•    Skin that breaks out easily
•    Weak nails
•    A weak immune system

Where does the excess acidity come from?*

It starts primarily with what we eat and drink. The typical modern Western diet, low in fruits and vegetables and containing large quantities of animal products, refined flour, and grains, processed foods, and sugar, as well as our high-stress levels, produce acid forming chemicals in the body. Foodstuffs with animal protein (meat, fish, dairy products) are particularly acid forming. The protein contains sulfur and phosphorous, which are degraded to sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid. An over-acidified body is a result. Such acids can be neutralized by the sophisticated buffering systems in the body – but only if the body contains enough alkaline mineral compounds that it needs to do this work.

These minerals - calcium, magnesium, and potassium - can be found mainly in vegetables and fresh fruits. We should be eating seven to ten servings of fruit and vegetables every day as well as drinking 2 liters of water, but most of us don’t get anywhere near that number.

Consuming too many acid forming foods on a long term basis leaves the body struggling to get rid of the excess acid every day. This results in the symptoms listed earlier. More worrying is the long term effect on our health. Scientists believe that if insufficient alkaline minerals are consumed, the body will have little option but to leach them from the bones and organs, putting us at risk of many lifestyle related diseases.

Studies in America and Europe have indicated that people following a Mediterranean-type diet enjoy better health than those following a Western diet for example. This is attributed to the fact that a Mediterranean diet is high in vegetables and fruits, whole grains, olives and lower in animal protein and dairy products.

*information was copied from Multiforce website

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Tingley Beach Requires COOLA Sport Sunscreen Spray

Tingley Beach is a fun place to experience nature!


 My boys and I had a blast at a fun spot in Albuquerque called Tingley Beach. This place is not a beach anymore as it was a favorite swimming many many years ago. It is now a place where you can fish, feed some ducks, take a boat ride, and even ride a train. My boys wanted to visit Tingley Beach to ride the boats. Tingley has a small lake and you can rent these fun peddle boats for an hour. The lake may be small but it has plenty to see. In the middle of the lake, there is an island that is filled with plenty of ducks.

       
 Our fun day started out in the morning as the sun was beginning to come out. I made sure to put the sunscreen on the boys. My boys hate sitting still for long so they were happy that I brought along a spray sunscreen. This mom loves that COOLA Sport Sunscreen is made with 70%+ certified organic ingredients like Cucumber, Algae, and Strawberry Extracts. My boys were surprised at how great this sunscreen smelled. It had an awesome guava mango scent. It also did not feel heavy on my skin so I quickly forgot that I had sunscreen on. Which is good as I hate the feel of sunscreen. Since we were going to be near the water, it was good that COOLA was water resistant and SPF 50!

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  I loved how easy it was to spray on our sunscreen! COOLA also makes other sunscreen products that I got to try. I really love the Sport Stick as it has a tint and SPF 50 in it so it doubles as my foundation too.

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With our skin protected from the sun, we were ready for our boat ride. The boat only moved if we peddled the peddles on it so this mom got some great exercise too. My boys did the steering of the boat while I peddled away. We did stop to take some pictures of the ducks and a selfie.



After our boat ride, we walked around the lake and explored nature. My son found a caterpillar and one making a cacoon.


We also feed the ducks some corn tortillas. This duck was so pretty and so different from all the rest of the ducks.


                       The boys also found a waterful and just had to get their feet wet.


  By the end of the day, we were tired and hungry. It was time to go home and have a breakfast burrito. There is something about this New Mexico fresh air that just makes me crave a breakfast burrito with green chile, it must be that it is green chile season. I was happy that no one got sunburned as COOLA Sunscreen kept us protected.


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Back To School Fun With Go Organically Fruit Snacks

The kids are going back to school and we wanted to get one last fun day in!


      We received plenty of Go Organically Fruit Snacks and other fun goodies to facilitate this post.

  The kids are head back to school and I am kind of excited but sad at the same time. That means summer will almost be over. The days are getting shorter it seems as it is now getting dark at 8:30 PM.  While I do welcome the cooler weather, I dread when it gets dark out earlier as that means less play time. So to end our summer, the kids and I decided to visit Tingley Park. This is a fun place in Albuquerque with a small lake, ducks, and peddle boats. Last year, we rode the peddle boats with the teen and it was so fun. The teen did all the work paddling the boats but this year the younger boys wanted to try. So we packed up a bag of snacks and peddling a boat gets one hungry. We also brought the hand sanitizer as feeding the ducks means germy hands.


  The boys loved that I brought with fruit snacks. Go Organically Fruit Snacks makes it easy for this mom to say yes to fruit snacks as they are organic and made with real fruit. I love that they get their flavors from fruit juice and the colors from turmeric and vegetable juices. They also have vitamin C in them. These fruit snacks are so good that I buy them for me and share them with the boys, shh don't tell them. I have to hide a box in the pantry so I can have some.




Do you kids have a favorite snack/treat that is mom approved?







                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The boys and I had a great time. We rode the peddle boats, fed the ducks, and just enjoyed a day with nature. We even saw a train when we were there. It was a fun morning and I got some great exercise from the peddle boats. These boats required us to peddle with our feet to make them go around a little lake.


Here is our selfie on the boat!


The ducks enjoyed the bread we brought.


                                     There was a lot of ducks in the water.


These sculptures were fun to see. 



We did not ride the train this time but the train will take you to the zoo and aquarium.


That boy is always hungry.


 Find out more about Tingley Beach here  https://www.cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark/tingley

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Veggie Burgers Made With Baby Quinoa- Kaniwa

      These burgers have a unique ingredient in them that adds a nice flavor.


 I love veggie burgers and I am always looking for new ways to make them. It is just so satisfying to take a bite out of a thick meatless burger that is load with toppings like lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and other toppings like avocado. Veggie burgers are a great way to get protein and fiber into your diet. I usually use some type of grain along with beans when I make my veggie burgers. Sure I can buy veggie burgers at the store but homemade ones are so much better and I can control the ingredients that I put into them. I can also make my burgers a whole like thicker so they resemble a real burger. I just like the chew of the veggie burgers to resemble a real burger but I want the taste to not have flavors of meat. I don’t know about other vegetarians but I always hated the taste of ground beef.


  For this recipe of veggie burgers, I used a grain that was new to me. The grain that I used is Kaniwa or as others like to call it Baby Quinoa.  Kaniwa is called Baby Quinoa because it looks and tastes similar to its botanical relative: quinoa. This delicious grain cooks up with a crunchy texture and is loaded with lots of nutrients.  The grain is gluten-free and can be used in many recipes or served plain with some seasonings for dinner.  I like to eat this grain for breakfast with dried fruit and yogurt. The best part is it cooks in 30 minutes and needs no soaking or rinsing. You must visit Pereg’s website to find out more and discover some tasty recipes like this Kaniwa Burger.

                                           https://www.pereg-gourmet.com/



Kaniwa Veggie Burgers
Ingredients
½ cup raw Kaniwa
1 cup water
1 cup cooked chickpeas, smashed with the skins removed
½ cup breadcrumbs, regular or gluten-free
1 large egg, whisked
1 garlic clove, minced
¼ cup white onion, minced
¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons coconut oil

Directions
1. Combine Kaniwa and water in a medium saucepan and bring water to a boil.
2. 2. Lower to a simmer, cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tender and the water is absorbed. Remove from heat and let cool.
3. Combine Kawina with smashed chickpeas, breadcrumbs, garlic, onion, water, coconut oil, and spices. Preheat oven to 400F and form mixture into four patties.
4. Bake the patties for 30 minutes.
You can enjoy these hearty veggie burgers in a whole grain bun with your favorite toppings. I also like to serve these delicious veggie burgers over cooked veggies.


A Refreshing Glass Of Ice Tea Can Help Chronically Unemployable Women Find Work

I just love to relax with a glass of refreshing ice tea.


   One of my favorite things to do on a hot summer day is sitting outside under my pergola and relax with a glass of ice tea. I love that I can take a day off from work and relax. That word work brings a smile to my face as I love getting paid for something that I enjoy doing. For my family, me working means that we have money to spend on the extra and fun things. Not all ladies are as fortunate. For some, just getting a job can be tough. One company in Denver is helping chronically unemployable women find work and you can help their mission with a glass of refreshing ice tea.


 The Denver gourmet food company, Women’s Bean Project (WBP) is on a mission to help chronically unemployable women find work and it all started with $500 worth of beans. This gourmet food company is on a mission to break the cycle of unemployment and poverty by putting impoverished women to work in the food sector. You can help them by purchasing one of their 50 specialty food items like this delicious ice tea mix. As I was making this easy to make ice tea mix, I was telling my boys that we have a choice of where to spend our money. We can buy products that help support people or we can buy a product that helps someone to live in a mansion. They thought helping someone get out of poverty was a better choice.

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 I told my boys that I can choose to buy my gourmet coffee from the WBP or from the fancy coffee house. To me being that the coffee is comparable in price and tastes even better. I think the coffee from the Women's Bean Project tastes a whole lot better and it supports ladies who need help getting a job. It helps ladies turn their lives around. You need to go read about these success stories on the WBP Website. It simply amazing how this program helps ladies get off the street life or are no longer homeless.


The Women's Bean Project sells more than beans. They have over 50 gourmet food items that make great gifts or special treats for the family. My boys can't wait for me to make them brownies! Those silver tins contain some amazing spice blends that you can make salsa or guacamole with and use for your next barbecue. I know where I will be shopping when I need to send a gift to someone. For now, I have found a great place to get my gourmet coffee beans from.


Sugar-Free And Gluten Free Brownies

   Delight in these luscious chocolate brownies. They may be sans the sugar and gluten, but they definitely have rich flavor thanks to small touches like using European-style Dutch cocoa.


  I am always looking for healthy treats for my family so when I find a sugar free option dessert that is made with Stevia, I get excited. My family loves brownies and wanted me to make some for them so I grabbed a wonderful box mix and decided to treat them. I do like the ease of using a box mix sometimes when I don't feel like baking. The brownie mix that I used only needed oil and water. I always have oil in the house but not butter and eggs so I was glad the mix only needed oil! This chocolaty brownie mix was so easy to make. The teen walked into the kitchen as I was making them and saw the box. He made a comment about it being sugar-free. I told him that Stevia is a good tasting sweetener with no after taste and he just needed to taste the batter. The teen was surprised that this healthy sugar-free/gluten free brownie mix actually tasted good.

      Sponsored post: I was sent samples of baking mixes from Sans Sucre to facilitate this post.

  My husband was not home when I made the brownies so he did not see the box. All he saw when he got home was a plate of delicious brownies. My husband grabbed one and was delighted that they tasted good. He always questions my baking as he knows I like to bake healthy treats for the boys. My husband ended up eating three more brownies throughout the day. Of course, I never told him that they were sugar-free and gluten free, it was my little secret. All my husband needed to know was that these cake like brownies tasted good.


  The company that sent me the brownie mix also makes many other sugar-free products, many are also gluten free too. My boys can't wait for me to make their Low-Fat Chocolate Mousse mix. I just need to go to the store to buy some milk.


I am so glad that I can treat my family to some treats that are sugar-free. It makes me even happier that they like the taste of them! Want to know more about these sugar-free/gluten free dessert mixes?

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