It's very interesting how "programmed" we are. When I tell people - especially those who want to lose weight - to get more fat in their diet, they look at me like I'm an alien. Well, I am a bit strange, but...

Really. Fat is is good for you - that is IF it is the right kind of fat. Saturated animal fats are not good. Hydrogenated fats from oils are not good.

But polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats are really good for you. Not only do they help to build healthy cells (every cell in your body has a fat membrane), but they also bind fat soluble toxins and take them out of your body - and most toxins are fat soluble. Getting an ample amount in your body every day will help keep your body healthy and your pH prime.

Also, fat makes a much better fuel for your body to burn than sugar does. Protein is a horrible fuel to burn...it's meant to build cells - not to be used as fuel. That's why high protein diets are toxic - they create too much acid.

Here are the 3 fats you want to get into your body every day...and by the way...you need about 50 - 70 grams a day just to hep build healthy cells:

All of these are best in raw / cold pressed form. Avoid oils that say refined or "light"...they've been tampered with.

1. Polyunsaturated - Flax seed oil. Take a tablespoon a day.

2. Monounsaturated - Olive Oil. Take a tablespoon a day.

3. Medium Chain Triglicerides - Coconut Oil. Take a tablespoon a day.

This will give you about 40 - 50 grams of cell building fats plus all of your omega 3's 6's and 9's.

Fat really can be pHat!

Here's to your wellness,

If you're feeling toxic, sick, slow, lethargic, any and / or all of the above, I want you to try something. It's a flush I do at least 2 - 3 times per week. It's as close as I can get to sticking a hose down my throat and flushing my whole body out...but without having to be so crazy.

It is not a conventional flush, but if you're brave enough to try it, I'm sure you'll come back and tell me how great you felt afterwards.

This is going to require a few things:

1. A sauna (like @ the gym)

2. 2 - 3 liters of water - pHion Booster

3. Minerals - pHion Alkaline Minerals

Some added things to increase the benefits:

4. pHion Acid Drainage

5. pHion Whole Body Detoxification

This flush will aggressively purge acids, toxins and waste out of your body through your skin...and your skin will be glowing the day after.

If you have a sauna...great. If you don't, but you belong to a health club with one...great. If you don't belong to a gym or club, call a friend who does and see if you can go as a guest. If not, call around to gyms that do have a sauna and see about a 30 day trial membership. Once you do this flush, and see the results, I KNOW you'll do it again...and again. The process is very therapeutic...very spa-like. Relaxing, rejuvenating.

If you want the ULTRA flush, go to the sauna AFTER getting an hour long hot stone massage. You'll get 2x the results. It will release a ton of toxins and acids that have been stored deep down in your tissues.

Here are the steps:

If you're going to do the massage first:

Take 5 - 8 pHion Whole Body Detoxification capsules and 5 pHion Blue capsules (or a teaspoon of powder) with at least 20 ounces of water before you depart to get your massage. This will supply your body with the elements to grab onto the toxins and acids that are released during the massage.

On your way to the sauna:

Drink as much water as you can. A liter is great. Also, bring two liters with you. If you have pHion Alkaline Minerals, take 3 - 5 capsules, and if you have pHion Acid Drainage, take 5 capsules too - this will help you sweat even more than normal. Another thing I do is bring some smooth rocks with me. They heat up in the sauna, and I massage my body with them. It gets the heat deeper into your tissues, and activates your ion pumps and enzymes to kick acids and toxins out faster. People in the sauna look at me like...dude - WHAT are you doing? I then use it as an opportunity to teach them a bit :) Ha. If you're bashful, then skip this part.

Go in and out of the sauna for an hour. Like 10 minutes in, and 5 minutes out in order to cool off. Keep your water outside of the sauna...you want to keep it nice and cool. 

Keep drinking...keep sweating. Bring some pH test strips along with you and test the first sweat that comes out...then test 30 minutes after. You'll be shocked to see it go from 5.0 to 7.0 that fast. It indicates how much acid you are releasing.

Just keep drinking water and sweating it out. While you're sitting in the sauna, do some stretching...deep breathng...self massage...bouncing up and down to stimulate lymph flow. Bend over for 30 seconds to get blood flowing to your head - do this a few times.

All of these things will help. Let me know how it works for you, and good luck!

Here's to your wellness,

I get this question often... "What do you think of The pH Miracle by Dr Young"?

Well... I have a lot of thoughts...both positive and negative. Here they are:

Positive

I first learned about the effects of pH on and in my body by Dr. Young. He's one of the more published authors on the subject. I implemented his principles and experienced a TON of great changes in my health: I lost 25 pounds in 40 days, I experienced an explosion in my energy, the skin problems I had for years cleared up, I found that I was "sharper"...clearer in my thoughts. It was "real".

Negative

Dr Young's regimen is VERY hard to maintain for most folks. No meat, no dairy, no sugar, no cooked foods, no coffee or alcohol, no condiments, no "treats"...no fun.

What I found over the course of time was that when talking about pH Balance, the key word is really BALANCE. Think of it as a simple math equation in your body:

Every acidic element ingested or created MUST be neutralized - every day. If your intake or creation of acids exceeds your buffering capacity, these un-buffered acids will get stored. When days turn into weeks and then months and years, these acids build up to the point where they become VERY problematic.

So, are acids worse than alkaline elements are? Are acids "bad"? The answer is no...absolutely NOT. They are what they are...which is a byproduct of metabolism. Is garbage bad? No...it's a byproduct of living. It's only bad when it's not properly disposed of. Right? I find that Dr Young demonizes acids. Which I also find silly.

I also don't think that there is any miracle here folks...it's actually basic chemistry. When your pH is right, the environment inside your body is right for the trillions of cells to thrive. Too much acid is bad, and too much alkalinity is bad...life hangs in the balance!

So...What is Balance?

First of all, understand that if you are really acidic right now, you should probably approach the solution in an unbalanced manner...because it's something you should begin changing right away. Also, if you've been living in an unbalanced manner for a while - in the acidic ditch - live in the alkaline ditch for a bit until you get in balance.

But after you get back in balance, you don't have to live a life that's devoid of foods you like in order to stay in balance. You don't need to do the alkavorian or alkalarian diet of tofu & veggies. You can eat some acidifying foods, but you must also eat foods or supplement your diet elements that will neutralize the acids from foods and metabolism.

This is one of the reasons I started pHion. I wanted to make really good alkalizing and ionizing products that would KEEP me in balance - even if I do have a glass of wine or a hunk of pecan pie :) and trust me... I use our products (in mass quantities) every day. I probably go through 3 boxes of pH Booster and 4 bottles of pHion Green a month. When I make a green drink, I put 3 huge teaspoons in there. Why? Because I love FEELING healthy and vibrant...but I'm also busy...so it's convenient for me.

Here's to your wellness,

We know how hard it can be to get your kids to eat healthy - I have three of them :) It seems like it's always a battle to keep their diet balanced. And while I don't let them drink a lot of soda or eat much candy, they do eat a lot of processed foods - many of which are "organic" But are these packaged "organic" foods really much better? Well...yes...and no.

Packaged organic foods are more "pure"...they lack of pesticides...and they might even have a higher vitamin content in some cases. , natural and organic processed foods are certainly a better choice then the conventional choices. But ALL packaged foods lack what they possessed in their raw state. Namely minerals and enzymes.

During the manufacturing / processing / pasteurization process, foods are heated. During this process - especially during pasteurization - minerals and enzymes are destroyed or denatured. What does this mean to your child? It means that their food is harder to digest and void of the minerals that are supposed to neutralize the acids that are created from these foods during metabolism.

We find that children are often times more acidic than many adults. Why? Because of all of the packaged and processed foods they eat. Do you remember kids being as unhealthy as they are when you were growing up? We sure don't. And the stats prove that out. Kids are heavier and sicker than they have ever been. And the culprit is primarily something called ACID.

When these acids build up in the fluids and tissues of your body, your internal ENVIRONMENT is changed. Instead of being clean and alkaline, it gets acidic and toxic. And its these acid wastes that can lead to allergies, weight gain, digestive problems and low energy levels - and even kidney stones in little kids.

Here are two simple things you can do to keep your kids from getting too acidic, and help their inner environment stay clean, green and pure:

1. Give Them Alkaline, Ionic Water To Drink - pH Booster

Your child's body is made up of more than 75% water. It can be found in the blood, lymph fluid, inside cells (intracellular fluid) and in the fluid that surrounds each cell (extracellular fluid). All of these fluids should be slightly alkaline and should contain the elements to neutralize acids so they can be eliminated. Water is the most important element in the process of eliminating acids. When your child drinks alkaline, ionic water every day, it will help flush out acid wastes and keep them from building up. You can boost the pH of your ordinary water to 9.5 and infuse it with more electrolytes than Gatorade at the same time with pHion pH Booster.

2. Give Them The Natural Green Foods Their Diets Lack

Fruits and vegetables supply vital nutrients like vitamins, antioxidants and fiber...plus the alkalizing minerals that you need to kick those acids out of your body. It's important that your child get at least 5 servings of fruits and veggies every day - and they're more nutritious when they're raw. Each serving of pHion Green is loaded with 40 different veggies, fruits, grasses and sprouts - and a teaspoon equals a over a pound of fresh produce!

Let's keep our nation's future - our kids - clean and healthy on the INSIDE!

Here's to your wellness,

As a matter of fact, this was the birth of pHion Balance. Personally, I was frustrated trying to test my urinary pH using pH Paper (litmus paper) - so after developing these for a couple of years, we introduced them in 2003. pH Stix are the most widely used pH test strips today for two simple reasons... they work the best, and they cost less :) We encourage you to make a habit of testing your pH at least weekly. pH Balance = Health!

Here's to your wellness,