We all know that greens are not only good for us, but are essential to maintaining good health. However, that doesn’t mean we all consume the amount of greens that we should each day. Really, we should be consuming at least a couple pounds of greens a day; that is like eating 8 large salads!

Dark green leafy vegetables are perhaps the most concentrated source of nutrition of any food. They are a rich source of minerals (including iron, calcium, potassium, and magnesium) and vitamins, including vitamins K, C, E, and many of the B vitamins. They also provide a variety of phytonutrients including beta-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin, which protect our cells from damage and our eyes from age-related problems, among many other effects. Dark green leaves even contain small amounts of Omega-3 fatty acids.

Liquid and powdered greens are a way to supplement your diet to meet your body’s nutritional requirements. Of course, fresh raw vegetables are best, but when this isn’t possible, liquid or powdered greens is sufficient.

Supplemented greens can benefit the body in so many ways, especially in maintaining alkalinity. Why is it important to maintain alakilinity in our bodies?

According to energyfirst.com

Our bodies are designed to maintain a specific alkaline/acid balance. This “pH balance” (pH meaning potential of hydrogen) needs to be slightly alkaline for our cells to work properly (that’s where the green powders come in). On the other hand, part of natural cell function is to create waste that is acidic. Some of this acidic waste is used by our bodies as energy, and the excess is flushed out. Our bodies work very hard to get rid of the excess acid, but if they can’t or if the acid builds up for other reasons (stress, poor diet), an alkaline/acid imbalance occurs. This pH imbalance is bad news.

When our bodies are acidic, unfriendly bacteria, viruses, yeast and other unfriendly organisms flourish. As opposed to when our bodies are slightly alkaline (from eating alkaline foods like raw veggies and green food powders), and unfriendly bacteria, cancer, yeast and viruses CAN’T survive! The unhealthy fungus, bacteria, viruses, molds are always there in our bodies but they can only thrive if our bodies lose their acid/alkaline balance. When the body gets too acidic, it goes into emergency alkalize mode and does various things to buffer the acid so that our blood can keep its ideal pH level:

• uses “alkaline” reserves, if it has any
• takes calcium from blood, teeth, bones, and tissue to act as a buffer (did anyone say “osteoporosis”?)
• stores the acid as fat to keep it away from our organs (some people say that returning to a good balanced pH has allowed them to lose fat)