You may be asking what the lemon water is all about. It helps bring the body's pH back to an alkaline state. If your body's pH is too acidic, your body releases calcium and magnesium from your bones and ammonia from your muscles to reduce the acidity. Over a number of years, this leaching of minerals could lead to osteoporosis.
It's similar to eating antacids when you have heartburn, except that the antacids are coming from your bones and muscles.
Eating fruit and vegetables creates an alkaline state and eating meat, grains, sugar and beans has an acidic effect. Obviously you can't eliminate all acid causing foods without becoming a total health freak but eating more fruit and vegetables and less sugar and starchy foods will make a big difference.
No amount of calcium supplements can make up for a bad diet. Your body will leach the minerals it has faster than it can absorb new minerals.
7:00- Lemon water
8:45- Small cup of coffee with half and half and Agave nectar, 3 scrambled eggs, 3 strawberries and some orange slices.
1:00- Half a salad from Calypso Cafe with black beans, chicken and a few tortilla chips
3:00- 2 Hershey kisses and a bottle of water.
6:00- A big slice of pork loin, salad and a few bites of homemade mac and cheese
10:00- Lemon water
Her workout consisted of 20 min. of playing Outdoor Adventure on the Wii- a little more intensity than the previous night.
She passed out on the couch soon after- and I mean OUT.
I warned her that some resistance movements will need to be added soon.
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