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June 13, 2017 In Green & Healthy Living, Holistic Health, News, Spotlight By Suzanne Zilkowsky

Is Your Body Too Acidic?

A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, pH (potential for hydrogen) is measured on a scale of 0 to 14 - the lower the pH, the more acidic the solution, the higher the pH, the more alkaline (or base) the solution. When a solution is neither acid nor alkaline, it has a pH of 7, which is neutral. The following is a generalized list of examples of pH: pH 0 - battery acid pH 1 - hydrochloric acid pH 2 - lemon juice, vinegar pH 3 - grapefruit pH 4 - tomato juice pH 5 - black coffee ...

October 28, 2016 In Food and Recipes, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Suzanne Zilkowsky

Yerba Mate: A Traditional Source of Health and Energy

If you ever find yourself in Argentina, you will most definitely be offered a cup of their national drink: yerba mate. There, they still drink this tea-like infusion with a gourd and bombilla (a round drinking vessel and filter-straw). Slightly woodsy in taste, yerba mate is also preferred over coffee in Paraguay, Uruguay and Southern Brazil. This beverage is made from the leaves of the shrub-like holly tree, native to the subtropical South American rainforest. For centuries South American tribes have sipped on this “drink of the gods” for its rejuvenative effects, giving them invigoration, focus and nourishment. Argentine cowboys...