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When feedback provides motivation for the journey

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I am both a new hand and a longtime journeywoman on the road to alkalarianism. On 25th March of this year I had my first consultation with Kate A’Vard* who is providing support as I gradually adopt a new way of eating. The journey that led to this first consultation has included many choices and a great deal of research and exploration over a number of years.

On the long journey of life it’s easy to focus so much on the width of the gap between where you are and where you want to be that the gap itself seems insurmountable. So, as I approach my second consultation with Kate, I wonder what changes will show up in my blood tests. I am realistic – my diet is currently a mix of new habits and old and I’ve just returned from Japan where vegetables don’t seem to feature much on any menu. Still, I know I will feel disappointed if the changes I have made so far are not reflected in the health of my blood.

Kate begins by asking me how I’m getting on and what changes I’ve noticed. In recent months I have lost some of the extra weight I am carrying, my skin is baby soft and I am increasingly aware that my skin improves greatly when I don’t eat dairy products. Even as I think of this I feel a sense of encouragement. Returning from Japan my clothes tell me have put on a pound or two and yet I feel confident that I know what to do to restore my diet and my weight. This knowledge alone gives me a great sense of power and optimism.

Blood tests don’t lie, so I’m eager to see the results and just a little anxious. What if they’re just the same? Kate is able to show me a highly magnified version of my live blood cells and to compare them with photos from our first session. (How cool is that!) She highlights the improvements she observes and identifies my key area of focus for the months ahead. As she talks I can see for myself how perky my blood cells are. I feel a surge of excitement and I know that this alone is providing motivation for my forward journey. I feel ready to punch the air as I leave.

Rushing from my appointment with Kate to a rehearsal I celebrate with a rushed meal that is definitely “off target”. I can afford to treat myself from time to time. Still, fully aware of the benefits that are accruing over time, I am glad to resume my diet today and to celebrate my progress with renewed vigour and commitment.

*Take a look at Kate’s website if you’re interested to know more. You’ll find a link to the left of this posting.

On drinking your (Super)greens

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Whew! What a weekend! I am just home from two days with Janet Switzer, who has been sharing information with a group of entrepreneurs on how to create and market their business. Janet has been the “secret marketing weapon” behind a number of significant successes: she’s worked with Jack Canfield, for example, author of Chicken Soup for the Soul and she also co-authored a book with him. I am grateful to my friend Rob who sent information to me about this seminar and to the School of Personal and Professional Development who organised it.

I keep my brain well-lubricated during the two days – two litres of Supergreens each day to help me absorb all this information. Because the green powder settles in the bottle, I shake it every time I drink any and this soon leads people to ask questions. Some ask me about the benefits of drinking it (these are prodigious). Some ask me how I manage to drink so much in one day (and other, more intimate, questions about the consequences). Some people ask me where I buy it.

So here’s a link. I buy my Supergreens via Jem Friar, who has a keen interest in health and runs retreats where people can detox. His website is at http://www.balancedpath.com/ and the link to buy Supergreens is at http://www.innerlightinc.com/EUROPEEN/Family_SuperGreens.aspx?ID=balancedpath

On becoming an alkalarian

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As I pick up e-mails at close of play I pick up a request from a friend for details of this strange green drink I enjoy, aka Supergreens. It’s almost a year since I started drinking it (two litres a day most days) and my skin is supersoft.

More recently I have been making changes to my diet after reading Robert Young’s book The Ph Miracle. This is one of a number of books which point to the benefit of a diet which is based substantially on alkaline-forming foods (basically, greens) in place of the acid-forming foods that comprise a modern Western diet.

Three months in I am realising this is a journey rather than an overnight transformation. Giving up coffee and tea has been a major step and largely successful. I’m happily eating salad for breakfast most days. Giving up dairy products is proving more of a challenge – how hard I find it to say “no” to a chunk of mature cheddar or strawberries and cream!

More than anything, in recent days, it’s been a marker for my progress that I can now say “I am becoming an alkalarian” without giggling.