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(many dentist offices will check your pH level on a regular ba- sis), which is on the alkaline side. Processed and fast foods, or ones that are high in sugar, have harmful acidic levels. Tis will affect the immune system and make us more susceptible to disease. Even if you have a healthy diet
and are not worried about your pH levels, these alkaline foods will help your body for many other reasons and can add to your overall wellbeing.
Top Alkaline Foods Spinach, Kale & Swiss Chard Leafy green vegetables contain lots of vitamins, minerals, anti- oxidants, and are rich in alka- line. Tey also have the ability to rid the body of free radicals. Melons All kinds of melons are a great
choice because of their high fi- ber and water content. It’s a de- licious and refreshing fruit that cleanses the colon and detoxi- fies the entire body. Lemons Lemons are acidic in nature, but become alkaline aſter di- gestion. Tey are packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxi- dants, and electrolytes and can also aid in cold, cough and flu relief.
Apples Apples are super digestible and high in fiber. Tey are also rich in enzymes that are helpful in maintaining the body’s hor- monal balance. Avocado Avocado contains good fats, which include omega 9 fat. Tis helps lower bad cholesterols in the body and help keep your heart healthy.
Rescuing an abandoned kit- ty, or listening to a confused relative with your whole heart, so s/he can glue the pieces back together. Hey, we’re all in this life togeth- er, so we get inspired when someone rises above an in- jury or ‘handicap’—to be- come the more, because of it. Te dark times can pro- duce a light heart—and great comedy. My wise stand-up comedy coach taught that the best routines turn a per- sonal tragedy on its head, turn a frown upside down. Before ending, while talk-
ing to a friend about kint- sukuroi, she mentioned that her church group healed some internal riſts recently by having each person pur- posely break a small clay pot, and then the glue pieces back together. Te goal was not to re-create the original, but let something new and interest- ing emerge. I love that! Upbeat Kintsukuroi prac-
titioners highlight imperfec- tions, instead of trying to hide or disguise them. Tey redefine Beauty. Tey deeply accept and appreciate things
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Top Alkaline Foods for a Healthy Life WORDPLAY Weird Facts & Fun Trivia - 6 By Dr. Yolanda Mangrum ~
drmangrum@petalumadental.com
When is ‘Hot Dog
Season’? Memorial Day to Labor Day is Hot Dog Season, when more than 800 hot dogs per second are consumed in the U.S. That’s about 7 billion hot dogs for the season.
Americans eat more than 16 billion hot dogs each year and about 155 million hot dogs on the 4th of July (about 2.3 billion for the whole month of July)
George J. French introduced his French’s mustard in 1904, the same year that the hot dog was introduced to America at the St. Louis World’s Fair.
as they are. Google “Japa- nese pottery repaired with gold” and find scores of im- ages, including a ceramic heart. Also find them under a related term, “kintsugi” which means “joining with gold.” Very upliſting!
Shining deLight, Marcia “I think I’ve
discovered the secret of life ~ you just hang around until
you get used to it.”
Charles M. Schulz “Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.” ~ Garrison Keillor
In his first ‘talkie’ cartoon in 1929, ‘The Karnaval Kid,’ Mickey Mouse’s first words were “hot dogs.”
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