Hooray for Firefighters!

Not only do our Firefighters voluntarily risk their lives for us, they make it easy for us to give back too!

I recently discovered Firehouse Subs and am so glad I did.  Not only does my family love their sandwiches, they also sell these AWESOME pickle buckets (that include a locking lid) for a $2 donation.  These buckets are absolutely perfect for containing & carrying my never-ending flow of green "waste" from juicing.  When they are full I just load them up in my car and drive over to the City's community garden to process the pulp into compost.  

The $2 donation for each bucket goes to the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation an organization set up to impact local communities by providing fire departments, law enforcement and EMS with the tools, technology and training they need.  Find out more about the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation here:   http://www.firehousesubs.com/Foundation-Overview.aspx 

Lots of primo composting material

As far as an update on my transition to a raw foods lifestyle, I am regretful to have encountered a setback Sunday night.  It involved pizza of course.  Once again, I felt absolutely horrid after a few slices and after I overcame my cooked food hangover, I immediately returned to more Alkaline-friendly fare.  I am happy to report I am feeling MUCH better today thanks to a massive intake of green juice.

spinach, dandelion, broccoli, kale, lemons, limes, apples, ginger and a spicy red pepper 

Green antidote for my post-cooked food agony

When all else fails, go green!

acid & alkaline

I have been doing some research on the the pH of foods and the effect acid & alkaline have on our bodies.  I came across this chart:  Acid Alkaline Food Chart pdf

Interesting stuff.  I just bought some pH pee sticks that show the pH balance of your body at that time....you simply run these little sticks thru your urine stream and TA-dah!! ...you get an instant display of color right before your eyes!

The box I bought on Amazon are by PHinex and are so much fun to pee on....(reminds me of the Keto Sticks I used whenever I would do the Atkins diet.)  After 15 seconds you hold the reagent strip up to a color-colded legend and you know right then and there....the proof is in your pee!  If you are trending red, you got too much acid going in your life....if you pee green, you are living in an alkaline state.  Green is good.  There is lots to be read on this subject out there....very interesting indeed.

My latest "results".

I tested early tonite and was pretty impressed with my color.  The pic was taken a few minutes after the results were "official" so I think the pic shows it looking darker than it really was but it looked like about a 6.5 at the time....it was kind of an impromptu photo shoot.

Brian voluntarily peed on one tonite and had me record him at 5.25; he did not volunteer to have his results posted on the web.

I stayed 100% raw today.  Lots of juice, an hour of moderate yoga, and a bit of a tomato "bisque" I prepared yesterday, water and a glass of white wine.  Funny....I just don't seem want it.  That glass is sitting half-full on my bedside table.  Quite odd for me.