Posts from — November 2008

Detox Foods (and Moves) That Balance pH Levels, Prevent Aging, Osteoporosis and Cancer

Science reveals you body is constantly working to maintain a state of acid/alkaline balance in order to function properly and support healthy cellular life. Different tissues of the body require different levels of pH to sustain life. For instance, urine, saliva and the stomach’s gastric juices need to be acidic, while the blood needs to maintain a slightly alkaline level to function optimally. Nevertheless, our modern lifestyle and diet has led most people to live in an overly acidic state, which can lead to premature aging, bone-loss and cancer.
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“Places where you workout and exercises you do can help sustain the environment and positively impact your health”, says Lesley Stoyan, founder and fitness instructor, of Daily Apple Wellness Centre in North Toronto.

Eco-fitness is not about composting or reforestation, but “improving the condition of the planet as you better your fitness,” says Stoyan.

Outdoor Workouts for Inner Health
Daily Apple’s outdoor cross training group exercise class, Trail Mix, is designed to demand less from the the earth and more from your workout with body-powered moves. “Workouts outdoors reconnect you with the natural world and are far superior for the body than on a treadmill,” says Stoyan. “And, at the same time, we’re being friendly on the planet.”
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