Green light for supplementing greens?

You’ve probably heard your whole life how important it is to eat your vegetables. And it’s still true. But getting in the daily recommended amount of whole vegetables can be difficult.

If you’re falling short, you’re definitely not alone. Here’s a look at how many people are consuming the recommended servings of vegetables each day:

• Less than 1% of men & 4% of women ages 18 to 24
• Less than 6% of men & 9% of women ages 25 to 34
• Less than 14% of men & 16% of women ages 35 to 49
• Less than 24% of men & 22% of women ages 50 to 64

With so many people needing to up their vegetable intake, can supplementing with a greens powder help?

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More greens, more health

Much like protein powders, greens powders contain concentrated powdered vegetables that you can mix with water or juice to help make up for a dietary lack of vegetables.

But depending on the greens powder you choose, you may be missing out on…

1. Vitamin and mineral levels. Most companies don’t formulate their products to meet essential needs.
2. Enzymes, for absorption. Some greens powders may not retain or add back the enzymes needed for absorption, including amylase protease, and lipase.
3. Fiber. Some greens powders contain tiny amounts of fiber because they are concentrated. If additional fiber is not added, you could lose out.

I would never recommend replacing whole foods with a greens powder. But I do think a high-quality greens powder that addresses the shortcomings you just read about makes a lot of sense.

Plain and simple, the more greens the better, and if drinking them makes that easier, why not?

Plus, there are benefits from concentrated greens you may not get, no matter how much raw broccoli or spinach you manage to eat…

Tip your acid/alkaline status for optimum balance and immune health

The typical American diet of meat and processed foods puts us in an acidic state. This can create an acid load in the body and potentially cause acidosis.

When you have acid buildup, a variety of problems can occur, including accelerated aging, demineralization (loss of the body’s mineral stores), fatigue, impaired enzyme activity, inflammation and organ damage.

There can also be a rapid increase in harmful microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi, molds, yeasts and viruses.

In other words, if your body is too acidic, it provides the right terrain for germs to grow. But if your body is more alkaline, you can virtually throw away the welcome mat and fight off any germ that tries to attack.

Green leafy vegetables and greens powders are alkaline, or basic, and one of their main benefits is their ability to improve your body’s acid-base balance.

A verified benefit of a greens powder is its alkalizing effect on your body. A study published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition suggests that greens supplements can be an efficient way to tip the body’s acid/base status to an optimal balance.

Supplementation with a plant-based dietary greens product for at least 7 days increased urinary pH among a group of 34 healthy women and men, potentially increasing the body’s alkalinity.

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Are you acidic, alkaline or balanced?

The letters “pH” stand for “potential of hydrogen,” which is used to measure acidity or alkalinity on a scale of 0 (100% acidic) to 14 (100% alkaline).

A healthy person with perfectly balanced pH has a reading of about 7.4 in the blood and 7.0 in tissues. 

To find out your body’s pH, you can test your saliva or urine at home with litmus paper strips available at any local health food store. You’ll need to test yourself first thing in the morning before you eat.

If you choose to test your saliva, do it before brushing your teeth. Fill your mouth with saliva and swallow. Repeat, then spit directly on the pH test strip.

If you choose to test your urine, collect a small sample of your first-morning urine in a clean glass container. Dip the pH strip in.

The strip will turn a color, and you’ll match it to the associated color on the package the pH papers came in. Ideally, you’d want to be in the 7.2-7.4 region. That’s usually a dark green or blue, depending on what brand of litmus paper you buy.

If your numbers are lower, you have a higher level of acidity. If your number is higher, you have a higher level of alkalinity.

But honestly, there’s no need to test unless you’d like to know what your numbers look like. More greens will always do a body good.