Are you the kind of person who has three alarms (spaced out every 10 minutes) to wake you up in the morning? Do you need a mini-snooze in the office to get you through the afternoon session? Do you look at those energetic type personalities and wonder, “I wish I had some of that!”
Before you reach out for those (not very healthy) carbonated energy drinks or a concentrated cup of coffee, try this very simple secret.
Clean your tummy
Your digestive system’s duty is to extract and absorb energy and nutrients needed in your body from everything you eat or drink, and expel the remaining waste from your body. But like all passageways that handle multiple traffic every day, it needs periodical cleaning to keep it efficient. In addition, keeping your tummy clean comes with additional benefits of improving your body’s ability to fight off infections and preventing the increase of belly fat.
How your tummy works
The digestive system is a 9 metre passageway, stretching from the mouth to the anus, that releases hormones and enzymes to help regulate digestion. These hormones and enzymes require an optimum acid/alkaline balance to function properly.
The digestive system is also home to 70% of your body’s immune system (lymphocytes and antibodies) that are housed in lymphoid tissue. Antibodies are blood proteins the immune system produces in response to the presence of foreign objects in the blood such as bacteria, toxins, and viruses.
What happens when your tummy is not clean?
Due to this constant traffic, the digestive tract at times gets clogged with residue. When this happens, it upsets the acid/alkaline balance making it difficult for hormones and enzymes to perform their digestive duties. It leads to several negative effects. Your body gets fewer nutrients and less energy; your body absorbs fewer antioxidants (elements that help you neutralize energy-sapping free radicals) and you eventually feel fatigued.
Worse still, it renders your immune system ineffective. In a filthy tummy, the acidity is tilted more towards pathogens than antibodies – in extreme cases, the pathogens overwhelm your body, making you ill. Over time, it leads to your constant dependence on prescription drugs your body is less effective in fighting off infections.
How do you keep your tummy clean?
- Diet
Diet – Eat healthy. A diet high in fibre and fruits contains roughage which aids in digestion and free-radical taming antioxidants. Also, less junk in your diet means less traffic in the 9 meter super highway that is your digestive system. Your last meal of the day (supper) should be taken at least 3 hours before you sleep to give your digestive system adequate time to process what you’ve eaten. Also, do not forget to take plenty of water every day. - (For Office Workers) Use the Pomodoro Principle
Sitting for long stretches interferes with bowel movemens and digestion. If you work entails sitting over long periods of time, take a 4 minute break every 35 minutes during which you can engage in physical activity like stretching, climbing up and down the stairs or these office exercises. - Flush your Tummy
Blend and drink vegetable and fruit juices to detox your tummy. Alternatively get the Alpha 3x solution from Alpha Natural Cures, triple action nutrition for extreme fat-burning, immune boosting tummy clean
