Miguel Carrasco's Real World

The Alkaline Diet

Well I must admit, when Christmas came this year, I fell off the rocker when it came to following my Acid Alkaline Diet.  At first, everything seemed fine... but gradually, I started to feel week again.  I had a lot of trouble waking up in the morning, and was back to drinking over 3+ cups of coffee a day just to stay awake and keep moving.  Our company is growing at a ridiculous pace, and renovations where underway, I couldn’t seem to keep up, and get back on the rocker.

I started getting sick more, felt terrible, and once again started having other health issues that had literally vanished once I had switched my diet.  What was I doing to my body!  I was back up to 208 pounds (February 29th, 2009)!

Last week, I had it.  I couldn't do this to my body anymore.  I started once again on my my path to a healthy lifestyle.  I started with a colon cleanse.  I used Dr. Natura's product for this.  It's by far the most impressive product out there.  I changed my eating habits slowly, where I am now once again completely rid of Coffee (Sorry Starbucks) and Pop.  Today was my first day without wheat products, and I went over to Sobey's and picked up some great Organic Rice Pasta which is wheat and glucose free.  I boiled that up and in a separate pan, put some red peppers, onions, garlic, and some natural fresh seasoning I cut up myself (Parsley, Basil, Oregano).

I've also been drinking a TON of water, and taking Noni, Goji, and Mangosteen juice.

My goal is to have my body cleaned out and detoxed by next week, and we shall see how I feel.  I can honestly say that after a week on the path to Alkaline goodness, I am already feeling a million times better, and am excited once again to be living life to it's fullest!

I know there is not a lot of "scientific" research or proof that following an Alkaline Diet will actually be good for you, or that Noni, Goji, or Mangosteen aren't anything more than expensive fruit juices, but here is my question to all the scientists out there.

Why do I feel like a million bucks when I eat organic, fresh food and vegetables, and feel like garbage when I eat lots of pasta, bread, sauces, some vegetables, meat, and take antibiotics to cure my "sickness's".

I don't need "scientific" proof to know what I should be doing.  I hope you don't either.

How To Chill A Beer, Soda, or Wine in 3 Minutes

So have you ever needed to chill some nice cold beer fast?  How about that bottle of Champaign or wine for that special night?  You usually have to wait at least an hour to make sure the drink is cold enough to enjoy.  Not anymore!  Here is a quick trick that will have you enjoying your cold beverage of choice in under three minutes!

What you will need:

1. Steel Pot
2. Water
3. Ice
4. Salt
5. Wooden Spoon

What to do:

1. Put the drink in the steel pot.  Make sure that the beer or other beverage to be chilled fits in the pot and does not protrude over the top.
2. Take the ice and completely cover the drink with the ice.
3. Fill the pot with water to the top.
4. Add two cups of table salt.
5. Stir with a wooden spoon until all the salt is dissolved.
6. Place the steel pot in the freezer for three minutes.
7. Take the steel pot out of the freezer and enjoy ice cold beer!

Just a small piece of warning, make sure you do not try this with Soda Water, or you will be in for an explosion.

How does it work:

The salt creates Brine, which has a lower cooling point.  Creating ice uses more energy, therefore the energy is used to cool, rather than create ice.  The ice also starts melting, which needs heat to melt.  The heat is drawn from the warm beer, etc, and causes everything to get colder faster.  Cold (Ice Cold) Beer.

Source: Mythbsusters