By Charleen Wyman, B.A. Journalism and Communications, B.A. English, University of Regina

It could be the foods you are eating are not only contributing towards weight gain, but also trapping you in a cycle of feeling tired and bloated.

By restoring pH balance in the digestive system, you can help improve your digestion, boost your energy, stop cravings and start losing weight.

Most people eating a diet high in fatty foods, carbohydrates and sugars tend to be on the acidic side. By eating more acid-neutralizing foods like raw spinach, beets, brocolli and alfalfa, and/or by taking Vital Greens, a greens supplement that contains high amounts of chlorophyll, superfoods and vegetable juice extract, you can help restore your body’s pH balance.

Detoxify and Deodorize

Chlorophyll is the substance that makes plants green, but in the body it detoxifies, deodorizes and soothes inflammation. Chlorophyll is also known to renew tissue and is rich in beta-carotene, protein and nucleic acids. Naka’s Vital Greens contains the highest amount of ready to absorb chlorophyll of all greens products on the Canadian market. Chlorella, an ingredient in Vital Greens is a fresh water algae that has nearly twice the protein of soy and eight times, that of rice, as well as an astonishing amount of chlorophyll. It has over twenty times the chlorophyll content of alfalfa, nearly ten times that of spirulina, and eight times that of wheat grass. Scientific studies have found that chlorella helps to detoxify the body of such pollutants as heavy metals and pesticides.

Superfood, Super Energy

Superfood is a concentrated potent source of vitamins, minerals, enzymes, antioxidants, fiber and essential amino acids, which add alkalinity to our system and aid in pH balance of the intestines. It is commonly made up of the following ingredients: alfalfa, barley grass, wheat grass, lecithin, spirulina, royal jelly and chlorella.

Vital Greens contains vegetable juice extract because vegetables contain a wide variety of phytochemicals, which are essentially toxins produced to protect plants. Scientists therefore believe that vegetables can help protect against cancer, because when ingested, phytochemicals trigger the activity of enzymes that can detoxify cancer-promoting compounds in the body. Vital Greens vegetable juice extract contains: broccoli, carrot, tomato, beet, spinach, cucumber, brussel sprout, cabbage, celery, kale, asparagus, green bell pepper, cauliflower, and parsley.

Ginkgo Biloba and Siberian Ginseng are energizing ingredients included in the Vital Greens formula to help boost energy. Siberian ginseng is a herb traditionally shown to have anti-stress and anti-fatigue properties. It contains immune enhancing and oxygen enriching germanium and helps regulate body's energy. Ginkgo Biloba helps enhance mental function and is a powerful antioxidant.

Aloe Vera has been added to the formula to help promote the healing of the digestive tract, to stimulate bile secretion and improve digestion to increase energy levels.

Vital Greens contains over 40 herbs, superfoods for vitamins, nutrients, antioxidants and more, providing a liquid boost of essential green nutrients! For more information about Vital Greens visit www.nakaherbs.com or the friendly staff at your favorite local health food store.