If you're health conscious, you’re probably aware that the

    With the release on msn of Forbes' 2007 list of the most influential stars , I thought an interlude would be justified considering who is on it. Forbes' didn't need to tell anyone that Oprah is the #1 big cheese or that Tom Cruise is in the top ten. What I did find interesting though was that Rachael Ray hit the list at #66. I also was recently informed that she is making roughly $6 mil. a year now. Impressive to say the least for an untrained celeb CHEF! 

 

     A few trained celeb chefs have recently referred to her as a "cute marketing bobblehead" understanding a bit about the "a face makes bucks industry" I would have to say I agree. Do I like Rachael Ray? I think she is cute, yes, as well as her down to earth nature, but she also presents at times the idea she believes her jewels are big enough to come in a dump truck! I guess a nonconfident face would be a bad thing though.

 

     It would be most interesting to see Rachael in the kitchen from hell / (Hell's Kitchen TV show) to see how she would fair? A true test of skills and knowledge without advisors. I think some unique colors might come out in this given situation.

 

     I wish Rachael no ill what so ever, yet hey $6 mill a year? "Way to go Rachael!" BUT perhaps if I "Stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night" (TM of Holiday Inns TV commercial) , it might of been me! 

 

Alan Stevenson

     In the past few posts we have been laying the foundations of the true starting point to being healthier by hydrating your bodies cells, as well as starting to raise your internal pH balance back to 7.365. This process of raising your pH does not happen over night as most have spent many years lowering their internal pH levels with acidic fluid intake. Our bodies on a daily basis produce a lot of acid just by mere function and requires an average of 64 to 75ozs of water to compensate for this. If you are now in your 30's, 40's or beyond, not only do you need to compensate for the the daily functioning build up of acids but also a probable existing lower internal pH level.

 

     For illustrative purposes lets say your blood pH is 6.4 pH and your water intake is correct for daily requirements. You'll only be maintaining your current pH levels. By increasing the pH of your water from 7.0pH (bottled water) to say 9.9pH or 10.5pH, provides you with measures to keep your daily functioning acids in check as well as work on improving your existing pH levels. The ability to raise the pH of the water you drink really was not available till Xooma produced and released their X2O product.

 

     Am I a user of Xooma's X2O, as well as why am I a strong supporter of Xooma's goal to help change the health of a generation? Well! Yes I am a user of the product X2O, to my great personal health benefit. Being a strong supporter has more to do with the medical journal research I had done prior to finding this amazing product which was tested at the Nassa & langley labs park in Hampton VA. Find out more about it HERE . 

 

     So lets move on to the food aspect of this blog post. So much of our diets have become comprised of far too much canned and boxed goods with a completely backwards eating schedule. So to start we eat nutritionally empty food from cans & boxes and FILL, and I do mean FILL right up at the WRONG time of day which is dinner time. This people, is a time when we are suppose to be winding down yet continue to add excessive amounts of food that are going to be unburned. This in turn from a chemical stand point leaves your body no choice but to turn it into fat and store it. The following day your body doesn't say "Hey we had some fuel set aside from last night, lets use that up first!" NO, NO it wants more new fuel as last nights went to storage. Storage is, as your body thinks, NON-RETRIEVEABLE till you are starving ONLY! OR your daily fuel intake drops below daily output required.

 

    Most say. "Well I get hungry at night!" You have trained yourself to be hungry at night is more like it. Food is being used more as a drug of late then for its' actual purpose. If you are willing to make a few small changes you can begin the process of being healthier and happier. Your food/fuel intake should be prior to, not after daily physical activities, while reducing intake through the day. Remember less is MORE! Also WATER down any cravings and don't feed the monster. Hope everyone gets that one...LOL

 

Take Care

Chief Xooma Chef

Alan Stevenson 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Xooma Chef Alan Stevenson 

     I remember as a child being told that we are 70% water. While standing there, I quickly visualized myself as being 70% water from a childs prospective and turning into a puddle on the ground. I remember while visualizing, trying very hard to mentally grasp the solidness of my body. The fact is, we come from water and are mostly water. All living things need water to survive. A plant will dry up if it does not get enough water. Humans slowly dry up from the inside out as they age due only to improper hydration, creating an internal acid environment. This acid state is known as acidosis and is the foundation to all bad bactria, viruses, ailments and diseases we have come to accept as just a part of growing old.

 

 

 

 

 

 

               CookingClass101 Blog is not going to be just about Food, Cooking, Rachael Ray or Hell's Kitchen! Although much of the blog is going to be dedicated to food and cooking we are going to tackle some hidden TRUTHS, that even I, after having been in this industry for 28 years did not know. Now after eight months of research we are going to put and re-put out here the most important facts about food, cooking, eating, WATER, diet, vitamins, bodily chemistry to aid you in being healthier, happier, and raising your potential of a longer disease free life!