Alkaline Drinks: Original Alkaline Smoothie, Juice, and Tea Recipes to Help You Enjoy Balance, Energy, and Vitality (Alkaline Lifestyle) Paperback – February 14, 2015

KISS - Keep it Simple, Stupid!Marta's books have, for me, all been KISS books.I have been seriously reading about nutrition for a quarter of a century, and have quite a library of books regarding nutrition.When I read my first book by Marta, I did so to to learn about alkalinity. But something odd happened, I had a eureka experience.Here I have a bookcase filled by expensive treatises about nutrition, but Marta's books really spoke to me and motivated me.In the six months since I obtained my first book by Marta, I have been focused on the subject of water, particularly on alkaline water.I have obtained from Amazon an extremely informative book about water, HEALING WATERS: THE POWERFUL HEALTH BENEFITS OF IONIZED H20, by Ben Johnson, MD.I noticed from Marta's first book that Marta repeatedly references a Dr. Robert O. Young. So I checked Robert O. Young on Amazon, and learned that Dr. Young has written a very important book about alkalinity, THE PH MIRACLE: BALANCE YOUR DIET, RECLAIM YOUR HEALTH. If you purchase this book, be sure to purchase its second edition (a paperback), which has more than 100 additional pages than the first edition.Dr. Young's book contains a vast amount of additional information on alkalinity, but it hasn't replaced Marta's KISS books, which serve as easy, common-sense blueprints.All this brings me to Marta's ALKALINE DRINKS.There are two major goals involved in proper hydration: Goal # 1: To eliminate contaminated content of poor quality water (e.g., municipal tap water), with filtered or distilled water. Goal # 2 is to incorporate alkaline water into one's diet.Achieving Goal # 1 is only HALF the battle, which can be achieved by use of filtered or distilled water. The second HALF of the battle is to incorporate alkaline water into one's diet.Filtered water can be obtained by purchasing a water filter from one's local hardware store -or from Amazon. To produce alkalized water,one has to ionize distilled or filtered water with ELECTROLYTES,by means of a "water ionizer" device for use at home, but discovered that they are extremely expensive, thousands of dollars.Alkaline water must be obtained from a grocery store, or one can purchase liquid electrolytes from Amazon, and add drops to distilled water..So, since I cannot afford to obtain a "water ionizer," I decided that a practical solution is to obtain a "juicer" and juice most of my veggies. Veggies are largely water, and if organic, veggie water is alkaline. Hence, I need a new KISS book from Marta, and the one I chose is ALKALINE DRINKS.Another major reason why I chose a juicer approach is that my goal, as advocated by experts, is that an alkaline diet should primarily consist of RAW foods, with a focus on green vegetables. No cooking - cooking destroys electrolytes, which are the basis for alkalinity So, RAW foods; so, juicer.Cooking with electrolytes can kill the electrolytes,plus, RAW is more nutritious.My new juicer is arriving from Amazon today.POSTSCRIPT:I have received my juicer, and when I looked at Marta's book last night , I particularly noticed how any of the recipes involved boiling water, which I now understand kills the ELECTROLYTES and enzymes which I now understand are the key ingredients in making IONIZED or alkaline.waterI don't boil my alkaline water anymore. I just let it sit at room temperature and 'INFUSE itself.Marta's book did remind me of all of the novel cooking ingredients I have discovered from Marta's book to make innovative new dishes., and excellent recipes and practical insights.I have discovered another new book on IONIZED water,THE MIRACULOUS PROPERTIES OF IONIZED WATER, by Bob McCauley.

Alkaline Drinks is an impressive guide that talks about all aspects of healthy with the focus on alkaline juicing and smoothies. The author offers lots of links and source pumping which ads credibility to this self help guide.The book is written in an organized fashion with foods listed by food groups and recipes to follow that are creative and easy. The only piece missing for me was the nutritional information but that's Cuz I'm a nutrition freak! LolGreat book to get you on the path to great health. Nice job!

I think the book is overpriced for the amount of recipes you get. I like some of the recipes; although I would caution about calorie count on some. The book is good and if you need a quick start to get some drink recipes, it will do. I think you could probably just search online and find the recipes. My biggest complaint, however, is the cover. My fault for not paying attention when I ordered, but I would never have ordered this book because of the cover. Why does there need to be a picture of a women's butt sticking out barely covered? I found it very distasteful and I wouldn't even want to have this book laying around on my counter. You can comment all you want and thumbs down my review, but not all of us want to see that on our kitchen counter. Sorry, but really tacky.Update: Ms. Tuchowska has replied to my above feedback and is re-designing her cover and adding some more recipes. Good for her. I updated my review for the future book without the offensive cover. It is all about being healthy and looking good for us, we don't need to have a thong in our face for advertisement. Let's stop objectifying women!!!

I had no idea how powerful and helpful alkaline based drinks could be on our daily diet! This book lays out all the facts and benefits of alkaline based drinks, and has a ton of tasty looking recipes to try out! I'm excited to try out some of the recipes!

This book is a great introduction to alkaline drinks! It really appeared to me at the right time! I am usually not an alcohol drinker, and I was invited by a friend to have some glasses of wine. I felt extremely intoxicated afterwards with lots of acid burn, and was desperate to eliminate all the toxins away fast! So I grabbed this book and picked a juice recipe, which I ate as a cold soup. The following hours, I felt much better, and all the acid burn was gone! I also learned many new things in this book concerning alkaline and acidic food, which I never used to pay attention to in the past. I am really looking forward to discover more books from Marta Tuchowska, and live the Alkaline life! The author really writes in a very nice, warm, and friendly way!

tHIS BOOK ISNT REALLY A BOOK...MORE OF AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR AUTHORS OTHER WORKS

Having read a few books from the author. I knew that this would be another great work of art.The amount of knowledge inside this book is very valuable. I had heard about the Alkaline drinks but never actually followed through for a part of my daily diet.My favorite sections were:-The “20/80” Rule - keeping a healthy alkaline balance;-Stop the excuses – “I thought it was healthy”-How to adjust the Alkaline Diet according to your own lifestyleWorth the purchase. I highly endorse this book.

I truly enjoyed this book. I know most would not say enjoy when talking about this content but I honestly did. I am and always will be a student of wellness. Forever growing. The author writes conversationally and references nutrition or diet options. He made me feel we were on a similar journey of learning and attaining optimal health. I highly recommend this book for those despite where you are in this journey.