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What's
The Right
Way to Eat?
By Food
combining…
The most
vital
component of
good
nutrition is
Food
Combining.
It is said
“You are
what you
Eat” and
hence for
the best
utilization
and
digestion of
foods, food
combining
plays a very
important
role. People
from
different
cultures
have their
varied diets
and hence
people eat
different
kinds of
foods from
different
groups at a
time which
burdens the
stomach and
the colon
giving rise
to digestive
disorders.
Let’s always
remember and
never forget
that 45-60%
of health
problems
come from an
unbalanced
diet and
these can be
cured on
correcting
the diet
too. You
don’t really
have to go
for those
gas-relieving
tablets as
long as you
follow and
understand
the needs of
your body.
When your
body shows
unfavorable
reactions
towards a
particular
group/kind
of food,
better avoid
it to the
maximum and
take a nice
substitute
instead.
This is the
best way to
live
healthy. If
the same
problem
repeats and
comes in a
more chronic
form, I
suggest that
you go to a
doctor and
do a medical
check-up to
be on the
safer side
always..
The best way
to avoid the
occurrence
of any kind
of digestive
disorder is
to follow
Food
combining
rules.
Obesity,
Acidity,
Flatulence,
bloating are
all the
signs of
improper
digestion.
Elson Haas
in her book
“Staying
healthy with
Nutrition”
says that
simple meals
of a few
ingredients
each, using
a variety of
foods over
time, with
concern
about
balancing
our diet for
the day or
the week, is
a more
healthful
overall
approach to
eating.
There are 4
principles
in Food
combining
and these
are…
Fruits- Eat
them alone
or with
other fruits
but beware!
Fruits are
simple sugar
foods having
high water
content and
hence they
can be
digested
easily and
can move
through the
digestive
tract
rapidly when
eaten alone.
When they
are eaten
with other
foods, they
tend to
remain and
ferment in
the stomach
acid.
Exception
here is only
for the
citrus
fruits and
nuts where
the citric
acid from
the fruits
assists in
the
digestion of
nuts. Watery
fruits such
as sweet
melon are
best when
eaten alone.
Proteins and
Starches
combination?
Bad one!
Basic
protein
foods such
as eggs,
chicken,
meat require
maximum
stomach acid
levels for
the best
digestion
due to their
high fat
content.
Starches or
complex
carbohydrates
are best
digested in
a more basic
stomach
medium and
these
include
foods like
pastas and
grains. When
proteins and
starches are
consumed
together, we
see how
different
conditions
each of them
require for
the best
digestion
and hence
with a
combination
of these
two, the
stimulation
of the
digestive
juices
creates a
conflicting
response and
a medium due
to which
neither food
is digested
properly.
Due to poor
digestion,
problems
like gas,
bloating,
flatulence
arise which
is in turn
due to the
poor
assimilation
of the food.
No wonder
consuming
beans
creates a
problem in
most of the
people
because it
has got a
fairly good
level of
both,
protein and
starch.
Beans are
well known
for causing
intestinal
gas.
Best Pairs:
Proteins-veggies
and
Starch-veggies
This can be
the toughest
combination
as it
conflicts
with our
basic
nutritional
concepts
because we
eat fish
with pasta
and burger
with a bun.
With the
first two
rules, this
leaves meals
that
concentrate
on
vegetables
with a
protein or a
starch
complement.
You can
combine some
legumes with
starch such
as grains
that will
provide you
with all the
essential
amino acids.
These meals
allow the
body to best
digest the
foods and
utilize
their
ingredients.
So, food
combining
can be a
major
undertaking
task, though
it may hold
a positive
one for
those people
who need
help in
aiding their
digestion
and keeping
excess
weight off.
Only One
Protein per
meal
Mixing more
than one
protein such
as cheese
and meat can
be a heavy
on the
digestive
tract and
this often
provides
extra fat
and protein.
People in
most of the
cultures eat
too much of
fat and
protein and
through the
food
combination
way, they
can avoid
taking in
excess fat
and
proteins.
Food
combining is
best for
people
having
sensitive
digestive
tracts or
intestinal
problems. It
also helps
prevent the
aging of the
digestive
organs in
most of the
cases.
Though food
combining
can be very
challenging
and tough
for you at
first but if
you are
aimed for
having a
nice health
always, this
will not be
as tough as
you think it
is. As time
and days
pass by, you
will notice
positive
changes in
you which
will
encourage
you to take
the best out
of food
combining.
You just
follow the
rules and
the type of
food you
choose, it’s
your choice!
If you are
determined,
there is
nothing that
you can’t
do!
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