Morning Charles,
And a very good morning - er - afternoon to you, Wayne,
Thanks for the tips and ideas on proper food combining.
You should not mix them with any cooked foods, *especially* meat or
potatoes.
Also - melons - the rule is 'eat them alone or LEAVE them alone'.
Most people don't understand this very well, me included.
And of course they don't practice anything along these lines.
I know - I know the rules, and still find myself violating them on occasion.
Proper Food Combining rules are general in nature. Many people are
capable of violating them to varying degrees with little to no real
discomfort for varying lengths of time (years, even decades), unaware of
the stress they are putting on their digestive system.
Any more information or rules, outlines you can provide would be
appreciated.
The bottom line is, the higher the water content of the fruit or
vegetable, the further along the line of 'eat it alone' it falls. This
is why melons are at the extreme - they are almost 100% water - which is
also why they require no time in the stomach.
The problem rears its ugly head when you eat something that *does*
require digestion in the stomach, and something that *doesn't*. The
pyloric valve will close, causing the fruit (or whatever) to just sit
there for hours fermenting, when it would have simply passed straight
through. This can cause gas - and even sometimes far worse problems -
for many people.
I often wonder about eating a salad before meals or with a meal.
Surprisingly, according to some, meats should be eaten *first* - so, a
salad, which is usually served *first*, should in reality come *last* -
the exception to this, of course, is a *fruit* salad... ;)
I know that when I eat a sald *after* the main course, I feel better
than if I eat it *before*.
The primary rule is, don't mix (or at least minimize mixing) foods that
require acid for digestion (ie, meats) and foods that require an
alkaline medium (starches).
A good link (I don't agree with everything this guy writes, but this is
a decent general intro to the idea):
http://chetday.com/fcnecess.html
There are, of course, some people that can eat just about anything their
entire lives, live to 105, and be the picture of health up to the day
they die. They are the exception, however, not the rule.
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