You want the energy to do the things you want.
You want to look good in your body and feel good in your mind.
And you want to avoid the ailments of modern society.
Experience and study have shown that these guidelines help bring about that favorable lifestyle.
Optimal Digestion: Chewing and Liquids Digestion doesn't begin after you swallow.
80% of the enzymes that break down fats, sugars and proteins dwell in your mouth.
Cooked food doesn't usually require much chewing so most people aren't keen on using the old jaw bone.
But simply chewing more makes meals more nutritious! More of the food becomes usable to the body.
It goes toward building muscle and energizing you instead of being stored as fat.
- Chew your food until its warm and sweet.
Sweetness indicated that sugars are burning.
People usually have a beverage with their meals.
But liquids swish digestive enzymes out of the mouth.
It takes at least 20 minutes for the mouth the gain its normal digestive power after drinking.
- Enjoy drinks about half an hour before meals
The vegetable juices stimulate enzyme activity.
Food Combining: Melons are good..
ALONE The common melon digests in about 20 minutes.
Other foods take 2 hours or more.
Throw a melon in with slower digesting foods and it will ferment.
This doesn't exactly feel the most pleasant and might leave you gassy.
- Melons go in alone
Every one of them (except hemp) contains enzyme inhibitors that stop your digestive enzymes from properly breaking down food.
But if you do decide to eat some unsprouted almonds or some dried sunflower seeds, don't combine them with others foods.
Their slow digesting proteins take the longest to digest.
Other foods will be over digested, causing bloating and nausea.
- Combine only soaked nuts and seeds with other foods
They call for two different digestion responses.
A confused stomach expends a lot of valuable energy and leaves you drained.
- Don't mix sweet and sour fruits.
Lemons have proven themselves very versatile! They promote digestion when combined with just about anything.