| Food, we all must eat to survive. We now know that | | | | a an alkaline environment. The two are not |
| we were designed to eat predominately raw, whole, | | | | compatible together. The enzymes needed to digest |
| plant food. But the big question is do we eat it like | | | | starch are destroyed by the acid needed to digest |
| most health teachers and the media tell us, | | | | meat.I will talk more about protein in a future lesson |
| everything at every meal, or is there a better | | | | but think about this. Mothers milk has 5% protein. It |
| way?Does our digestive system have a standard | | | | would stand to reason that a baby, growing rapidly, |
| mixture of chemicals that it dumps into our stomach | | | | would need the highest percentage of protein. Why |
| regardless of what we eat? Or, will it make a specific | | | | would an adult ever need more that 5%? Why would |
| solution for specific foods? Does it make any | | | | you ever need nearly 100% protein?We need a |
| difference? I will attempt to answer these questions | | | | certain amount of sugar (simple carbohydrate) each |
| in this lesson.The digestive systemWhen most people | | | | day. The type of sugar you get makes a huge |
| think of their digestive system they think of their | | | | difference to your body. The simple sugars found in |
| stomach and the small intestines. Many would include | | | | fruit are the easiest to digest. Our bodies don't have |
| the mouth. But did you know that your taste buds | | | | to do anything to use them. That is why you feel |
| and brain are the key to successful digestion?When | | | | energized after eating grapes, or an apple.On the |
| you take a bite of a food substance your taste buds | | | | other hand starches are complex carbohydrates. |
| analyze what it is and tells your brain what you just | | | | They are made up of several sugars. The more |
| eat. Your brain decides what solution will best digest | | | | complex they are the harder it is for the body to |
| that food and tells your various glands to secrete the | | | | brake them down into the simple sugars they are |
| correct solution. Or, at least that is what is supposed | | | | made of so it can use them. That is why you |
| to happen.Most of us eat a large variety of food | | | | sometimes feel sluggish after eating potatoes. Like |
| types at each meal. What happens is that the brain | | | | you want to take a nap. It takes a lot of energy to |
| gets confused. One second the taste buds tell it you | | | | digest the starch.Carrots are a less complex starch. |
| eat potatoes. Before it can prepare to digest the | | | | They are easier to digest. Carrot juice is easier yet |
| potato it says you eat some flesh food, so it sends | | | | to digest because the fibre has been removed.When |
| some acid to digest the meat. But before it can | | | | you eat a starch with a high protein food you create |
| accomplish that it is told that you have some sugar | | | | an impossible situation. Either the protein will digest |
| desert coming down, perhaps even some fruit.The | | | | partially and the starch will ferment creating gas, or |
| end result is that it is very rare that your system is | | | | the starch will digest and the protein will putrefy. |
| not challenged by the variety you eat. The result is | | | | Usually both will happen. Along with the limited |
| that most of the food is not correctly digested. Too | | | | nutritional value you will absorb the byproducts of |
| much acid is usually the result and we have problems | | | | fermentation and putrefaction. They are all |
| with the acid and wonder why.It has been proven by | | | | toxic.Some foods are compatibleSome foods are |
| millions of people that if we eat a more simple diet | | | | compatible with others and may even aid in the |
| with less variety you will digest more of it and need | | | | digestive process. For instance lettuce will aid in the |
| less. You will have less digestive problems.We were | | | | digestion of protein foods. It will not interfere with |
| designed to eat mono meals of one type of food at | | | | the digestion of starch. All other non-starchy |
| a given meal. Think of it this way. We were designed | | | | vegetables can be combined with either a starch or a |
| as gatherers who went from tree to tree to find | | | | protein with little or no problems. |
| what was ripe. In the beginning we did not have to | | | | For that reason we recommend that you have a |
| worry about storing food. It was always there. So | | | | vegetable salad with your protein and leave off the |
| we stopped at a given tree or plant and picked | | | | starch. Or have a vegetable salad with your starch |
| enough for our meal and eat.Mono meals work best. | | | | and leave off the meat or other protein food.Food |
| They are the easiest for our body to digest. | | | | combining rulesKeep it simple. Mono meals especially |
| Especially when you eat things like melon you should | | | | with fruit are best. Always eat melons especially |
| eat them alone at a melon meal, or use them as an | | | | watermelon, at a separate meal or as an appetizer |
| appetizer about 30 minutes before the meal. | | | | 20-30 minutes before the main meal. |
| Watermelon digests perhaps the fastest. If you eat | | | | Never combine high starch and high protein foods at |
| watermelon by itself it will be out of your stomach | | | | the same meal.Starches can be combined with |
| and absorbed in about 30 minutes.If melons are used | | | | non-starchy vegetables.Proteins can be combined |
| as a desert they tend to ferment and cause all sorts | | | | with non-starchy vegetables.Something to keep in |
| of digestive problems. Most people who have | | | | mindThe greater the variety at a given meal the |
| problems when they eat melon see these problems | | | | greater the likelihood that you will over eat.You can |
| disappear if they eat the melon on an empty | | | | prove this very easily. Eat your favorite fruit till you |
| stomach. Keep in mind that some foods take 4 or | | | | feel full, satisfied. Then pick up something else you |
| more hours to get out of the way of the melon. I | | | | like. Instantly you don't feel full anymore. But then |
| like to eat melon as my breakfast.High Starch ~ High | | | | you soon feel the result. Many people suffering with |
| ProteinThe standard American Diet (SAD) would | | | | excess weight have lost large amounts of weight |
| combine starches, high protein foods, and sweet | | | | and kept it off by just limiting the variety and |
| deserts in one meal. The theory is that we need all | | | | properly combining their foods.I could expand on the |
| these nutrients all the time at every meal. They | | | | subject of food combining but I want to keep it |
| ignore physiology completely.Our bodies do not | | | | do-able.Feel free to ask a question about this lesson |
| function on a just in time basis like modern factories. | | | | or any other article on our site.Charles Snyder is a |
| They function like a store with a large warehouse. | | | | Health Minister. He is the author of the book Six |
| Only part of the goods are on the shelves. As the | | | | Months to Live. It is an adventure story based on |
| stock is removed it is replaced from the warehouse. | | | | testimonies of people who have restored their health |
| When we eat we replenish the warehouse, not the | | | | by using the system taught on his website. |
| shelves, unless we have been fasting for a long time. | | | | can contact him through that website. The article |
| Because of this we don't need a large variety at | | | | above is part of his health course Health by Design. |
| each meal.High protein foods require an acid | | | | This course is available at no cost. |
| environment to be digested properly. Starches require | | | | |