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| Healthy food combinations are a good start to | | | | Specialists suggest you divide your body weight in |
| improving your health. These six food combination | | | | two, and that number represents the number of |
| basics will help you implement healthy eating habits. | | | | ounces you should drink daily. |
| Did you know that combining the wrong foods and | | | | Knowing healthy food combinations can prevent |
| can be bad for your health? Poor food combination | | | | indigestion, acid reflux and many other symptoms |
| can be especially bad for your digestion. There are | | | | that plague the digestive system. Once you have |
| several rules and formulas to follow for optimum | | | | an idea of which foods should be eaten alone or can |
| digestion. These rules and formulas may seem | | | | be consumed with other foods you will develop good |
| foreign or alien to the unknowing consumer who | | | | cooking and eating habits. Not only will you notice a |
| does not practice them or is unaware of their | | | | change in your body, you will also notice a change in |
| existence. | | | | your moods. Any kind of physical discomfort leads |
| First, digestion itself is an important function within | | | | to mental and/or emotional strain when prolonged. |
| our bodies. You’ve seen the commercials for | | | | As you can see it is easy for a negative chain |
| indigestion, heart burn, upset stomach and diarrhea. | | | | reaction to begin in your body from not properly |
| All these ailments can easily be prevented if care is | | | | combining the foods you eat. |
| taken when, how and with what we eat. The right | | | | In addition to the mental aspect of bad food |
| food combinations can ensure a pleasurable, painless | | | | combinations the chain reaction can continue to other |
| and healthy absorption of our meals. | | | | areas of your body. If not addressed and corrected |
| Here are the basics to remember when combining | | | | Acid reflux can cause cancer cells to develop. This is |
| the foods on your plate and in your stomach: | | | | a drastic example, but realistic never the less. A |
| - Do not mix proteins and starches. Proteins require | | | | friend of mine was actually forced to have acid reflux |
| acid and starches require alkaline stomach fluids. | | | | surgery in order to prevent cancer cells from |
| - Fruit should be eaten alone on an empty stomach. | | | | developing. Within our bodies, a balance must be |
| - Vegetables can be eaten with anything, except | | | | maintained for strong health. |
| fruit. | | | | If you found this information helpful, continue your |
| - Drink a glass of water 15 minutes to 1/2 hour | | | | search to better your health. There are numerous |
| before meals. Don't drink with meals. | | | | resources online and offline that will provide additional |
| - High in enzymes: banana, avocado, papaya, mango, | | | | information to help optimize your eating habits. |
| pineapple | | | | Good health is instrumental in living a good life. |
| - Be sure to eat your salad before dinner. The | | | | Without your health everything you do in life will be |
| enzymes will help breakdown what you eat next. | | | | much more difficult to accomplish. Take care of |
| For dieters reading this, please note that drinking | | | | yourself, physically, emotionally, spiritually and |
| water when you feel like snacking might not satisfy | | | | mentally. Know what healthy food combinations |
| your craving, but it will keep you from snacking and | | | | have to offer. |
| increase the amount of water you drink. Exactly | | | | |