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Does anyone have any experience with food combining (ie. the use of certain foods eaten in combination while other food types are used separately in order for the body to process them for the best and highest utility)?
I haven't studied it yet, but have a friend who had Lupus and had gained well over 100 lbs from her normal weight. She had stopped smoking and then was hit with Lupus both of which were catalysts for weight gain. At any rate, she discovered, after tests, which foods she had allergies to. Wheat was one of the foods she was allergic to as I remember. And then she discovered food combining. In a little less than a year of 'combining' and eliminating allergy producing foods she was back to normal AND free of her Lupus!
Many of the things she ate were similar to what is required in SBD, but she combined them differently. For instance, fruit was eaten at separate times from meals due to how the body uses those sugars.
Here are some googled links on this topic:
http://www.thewolfeclinic.com/foodcombining.html
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Food combining
'Food combining' refers to the combination of foods which are compatible with each other in terms of digestive chemistry. Food combining is a basic component of optimal nutrition because it allows the body to digest and utilize the nutrients in our foods to their full extent.
The discomforts of indigestion are so common in today’s society that indigestion is almost considered normal. The fact that over 2 billion dollars are spent each year on antacids is proof of this. Rather than using drugs to suppress symptoms, wouldn’t it be wiser to remove the causes of indigestion?
Food combining is based on the theory that different food groups require different digestion times. Digestion is helped the most by using foods which have roughly the same digestion time.
Correct food combinations are important for proper digestion, utilization, and assimulation of the nutrients in our diet. The principles of food combining are dictated by digestive chemistry. Different foods require different digestive enzymes to aid in the digestive process - some acid, some alkaline. As any student of chemistry will assure you, acids and bases (alkalis) neutralize each other. When acids and alkalines come in contact, they neutralize each other and this retards digestion.
Protein foods require a highly acidic environment for digestion while carbohydrates (starches, fruit and sugars) and fats require a more alkaline medium. Anytime 2 or more foods are eaten at the same time, and those foods require opposite conditions for digestion, the digestive process is compromised.
When starches and proteins are combined their stimulation to the digestive juices generates a conflicting response and produces a medium which does not digest either food very well. This situation often leads to indigestion, bloating, gas, abdominal discomfort, and poor absorption of nutrients. Any quick digesting foods - such as fruit - must wait until the slowest digesting foods leave the stomach before they can leave - a process which can take up to 6 or 8 hours. While waiting, the fruit and some of the starches undergo some decomposition and fermentation, producing gas, acid and even alcohol along with indigestion.
Cont'd:
http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/food-combining.htm
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