Food Combining
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August 10, 2014Food Combining is a controversial topic and practice. Many people swear by it, while others find it frustrating. There is no disadvantage to the food combining diet – if it works for you, use it, if not don’t.
Food combining is based on the theory that different food groups require different digestion times. Digestion of the food you consume is helped the most by using foods which have roughly the same digestion time, in other words, proper digestion takes place when the foods you eat complete it’s digestion cycle in your stomach at the same time.
Food combinations are important for proper digestion, utilization, and assimilation of the nutrients in our bodies. 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. When acids and alkaline come in contact, they neutralize each other and this may retard the digestion process.
