Food Combing for Better Digestion （食物结合更好的消化）.pdfVIP

Food Combing for Better Digestion ©Copyright BecomeHealthyN 2014 All Rights Reserved Contents Food Combining For Better Digestion How is Food Combining Beneficial 1 The Theory 1 Why Food Combining Matters 1 The Importance of Hydrochloric Acid and Pepsin 1 Mixing Acid with Alkaline = Neutral 2 The Three Commandments of Food Combination 2 The When and What of Eating 3 Food Combining For Better Digestion Chart 4 Additional Information and Links 5 Test Your Understanding 7 Purpose of this Quiz 7 ©Copyright BecomeHealthyN 2014 All Rights Reserved 1 HOW IS FOOD COMBINING BENEFICIAL? The Theory The food combining diet is based on the theory that different food groups are digested optimally when eaten in the fol- lowing combinations: • Proteins (beans, nuts, seeds, meat, fish, poultry) and starches (grains, pasta, breads, cereal, rice, carrots, etc.) should be eaten at separate meals. Proteins can be eaten with vegetables and starches can be combined with vegetables. • Fruits should be eaten alone. Starches are best absorbed best when they are eaten alone or with vegetables, because the pH of the digestive tract is alkaline. The digestion of proteins, however, requires stomach acid and if proteins and star