An Apple A Day

Many people suffer from digestive problems and spend a lot of money on various forms of relief to varying effect. Personally I don’t believe in “IBS” (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) It wasn’t around when I was a kid. I think IBS refers to a number of digestive problems - from bad diet, to bad food combining, to parasites.

In this post I will begin addressing the issue of combining food. It is not that complicated, but I have decided to write about it in a few different installments so that readers can assimilate a little at a time. I truly believe that more people would make fundamental changes in their diets, lives, worlds, if they didn’t think they had to do it all at once. It is so easy to become overwhelmed these days.

So start with FRUIT!

Fruit digests much more quickly than other foods. The manner in which fruit digests is inhibiting to proteins and starches. Also the fact that it digests quickly means, my dears, that it starts to putrify while it is waiting for the heavier foods to get their digestion over with. One important specification: Melon - eat it alone or else leave it alone.

The best way to eat fruits are 30 minutes (or closer to an hour if you eat a lot) before a meal, or three hours after a meal. Some people like to have fruit for breakfast. In the world of yin and yang, fruit is considered very yin, or cooling. For many people it is too cooling for morning, except perhaps in summer.

There are exceptions to this, but it all gets confusing and there is disagreement about them. I think it is better to start here and keep it simple.

If you are hankering for more info on food combining right away, go to: http://www.thewolfeclinic.com/foodcombining.html Otherwise, see you next time!