The wrong combination of food can make you gassy
Foods can "ferment" as they wait to be digested
A lot of people complain to me about feeling bloated. Well, when everything is working efficiently, you don’t think much about your digestion, but it’s actually quite a complex chemical process. There are a number of different steps that take place in order for your body to eventually absorb the nutrients from your meal. While you might be distracted looking to blame certain specific foods, it may actually be the mix of foods that you putting into your digestive system at the same time that is the recipe for your gassy tummy problems.
The fundamental principle of food combining is that you should not eat protein and starchy foods together. Basically, protein requires an acidic environment for digestion while starches require a more alkaline environment. When they are combined, they neutralize each other and the undigested mass of food sits in the stomach while bacteria ferment it. This creates gas and leaves you feeling heavy and bloated.
Food combining is really all about optimizing your digestive chemistry. Simple suggestions include not drinking at meals to avoid diluting your digestive juices and never combining fruits or melons with anything because they require almost no digestion. More complex levels of food combining extensive food charts showing the best groups of foods to mix and match that will keep your digestive system humming along.
In any case, if you’re having problems with your digestion, this natural method of optimizing your health may be just what your body needs to get back on track.
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