In preparing this post, I was reminded that our mouth, stomach and intestines exist to gather fuel and eliminate whatever doesn’t nourish. With the many tasty delights awaiting during a food extravaganza like Thanksgiving, understanding digestion could help.

Ancient Nutrition describes ‘Food Combining’ as a way of eating that takes the ‘stress off of the digestive system by eating simple, appropriately portioned meals consisting of foods that work well when paired together.”

Some foods require different enzymes and take longer to digest than others. When the stomach receives varied foods at the same time, processing delays and digestive difficulties can arise.

The Living Proof Institute  reminds that, “bloating, gas, diarrhea, constipation, nausea, … feeling digestive discomfort or fatigue after eating isn’t normal. In fact, after you eat you should feel energized, refreshed, and ready to take on the world,” which can happen more easily when,

1. Fruits are eaten alone
2. Proteins are eaten with leafy, green [non-starchy] vegetables
3. Keeping digestive juices at full strength by avoiding liquids during meals
4. Read more 

As suggested in Succeed and Soar’s first Thanksgiving post,, “Traditions change. Now, some celebrate Friendsgiving.”  Should food cornucopias prove too tempting, one Thanksgiving over-doing remedy could involve letting the digestive system recover while giving the body an internal tune up like the Seneca Fast. It involves eating fruits one day, drinking teas the next. Enjoy vegetables the third day. The fourth and last day, nourish and restore with vegetable broths.

Here’s more detailed information:

• Seneca Body Detox Cleanse 
• Seneca Fast [which includes some interesting comments-questions]

 

Free, Food Combining charts

• Natalya Frolova, Registered Nutritionist 
• Monotrophic Meal – One Food at a Meal is The Ideal
• The Divine Way to Combine 

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