| | Nine
Rules for Proper Food Combining By
Dr. Herbert M. Shelton
Reprinted from Dr. Shelton's
Hygienic Review There
are sound physiological reasons for eating foods in compatible combinations. In
other words, some foods, if mixed in the digestive system, will cause distress!
The principles
of food combining are dictated by digestive chemistry. Different foods are digested
differently... - Starchy
foods require an alkaline digestive medium which is supplied initially in the
mouth by the enzyme ptyalin;
- Protein
foods require an acid medium for digestion- hydrochloric acid.
As
any student of chemistry will assure you, acids and bases (alkalis) neutralize
each other. If you eat a starch with a protein, digestion is impaired or completely
arrested! The
undigested food mass can cause various kinds of digestive disorders. Undigested
food becomes soil for bacteria which ferment and decompose it. Its by products
are poisonous, one of which, alcohol, is a narcotic that destroys or inhibits
nerve function. It
plays havoc with nerves of the digestive tract, suspending their vital action
such that constipation may well be a result! As set forth in Dr. Herbert Shelton's
FOOD COMBINING MADE EASY these are the salient rules for proper food combining.
The
Nine Basic Rules of Proper Food Combining: 1.
Eat acids and starches at separate meals. Acids neutralize the alkaline medium
required for starch digestion and the result is fermentation and indigestion.
2.
Eat protein foods and carbohydrate foods at separate meals. Protein foods require
an acid medium for digestion. 3.
Eat but one kind of protein food at a meal. 4.
Eat proteins and acid foods at separate meals. The acids of acid foods inhibit
the secretion of the digestive acids required for protein digestion. Undigested
protein putrefies in bacterial decomposition and produces some potent poisons.
5.
Eat fats and proteins at separate meals. Some foods, especially nuts, are over
50% fat and require hours for digestion. 6.
Eat sugars (fruits) and proteins at separate meals. 7.
Eat sugars (fruits) and starchy foods at separate meals. Fruits undergo no digestion
in the stomach and are held up if eaten with foods that require digestion in the
stomach. 8.
Eat melons alone. They combine with almost no other food. 9.
Desert the desserts. Eaten on top of meals they lie heavy on the stomach, requiring
no digestion there, and ferment. Bacteria turn them into alcohols and vinegars
and acetic acids. Healthy
Foods to Eat Sweet
Fruit
Banana,
Carob, Date, Fig, Prune, Raisins, Dried fruit, Persimmon, Mango, Papaya, Sapote Sub-Acid
Fruit
Apple, Apricot, Blackberry, Cherimoya, Cherry, Elderberry, Gooseberry,
Grape, Huckleberry, Nectarine, Peach, Pear, Plum, Quince, Raspberry, Sapodilla Acid
Fruit
Currant, Grapefruit, Guava, Kumquat, Lemon, Lime, Orange, Loganberry,
Pineapple, Pomegranate, Strawberry, Tamarind, Tangerine, Tomato Melons
Banana
melon, Cantaloupe, Casaba, Christmas melon, Persian melon, Crenshaw melon, Watermelon,
Honeydew melon, Muskmelon, Nutmeg melon Proteins
Almonds,
Cashew nuts, Hazel nuts, Hickory nuts, Lentils, Peanuts, Gooseberry, Avocados,
Pecans, Pine nuts, Pistachio nuts, Soy beans, Walnuts, Sunflower seeds, Coconuts Starches
Artichoke,
Bean (lima)*, Beets, Chestnut, Carrots, Corn, Hubbard squash, Jerusalem artichoke,
Peanuts*, Peas, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Yam *
Peanuts, lentils, beans, and all cereals are considered as protein and starch
combinations Non-Starchy
Vegetables
Bamboo shoots, Broccoli, Brussel sprouts, Romaine, Cabbage,
Cauliflower, Celery, Chard, Cucumber, Eggplant, Endive, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce:
Boston, Bibb, Leaf, Romaine, etc., Okra, Parsnip, Pepper (sweet), Rutabaga, Sorrel,
Sprouts: Mung bean, alfalfa, wheat, barley, etc., Squash (ex. starchy), Turnip. Note
from Chet: Try food combining if you're suffering from digestive problems.
This natural technique has helped tens of thousands of health seekers over the
years! |
