Combining foods

Proper food combining is one of the most important elements in a healthy diet. It allows for normal digestion of food in the body and the favorable course of metabolic processes in it.

To derive maximum benefit from the food we eat, we need to know the process of digestion.

Degradation of the food starts in the mouth, wherein the alkaline digestion of carbohydrates, fats and sugars is carried out. The stomach processes the proteins but further degradation of all the carbohydrates, proteins and fats is carried out in the small intestine.

The only acidic environment in the body is the stomach .

Saliva, small intestines, blood and lymph are alkaline in nature.

Read more about the acid-base balance in the human body

Body needs simple structures that can be used for the normal functioning of the organism. Proteins are degraded to amino acids, fats to fatty acids and carbohydrates to simple sugars, which are again used for recovery and fuel.

Many diseases occur as a result of an improper combination of food and overeating, since food is not well absorbed, causing fermentation and putrefaction, poisoning the body with toxins and harmful waste.

The more wind is generated in the organism, the more incorrect the combination of foods has been.

Therefore, in order to facilitate the digestive process, it is best to combine one type of food - mono diet. This, however, is difficult to be achieved. Therefore it is recommended the right combination of foods that promote good digestion.

• Animal products such as cheese, yellow cheese, eggs, fish, meat foods should be eaten separately or for easier digestion in combination with green leafy vegetables such as lettuce, dill, parsley, iceberg salad, spinach, cucumber and others. In order not to get toxins from indigestion of a combination of animal products consume 1 type of animal product. For example, lettuce and cheese or green salad with cottage cheese. All other combinations like animal with animal , animal products with grains, legumes, seeds, nuts, carbohydrate vegetables are inappropriate. Best is to eat animal products in the evening , at least 3 hours before bedtime, to allow time for the body to break down and absorb the full value of the food.

• Seeds and nuts also combine well with green leafy vegetables, sometimes with tomatoes. They are highly proteinaceous food and you must not consume more than 50 g per intake. Their pre-processing, such as soaking and in some cases sprouting, makes them easily digestible food that meets all the needs of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. It is recommended, but not required, to consume one type of nut or seed.

• Grains and legumes can be combined with each other. These combinations provide a complete protein that fully replaces meat. The combination of grains and legumes is very suitable for people who convert to vegetarianism. Most easily digestible for the body grains are the gluten-free grains - millet, rice, buckwheat, quinoa, amaranth, corn. In many cases, the body has difficulty processing gluten. In various chronic diseases it is advisable to consume only gluten-free foods. Grains and legumes are best combined with root vegetables such as carrots, beetroot, cabbage, kohlrabi, turnips and more. To grains and legumes you can add a little extra virgin oil or homemade butter .

• Vegetables can be consumed separately, in the form of juices or together in any combination. Green leafy vegetables is good to combine with proteins (animal products, seeds and nuts). Tuberiferous vegetables are good to combine with carbohydrate foods (grains and legumes). Acceptable combinations are some vegetables like leafy green vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers with semi sour and sour fruits. Green leafy vegetables also combine well with fats - cold-pressed oils. 

•  Fruits are the most healing foods, especially when consumed in the morning one type of fruit or in the form of juices (alone or in combination) . Healthy fruit combinations may be: sweet with sweet, sweet with soursweet and sweet with semisour fruits.

To improve our health and to derive maximum benefit from the food, it is good to first cleanse our body and then follow the right combinations of foods.

We, the team of Vita Rama recommend you always to eat only when really hungri. Then the digestive tract is completely ready to digest and process the food properly.

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