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Introduction
For years it was a struggle for me to settle upon one diet
plan or another because there was so much conflicting data about the nature of
good nutrition in all of the books I read. The task of designing one’s own
proper eating program became even more difficult for me when during the course
of research it was easy to find several “experts” contradicting one another. So
what I’d like to share with you here is a nutritional program that is more
scientific than opinion and I hope you’ll see its merits from my presentation.
This series of articles is intended to be a complement to my
article series “Smart Moves for Musicians,” which is where I present my
recommendations for the best workout routine to fit into the musician’s
lifestyle. Often it’s the case that because the musician’s lifestyle requires
remaining sedentary for long hours, travel, inaccessibility to wholesome foods,
and easy access to drugs and alcohol, it is necessary to counteract the effects
of these practices with frequent exercise and superior nutrition.
Food combining is the way to superior nutrition. Food
combining is the art and science of taking our knowledge of the human digestive
system and the character of natural foods to achieve superior nutrition. When
food combining is not put into practice by individuals or entire societies and
the human digestive tract is treated as a garbage disposal, then the body
begins to undergo mild to acute forms of nutritional degradation resulting in a
weakened physical constitution and eventually widespread disease.
Now let me summarize what you see in the chart above.
Let’s start with fruits. In general, it’s best to eat fruits
alone and on an empty stomach. The reason for this is fruits in the sweet,
sub-acid, and melon groups digest very quickly moving rapidly through the
stomach and into the intestines where the simple sugars are broken down for an
immediate burst of energy. Acid fruits, on the other hand, suspend the
enzymatic secretions in the stomach required for digestion and prevent their
activity for a period of at least 3-4 hours.
Proteins in general are shown to pair best with non-starchy
vegetables and fairly well with mildly-starchy vegetables. Similarly,
carbohydrates are also shown to pair best with non-starchy vegetables and
fairly well with mildly-starchy vegetables. But the pairing of proteins with
carbohydrates is strongly discouraged. Fat and oils are also shown to pair well
with non-starchy and mildly-starchy vegetables, while also providing a great
mix with carbohydrates (starches). Combining fats and oils with proteins is
strongly discouraged.
These food
combinations designate the right mixes of foods that allow the body to work
efficiently to provide itself with nutrition. Because these combinations do not
interrupt or interfere with the body’s ability to break down the food it is
provided, the body is able to receive from its food all of the nutrients the
foods are capable of delivering. A digestive tract unburdened from unnecessary
interferences from bad combinations or junk foods, is a digestive system that facilitates
superior nutrition.
Restricted:
Common “Foods” and Meals
Now before I
illustrate some properly combined meals in the “Sample Menus” part of this
article, I want to discuss some of the almost evil concoctions chefs the world
over have provided to mankind. The school of Natural Hygiene, from which the
system of food combining was derived, discourages the consumption of the
following “foods”:
Hamburgers,
processed foods, soda, vitamin and other nutritional supplements, refined sugar,
honey, pizza, chocolate, enriched bleached flour, hot dogs, pizza, potato
chips, crackers, jellies and jams, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, ice cream, smoothies,
salt, frozen foods, canned foods, nuts (roasted, sweetened, or salted), pasta
with tomato sauce, sushi, BBQ, most spices (irritants), complex salad
combinations with multiple ingredients, cake, pies, sugary cereals, coffee,
teas, mineral water, and so much more.
While this is
by no means a complete list, I’ll leave it to your imagination as to what foods
you think would not appear on a table where properly combined foods are served.
Sample Menus
So here is
where I’ll show you how food combining is one part common sense, one part
science, and the remaining portion art. The sample menus provided below are
based on my personal working knowledge of Natural Hygiene through years of
practice and study. Most of the meals you’ll see here are based on the basics
as illustrated earlier, but some entrees may be based on more advanced food
knowledge. And all meals are definitely items and combinations that I
personally eat regularly to thrive on.Breakfast Meals:
Apple, raisins, banana
Oranges and
apples
Pear, dried
apricot, dates
Grapefruit,
strawberries, apple
Pineapple and
pears
Lunch Meals:
Chicken with
asparagus, broccoli, and cucumber
Raw nuts with
green apple, grapefruit, celery and steamed zucchini
Goat cheese
with Brussels sprouts, fennel, and tomatoDinner Meals:
Baked potato
with butter or sour cream, broccoli, and squash
Rice with kale,
zucchini, and sautéed or baked golden beets
All of these
meals are examples of correctly combined meals. They are simple and nutritious.
Moreover, they are also easy to prepare. In most cases, entire meals can be
prepared just by washing and chopping with no cooking required. And where
cooking is required baking, steaming, and sautéing are the cooking methods of
choice. Try to come up with your own combinations and be creative. Too many of
us are out of touch when it comes to the natural taste of raw foods so it may
take several weeks before our taste buds become accustomed to the enjoyment that comes from the subtle flavors
of natural foods.
Proper food
combining can even resolve digestive issues you thought were caused by specific
foods, when in actuality the problems were caused by incorrect food
combinations. In most cases, foods eaten in correct combinations or eaten alone
will not cause digestive problems. If you have a medically diagnosed food allergy,
please ignore this advice. For everyone else however experiment freely with
correct food combinations.__________________________________________________
Related Music:
Mystery Meat
Cappuccino
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Marc
http://stereothesis.bandcamp.com/Marc
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