Proper food combining can improve digestion from "summary" of Staying Healthy with Nutrition, rev by Elson Haas,Buck Levin
Proper food combining can improve digestion through optimizing the body’s ability to break down and absorb nutrients. When we eat foods that are compatible with each other, it allows our digestive system to work more efficiently. This is because different types of foods require different types of digestive enzymes to break them down. For example, proteins require an acidic environment to be properly digested, while carbohydrates need an alkaline environment. When we eat these two types of foods together, it can create confusion for our digestive system and lead to incomplete digestion. This can result in gas, bloating, and other digestive...
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