Guest guest Posted July 14, 2006 Report Share Posted July 14, 2006 I am wonderingif it haas excitoxins - the msg like aspect. purpleveg wrote: I don't do anything with it. It's the first time I had some in some time. I just sprinkle it on popcorn usually making a cheese like topping. We had the discussion here b4 where it was said that it's not really nutritional. Ah well I imagine there are worse things I could eat. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > we were just talking about this recently, so i > > thought > > > i'd post > > > > >>> > > this > > > > >>>>> > >> > article from > > > http://www.yogajournal.com/health/934_1.cfm? > > > > > ctsrc=nldn > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > The Right Combination > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > Mixing too many foods at one time can trigger poor > > > > > digestion. > > > > >>> > > Here's > > > > >>>>> > >> > a practical guide to combining foods > > appropriately. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > By Hale Sofia Schatz > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > If you've ever tried to practice yoga right after > > a > > > meal, then > > > > > you > > > > >>>>> > >> > know how uncomfortable your Downward-Facing Dogs > > and > > > spinal > > > > > twists > > > > >>>>> > >> > can feel with a full or bloated belly. Even if > > you've > > > finished > > > > >>> > > eating > > > > >>>>> > >> > several hours before stepping onto the mat, your > > body > > > may > > > > > still be > > > > >>>>> > >> > working to digest your last meal, which means less > > > > > available > > > > >>> > > energy > > > > >>>>> > >> > for your practice. To keep your body feeling light > > > > and > > > vibrant, > > > > >>> > > look > > > > >>>>> > >> > within—to your digestive tract. > > > > >>>>> > >> > The main reason we eat is to provide our bodies > > with > > > the fuel > > > > > we > > > > >>> > > need > > > > >>>>> > >> > to live—fuel for walking, thinking,, making art, > > > working, > > > > > playing > > > > >>>>> > >> > with our children, and doing yoga. But the very > > act > > of > > > > > digestion > > > > >>> > > also > > > > >>>>> > >> > takes energy. You can assist your body's digestion > > > > > before you > > > > > even > > > > >>>>> > >> > take the first bite of food. If you think of the > > > stomach as a > > > > >>> > > blender > > > > >>>>> > >> > that purees food into a molecular soup, then what > > you > > > eat > > > > > together > > > > >>> > > at > > > > >>>>> > >> > one time doesn't matter because it all gets mixed > > up > > > anyway, > > > > >>> > > right? > > > > >>>>> > >> > Wrong. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > Different foods have different digestion times and > > > > > require > > > > >>> > > different > > > > >>>>> > >> > digestive enzymes. Therefore, eating too many > > kinds > > of > > > foods at > > > > >>> > > one > > > > >>>>> > >> > time—such as proteins with grains, fats, and > > sugars, a > > > la the > > > > >>> > > common > > > > >>>>> > >> > peanut butter and jelly sandwich—can result in > > > difficult > > > > >>> > > digestion. > > > > >>>>> > >> > Eating the appropriate food combinations not only > > > helps improve > > > > >>>>> > >> > digestion, it can also increase energy, regulate > > > elimination, > > > > > and > > > > >>>>> > >> > help relieve depression, anxiety, and mood swings. > > > > And > > > > > increased > > > > >>>>> > >> > physical energy means more vitality, clarity, and > > > focus in all > > > > >>> > > areas > > > > >>>>> > >> > of life. Although food combining isn't a panacea, > > it > > > can ease > > > > >>>>> > >> > digestion so that energy flows through the body > > > unimpeded. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > We do yoga not just for the sake of physical > > results, > > > but so > > > > > those > > > > >>>>> > >> > results—a strong, supple, and receptive body—- give > > > > us > > > greater > > > > >>> > > access > > > > >>>>> > >> > to our spirit. Why should feeding ourselves be any > > > > > different? > > > > >>> > > Think > > > > >>>>> > >> > of food combining as food yoga. By keeping the > > core > > of > > > our > > > > > bodies > > > > >>>>> > >> > functioning with ease, we can access our inner > > selves > > > more > > > > > deeply > > > > >>>>> > >> > because less of our attention is diverted to the > > > physical. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > A Process of Elimination > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > How often do you actually think about the food > > that's > > > being > > > > >>> > > digested > > > > >>>>> > >> > by your body? Most of us think about digestion > > only > > > when we > > > > > suffer > > > > >>>>> > >> > indigestion—bloating, gas, heartburn, > > constipation, > > > diarrhea, > > > > > and > > > > >>> > > all > > > > >>>>> > >> > the other unpleasant symptoms that quickly direct > > our > > > > > attention to > > > > >>>>> > >> > our bellies. Yet the digestive tract is the center > > > > of > > > the body— > > > > > the > > > > >>>>> > >> > alchemical furnace in which what we eat is > > transmuted > > > from > > > > >>> > > separate > > > > >>>>> > >> > foods into the fuel our bodies and minds need. The > > > > > next time > > > > > you > > > > >>> > > eat > > > > >>>>> > >> > something, think about when your food actually > > becomes > > > you. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > The digestive tract has three basic functions: The > > > > > stomach > > > > >>> > > separates > > > > >>>>> > >> > the food into smaller parts, the small intestine > > > completes the > > > > >>>>> > >> > breakdown and assimilates nutrients to supply to > > the > > > rest of > > > > > the > > > > >>>>> > >> > body, and the large intestine eventually > > eliminates > > any > > > > > remaining > > > > >>>>> > >> > waste. Keeping this system in good working order > > is > > > essential > > > > > to > > > > >>>>> > >> > overall health and vitality. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > Digestive problems can arise as we age, undergo > > > stress, eat too > > > > >>>>> > >> > quickly or on the run, or eat diets composed of > > > refined and > > > > > rich > > > > >>>>> > >> > foods, too much food, or foods eaten in > > complicated > > > > > combinations. > > > > >>>>> > >> > Eventually, the proper flow of digestive juices > > slows > > > down, > > > > >>>>> > >> > compromising the breakdown of foods in the stomach > > > > and > > > small > > > > >>>>> > >> > intestine. Like any plumbing system, the digestive > > > > > tract can > > > > > erode > > > > >>> > > or > > > > >>>>> > >> > get backed up, resulting in chronic diarrhea > > and/or > > > > > constipation. > > > > >>> > > If > > > > >>>>> > >> > elimination doesn't happen properly, we don't > > receive > > > the > > > > >>> > > nutrients > > > > >>>>> > >> > we need and toxic waste matter can remain in the > > > system. This > > > > >>> > > causes > > > > >>>>> > >> > us to feel uncomfortable and lethargic; the flow > > of > > > life > > > > > energy is > > > > >>>>> > >> > blocked. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > The word digestion comes from the Latin > > for "separate" > > > > >>> > > or "arrange." > > > > >>>>> > >> > In fact, this is exactly what happens in the > > digestive > > > tract: > > > > >>>>> > >> > Nutrients, in the form of molecules, are separated > > > > > from food > > > > > and > > > > >>>>> > >> > arranged through assimilation to provide energy > > for > > > all the > > > > > body's > > > > >>>>> > >> > internal organs. With food combining, you assist > > > digestion by > > > > >>>>> > >> > separating and prearranging your food before it > > even > > > lands in > > > > > your > > > > >>>>> > >> > stomach. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > Although medical research hasn't yet been done on > > the > > > specific > > > > >>>>> > >> > benefits of food combining, this system, which has > > > > > been around > > > > > in > > > > >>>>> > >> > various forms since the 1930s, is based on the > > > understanding > > > > > that > > > > >>>>> > >> > eating foods in combinations that have compatible > > > enzymes and > > > > >>>>> > >> > digestive times makes for easier and more complete > > > > > digestion. > > > > > High- > > > > >>>>> > >> > protein foods require the acidic medium of the > > stomach > > > to be > > > > >>> > > broken > > > > >>>>> > >> > down, whereas carbohydrates require the alkaline > > or > > > neutral > > > > > medium > > > > >>> > > of > > > > >>>>> > >> > the small intestine. When high-protein and high- > > > carbohydrate > > > > > foods > > > > >>>>> > >> > are eaten together, digestion becomes more > > > complicated, since > > > > > the > > > > >>>>> > >> > transit time for carbohydrates is slowed by the > > > breakdown of > > > > >>> > > protein > > > > >>>>> > >> > in the stomach. If the breakdown is impeded, then > > the > > > > > absorption > > > > >>> > > of > > > > >>>>> > >> > nutrients and elimination also may become more > > > difficult, with > > > > >>>>> > >> > undigested food particles remaining in the system. > > > > > These > > > > >>> > > undigested > > > > >>>>> > >> > particles can create allergens, bacterial > > imbalances, > > > and other > > > > >>>>> > >> > disorders in the gastrointestinal tract. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > A Simple Approach > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > In many aspects of life, with simplification comes > > > > > less excess. > > > > >>> > > The > > > > >>>>> > >> > same is true for the body. In a world obsessed > > with > > > abundance > > > > > and > > > > >>> > > the > > > > >>>>> > >> > availability of every imaginable foodstuff 365 > > days > > a > > > year, > > > > > food > > > > >>>>> > >> > combining helps us simplify our food choices. The > > > basic rule of > > > > >>> > > thumb > > > > >>>>> > >> > is: The simpler the meal, the easier digestion > > will > > > be. Simple > > > > >>> > > meals, > > > > >>>>> > >> > moderate portions, and chewing food slowly and > > with > > an > > > > > attitude of > > > > >>>>> > >> > reverence all help maintain easy digestion and > > free- > > > flowing > > > > > energy > > > > >>> > > in > > > > >>>>> > >> > the body. It doesn't take long to get the hang of > > food > > > > > combining > > > > >>> > > with > > > > >>>>> > >> > these simple guidelines: > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > Fruits are the easiest and fastest foods to > > digest, > > > and for > > > > > that > > > > >>>>> > >> > reason should always be eaten separately from > > > proteins, grains, > > > > >>> > > and > > > > >>>>> > >> > vegetables. They are further classified into acid, > > > > > subacid, > > > > > sweet, > > > > >>>>> > >> > and melons—based on their levels of acid and > > sugar— > > and > > > have > > > > > their > > > > >>> > > own > > > > >>>>> > >> > set of guidelines for combinations. Digestion > > time: > > 20 > > > minutes > > > > > to > > > > >>> > > one > > > > >>>>> > >> > hour. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > All vegetables can be combined with one another as > > > > > well as with > > > > >>>>> > >> > proteins. For optimal digestive ease, it's best to > > > > > combine only > > > > >>>>> > >> > nonstarchy and low-starch vegetables with grains. > > > Digestion > > > > > time: > > > > >>> > > 30 > > > > >>>>> > >> > minutes to two hours. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > Grains can be eaten alone or combined with > > nonstarchy > > > and low- > > > > >>> > > starch > > > > >>>>> > >> > vegetables. Do not combine grains with protein or > > with > > > starchy > > > > >>>>> > >> > vegetables. It's best to have only one type of > > grain > > > at a > > > > > meal, so > > > > >>>>> > >> > decide if you really want that hunk of bread or if > > > > > it's worth > > > > >>> > > waiting > > > > >>>>> > >> > for the rice. Digestion time: two to three hours. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > Proteins can be eaten alone or combined with > > > nonstarchy, low- > > > > >>> > > starch, > > > > >>>>> > >> > and starchy vegetables. It's best to have only one > > > > > type of > > > > > protein > > > > >>> > > at > > > > >>>>> > >> > a meal. Digestion time: two to four hours. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>>>> > >> > When selecting what to eat, consider not only the > > > culinary > > > > > appeal > > > > >>> > > of > > > > >>>>> > >> > your choices but how your body will interpret the > > > foods you are > > > > >>> > > about > > > > >>>>> > >> > to ingest. Ask yourself: Will these foods fuel my > > body > > > so it > > > > > can > > > > >>> > > be a > > > > >>>>> > >> > strong vehicle for my spirit, or will they slow me > > > > > down? > > > > > Feeding > > > > >>>>> > >> > yourself purposefully is like doing yoga off the > > mat: > > > Each > > > > > choice > > > > >>> > > of > > > > >>>>> > >> > what and how to feed yourself is an opportunity to > > > > > practice > > > > >>>>> > >> > awareness, compassion, and self-love. > > > > >>>>> > >> > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Sneak preview the all-new Yahoo.com. It's not radically > > different. Just radically better. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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