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Dear Healthy Foodie,
I’ve recently had an allergy test done and my diet now is free of the foods I’m allergic to but now I’m wondering how important is food combining? Is there a basic rule to follow when combining foods?
Thank you,
Corina
Hello Corina,
Food combining is an important step on the road to your ideal state of health, but in my opinion, it isn’t something one should be required to do forever. Certain concepts from food combining should carry over into your daily meals, but I see strict food combining as a nutritional therapy and something not necessary for everyone all the time.
Food combining is a term used to describe an approach to eating where foods that require different digestive environments are eaten separately. Your body processes protein, carbohydrates and fats, as well as acidic foods and alkaline foods, differently. In order to have truly efficient digestion, these different types of foods need to be eaten separately so that they don’t interfere with each other’s ideal digestive environment. Eating bad combinations of foods can lead to gas, upset stomach, heartburn or even diarrhea.
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