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goji berries nutritional valueThe Fastest Way to Have Better Digestion
You might disagree, but hear me out on this. I think one of the best ways to improve your digestion is to follow some very simple food combining rules.
One question I get a lot is, �When you eat raw foods, do you have to avoid certain combinations?� The answer is yes. But then, it doesn't have to be complicated.
I will show you some very simple ways you can use food combining to your advantage, and I will also list some food combinations that are perfectly fine, although many people still shun them.
Sugar and Fat
The main combination to avoid is sugar and fat. Sugar being any type of sugar such as fruits, dates, refined sugar, or anything sweet. Fat includes oils, avocados, nuts, and any other type of fatty foods.
The reason is that fat takes a longer time to digest, while sugar tends to digest quickly. When the two are mixed together in sufficient quantities, the sugar will ferment. Say hello to gas and bloating!
So the combinations to avoid include: dates and nuts, nuts and dried fruits, adding fat to fruit smoothies (including oils, nuts, etc.), and obviously eating fruit or sweets at the end of a meal.
However, let me also say that although this is the most important rule to follow, it is not completely rigid either. A little occasional combo of fruit and fat are okay, but generally, you'll find that avoiding this combination most of the time will solve a lot of your digestive problems.
Sugar and Starch
Another very bad combo is the combination of cooked starch and sugar, so this one obviously doesn't apply to a raw food meal. Starch includes bread, potatoes, pasta, etc.
This combinations leads to a lot of gas and fermentation. Examples include: raisin bread, all pastries, all cakes, all cookies, and eating sweets after a meal!
Concentrated Foods
You can understand the philosophy and science of food combining by understanding one simple idea: it's best to eat only one type of concentrated food at a meal.
Concentrated foods include anything that's not a fresh fruit or vegetables, or anything that's high in fat. For example, bread, meat, potatoes, nuts, seeds, avocados.
The reason is that concentrated foods take more time to digest, and when they are mixed together, they tend to conflict with each other and cause digestive problems.
So the idea is in one meal to have just one type of concentrated food, and accompany that with lots of vegetables. It's also best to eat fruits alone.
Unnecessary Rules
There are several �rules� of food combining that are really not necessary. Once you become more fluent in the �language� of food combining, you'll understand why. Let me give you a few:
Melons - There's no reason not to mix melons with other fruits. You can mix melons with any other fruit you want, without any problems. Just don't mix them with concentrated foods.
Fruits - Fruits may be combined with each other without problems. There's no need to divide them in categories of their own. The only exception is the banana, which should not be mixed with very acid fruits such as oranges. The reason is that bananas contain starch and this conflicts with the acidity in certain fruits.
Tomatoes - Although we eat tomatoes as a vegetable, it is a fruit in reality so it may be combined with other fruits if desired.
Greens Don't Count - Greens such as lettuce, celery, spinach, and other green leaves, don't even count in food combining. The reason is that they combine well with anything. They combine well with fruit as well as with any other food.
Simplify Combos
So those were a few tips to help you improve your diet and get you started with some food combining concepts.
The whole idea about food combining is to simplify meals. It means that a meal with 5 ingredients will digest more easily than a meal with 10. And a meal with 2 ingredients will be easier to digest than a meal with 5.
It's more important to vary our diet from meal to meal, rather than get all that variety in one meal!
As you learn more about food combining and a simple and easy raw food diet, you'll find that it's really the best way to stay healthy with a �silent� digestion, and best of all, it's also so enjoyable to eat that way!
Frederic Patenaude, is the author of the best-selling e-book �The Raw Secrets�. He is currently giving away free access to his private library of over 100 exclusive articles along with a subscription to his newsletter Pure Health & Nutrition. Visit http://www.fredericpatenaude.com while charter subscriptions last.
The Future of Skin Care
Women have incessantly experimented with the latest magical potion under the sun in hopes of finding the fountain of youth. The new trend in creating a glowing complexion is nourishing your skin from within. Beautiful skin starts from the inside out. Drinking plenty of water, a healthy diet of eating raw fruits and vegetables, and taking nutritional supplements is the new beauty regimen in achieving healthy and radiant skin.
Keep skin hydrated and moisturized by drinking plenty of purified water. Drinking water helps the body rid itself of toxins. Your body will not produce or repair collagen when your body is dehydrated. We have all heard �Drink eight glasses of water a day�. The latest recommendation is to drink approximately half your body weight in ounces of water a day.
Incorporating raw food into your diet will improve your overall health as well as the appearance of your skin. Raw food is food in its natural state with the enzymes left intact. Heating food above 105 degrees Fahrenheit destroys the enzymes as well as vitamins and minerals. A drained enzyme supply can result in vitamin and mineral deficiencies and premature aging. People eating mostly raw food have seen an improvement in their skin and look younger.
Drinking juices jam packed with nutrients and antioxidants is the latest craze in attaining smoother skin. Antioxidants counteract free radicals that age the skin. These juices are sold as dietary supplements with a recommended dosage of one to four ounces a day. Goji Juice made from goji berries is one of the most popular. Goji berries are a nutritionally dense food containing vitamins, minerals, amino acids, polysaccharides, and potent antioxidants said to be anti-aging. Goji berries are a rich source of beta carotene which is known to help protect skin from sun-damage. Goji berries also balance the body�s pH level and boost the body's production of the human growth hormone, the youth hormone, which promotes better sleep, supple skin, and a more youthful appearance.
Expect the future of skin care to be about what you are consuming rather than what you are putting on your skin. Feed your skin from within for more youthful looking skin.
Elizabeth Kiely is the owner of EK Healthy Home and Bath: http://www.eklbc.com
Who Makes the Best Pizza in the World?
Pizza is a universal food. Most of us grew up with it. All of us have an opinion about it.
If you are from New York, it's New York pizza. If you are from Chicago, it's Chicago Deep Dish. The West Coast fans have their own traditional Italian pizza as well as New Wave.
Of course if you are from New Haven, Connecticut, you spend hours debating who makes the best apizza: is it Sally's or Pepe's? Then there are those who favor Modern Apizza. New Haven fans are fanatics.
Woven across the U.S. are small pockets of regional favorites. For example, on Long Island, New York, it's a type called Grandmother's. If you are from a certain area in Pennsylvania, you favor Old Forge.
There are types of pizza for every different taste: there is thin crust Neapolitan, and there is thick crust Scilian. Chicago deep dish, is a unlike an other. California pizza can be thin with unusual ingredients for unique tastes.
People don't argue about steakhouses or hamburgers or Chinese food, but this food hits a chord. It's a magical little disk that makes things happen. It doesn't matter if you're in Pennsylvania or Wisconsin, your own region makes the best pizza in the world. You tend to favor what you grew up with.
There are also, the master pizzaiolo, who defy any region and make the best possible putting their heart and soul into each one produced.
Here is a short list of pizzaiolo, who do it their way. Not for fame or glory but because they are dedicated to the craft of creating incredible pizza.
Pizzaiolo Chris Bianco, (Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix, Arizona), is regarded by some, the finast pizzaiolo in the U.S. Ed LaDou, is another highly acclaimed pizza master. He created Wolfgang Pucks as well as California Pizza Kitchen's menu. He now makes his own at Caiote Pizza Cafe. Tony Gemignani (8 time World Champion and co-owner of Pyzano's) and Brian Spangler (Apizza Scholls, Portland, Oregon), each carry on the tradition of passion and strive for perfection. Gary Bimonte, grandson of Frank Pepe continues his grandfather's legacy at Pepe's in New Haven, Connecticut.
Another Legend is Peter Reinhart, author, baker and pizzaiolo. Peter told me once, there are only two types of pizza: good pizza and great pizza.
Peter went on a quest to find the best in the United States. His book, American Pie, chronicles his pizza adventures.
Who makes the best pizza?
You decide who makes the best . What kind do you like? The best pizza is entirely a personal choice. Your choice.
You can find an extensive listing of The Best Pizza in the World at this link:
http://pizzatherapy.com/bestpizz.htm
Discover the Legends of pizza: http://legendsof pizza.com Get free copy of Albert Grande's e-book about "Big Ideas" at this link: http://grandepublishing.com/sq.htm
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