Day 28

So, I gave you the easy tips and they are so easy that I am sure you are happily munching away on a piece of fruit as you read this. 

I'm sure you are only pausing for a moment before lacing up your workout sneakers, taking your empty soda bottles down to the recycling bin and going out for a light jog.

That's nice.

But maybe we should go over why  these are good things to do.

You know...

just for kicks.

Eat fruit in the morning.  But only in the morning.  And not with any other food.

The more raw food you eat the better you feel.  

By committing to eat fruit for breakfast you are guaranteeing that 1/3 of your diet will be all raw.  

How easy is that??? 

One meal out of your day and you are 1/3 closer to becoming a raw foodist. 

You didn't even have to start wearing recycled clothes or doing yoga. 

(yet...)

Ah, but here is the catch.  

And this is the less easy part.  

It is also the part where I can feel people politely nodding and silently ignoring everything I'm saying.

You need to eat the fruit BY ITSELF.

Don't put it in, on or around any other food.

Yogurt...no.

Cottage cheese...no.

Pizza...no.

Fruit is the fastest digesting food one can eat.  When you pair it with a slower digesting food the body will start to digest the more difficult food first.  It will leave the fruit just hanging out in your stomach...fermenting.  When food ferments it is basically just rotting in your stomach.  

That is what causes gas and bloating.  

You shouldn't eat any other food for at least one hour after you have fruit.  

Which leads me to my next point...

Eat your protein.  Eat your carbs.  Just don't eat them together.

One of the most underrated aspects of health is your digestion. 

If you are not properly digesting your food, then, even if you are eating "healthy" foods your body is not getting the benefits from those foods.  

Whatever your body can't digest it stores.  

And it is certainly not crazy enough to store that excess in your brain, liver, or heart since it thinks you are probably going to need those at some point.  

So where does it store the excess??? 

Well, on your butt, of course!  

Plenty of room to grow there!  

The butt itself doesn't care whether it is big or small. 

But I'm banking on the fact that you do care.

  

To say nothing of the fact that the stomach is the immune system. 

A litany of ailments big and small originate from poor digestive function.

It behooves all of us to support our digestion as best we can.

By taking care of our stomachs we can, literally and figuratively, save our butts.

Now I'll save us all the boredom of wading through the technical mumbo jumbo and just break it down like this:

When proteins (eggs, meats, fish) are eaten with carbs (breads, rice, pasta) your stomach secretes two different digestive enzymes necessary to digest those respective things.  Those enzymes render each other neutral and digest nothing leaving everything to rot in your belly.

I can feel your eyes glazing over.

Ok.

Let me try to explain it like this:

When you eat a turkey sandwich, the reason you feel full is because nothing is digesting.  

It is just sitting like a brick in your stomach rotting.

Maybe you're just going to have to trust me on this one.

Try it yourself.

Proteins with vegetables

or

Carbs with vegetables

but NO proteins and carbs together.

This one little change can cause a huge difference in your energy level and overall wellness.

As a side note...

Beans are the exception.

They can be eaten with anything.

Except fruit.

Wow.

That is a lot to digest.  

Pun very much intended.

That is enough for today.  

I'll cover the other easy tips tomorrow.

Enjoy your jog.

:)