Dylan Charles/Activist Post

Food and drink are relied upon to nurture life.  But if one does not know that the natures of substances may be opposed to each other, and one consumes them altogether indiscriminately, the vital organs will be thrown out of harmony and disastrous consequences will soon arise.  – Chia Ming, Essential Knowledge for Eating and Drinking, 1368

Trophology is the science of food combining to allow for optimal digestion, optimal absorption of nutrients and optimal expulsion of waste.  Primarily chemistry, food combining explains how certain foods induce the necessary enzymatic secretions for proper digestion.  When this chemistry is thrown out of balance by demanding that the body process incompatible food combinations, undigested food remains stagnant within the intestinal tract, leading to putrefaction, fermentation, overgrowth of bacteria and toxicity.  This, in turn, leads to myriad illnesses, chronic conditions, food allergies, bloating, metabolic problems and the bulging and distorted body shapes we see everywhere these days.

Every food is different; some are alkaline, others acidic, some are high in fat, others high in fiber.  Because foods are different, paying attention to the basic rules of food combining can give your body the chance it needs to properly use food.

Have you ever left a steak and a tomato on the counter for a week and watched what happens?  They clearly have unique processes of decomposition, and it won’t take long to realize that a rancid steak is not something you want sitting on your counter top, let alone inside your body, for very long.

In order to improve digestion and address certain chronic illnesses, it is advisable to heed these ten powerful food-combining tips as often as possible.

1.  Protein and Starch – The combination of proteins and starch in a single meal is the worst possible food combination there is.  The body begins by producing the alkaline enzyme ptyalin when a starch is chewed.  This begins to break down the starch, but when the food reaches the stomach, this presence of this alkaline enzyme prevents the digestion of proteins in the stomach by pepsin and other acidic stomach secretions.  The meat begins to putrefy within the gut and bacteria attacks the undigested meat.  The result is a heavy bloated feeling, gas, and toxic wastes bleeding into the blood stream.

The Rule - Separate concentrated proteins like meat, fish and eggs, from starches like bread, potatoes and rice.

2.  Protein and Protein – Different proteins require different processes to digest.  For example, when meat is consumed, the strongest enzymatic reaction occurs during the first hour, whereas milk or eggs take longer to be digested.  Combining similar meats, like lamb and beef, is typically fine, but complex combinations should be avoided.

The Rule - Avoid meals that combine multiple concentrated proteins, such as fish and cheese, meat and milk, or meat and eggs.

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