The author of Food Combining and Digestion, Steve Meyerowitz, has done pioneering work on how to make and eat sprouts, which has earned him a nickname. Sproutman, as he is fondly called, has come out with a quintessential book that deals with food combining and more importantly, learning to love what you eat and eating what your body loves.
According to the author, our forefathers had it easy when it came to food because they had no choice but to eat all the stuff that their bodies required.
Today, however, thanks to our aversion to healthy cooking and our penchant for preservatives, flavors, enhancers and additives, the digestive tract is called upon to do overtime, every day of every week of every year. The result? Flatulence, indigestion, poor assimilation of food, flailing immunity, drastically low energy levels and rapid aging.
Meyerowitz explains that the best way to chuck the above symptoms is to understand and follow the laws of food combining.
The underlying principle is easy: certain types of foods may not be eaten together because they lead to serious problems in digestion. Certain other categories of food should be eaten together because they are more easily absorbed in combination.
The second principle that Sproutman emphasizes is the importance of eating in proportion with the capacity of the stomach. According to the book, our stomachs need only one-third of what we put inside; and when we do not abide by what our stomach wants, we end up doling out money to health and insurance agencies! On top of that, we become fat!
Along with food combining and the principles of digestion, the book also provides sufficient information on a number of problems caused by food imbalance. Examples include candida, parasites in the stomach and the leaky gut syndrome.
Food combining and digestion Review
This book contains excellent information on how to combine foods effectively. There are valuable insights, and some are surprising too, like breaking up fruits into subcategories based on their taste.
More importantly, the book provides a holistic view on healthy eating. Thus, the recommendations regarding the perfect meal along with the simple techniques to improve digestion are very valuable, particularly to a generation of eaters who seem to have strayed from the path of healthy food.
But, what makes Food Combining and Digestion a magnificent read is its emphasis on the simple joy of eating. With all the messages we receive about eating healthy and losing weight, we have lost the simple art of eating for pleasure. This book reintroduces the pleasurable aspects of eating.
Pros:
- Seeks to inculcate a better way of eating
- Explores and elaborates the benefits of food combining
- Sheds light on the principles of eating right
- Difference drawn between the perfect and imperfect meals
- Throws light on how to improve overall health through food
- A short and interesting read
Cons:
- The section dealing with food combining is relatively small
- Food combining is a controversial issue
In conclusion:
The book is so full of the fundamentals of eating right that any person who is overweight or suffers from problems related to poor digestion must read it. The aim is not to learn the principles of food combining alone, but also to revisit our eating practices and come back to the path of healthy eating for a long, disease-free life.
