Food Combining and Digestion: A Rational Approach to Combining What You Eat to Maximize Digestion and Health [Paperback]

Steve Meyerowitz (Author), Rick Meyerowitz (Illustrator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1878736574 | ISBN-13: 978-1878736574 | Publication Date: February 1996 | Edition: 1

This easy-to-follow book teaches you how to stop indigestion and get more nutrition from what you eat. Includes techniques to increase flow of digestive juices and ways to stop indigestion. Over 25 illustrations & Charts.

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"Dear Mr. Meyerowitz, Thank you for your book Food Combining & Digestion. I have suffered with poor digestion for some 20 years. No, I cannot say that I am cured today. But I learned so much from your book that I am now more confident then ever that I am can achieve a more normal life when it comes to eating. I have been plagued with gas and indigestion it seems...forever. I have been to countless doctors and spent a fortune on tests, with basically no progress. You sir, in your fabulous little book, seem to be echoing all my complaints. For the first time, I have found a direction that makes sense. Albeit, it is not I quick fix. I understand the changes you suggest are broad and all encompassing. But I have begun. Already I have experienced more progress than I have in years." -- Mrs. Alice Angelos, New York, NY

From the Author

Chronic 'syndrome' complaints such as chronic fatigue syndrome, lupus, fibromyalgia, and multiple allergies are increasingly being traced back to digestive disorders such as candida, parasites, leaky gut, and irritable bowel. These insidious afflictions can live with you for decades wrecking your digestion and taking the edge off of your performance. Candida is a yeast microbe that lives in our intestinal tract in balance with other more friendly 'bacteria.' But when bad eating habits, infections, antibiotics, alcohol and aspirin change that balance, candida takes over resulting in gas, bloat, lethargy, yeast infections and skin problems to name a few.

Over time, Candida develops into a fungus that sends roots (rhizoids) into our intestinal walls. Our intestinal lining is designed to absorb nutrients into our bloodstream and filter out bacteria and undigested proteins. This 25 foot long convoluted tube is made up of billions of protrusions called villi containing the cells and capillaries that send nutrients from our food into our bloodstream. When this forest of mucosal filters becomes irritated and weakened by candida and other parasites, the wall starts to break down and leaks bacteria and larger proteins into the bloodstream. Digestive disorders are only the beginning. Now you have a toxic dump inside you and an ongoing low level infection. Long term leaky gut toxicity has been implicated in everything from arthritis to allergies, eczema, asthma,...and so forth.

Since candida and parasites thrive on sugar, you can test yourself by eliminating all sugar for one-two weeks. If you improve, it is a sign you should commence an anti-candida, anti-parasite program. Be sure to eliminate sugar in all it forms, glucose, sucrose, fructose, maltose, any kind of 'ose,' and that includes good sweeteners such as barley malt and rice syrup. Also look for them as ingredients in prepared foods like breads and crackers. Try the white powder version of the sweet herb 'Stevia' as an alternative sweetener.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: Sprout House; 1 edition (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878736574
• ISBN-13: 978-1878736574
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,500,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Content really merits 0 stars, May 18, 2000

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This review is from: Food Combining and Digestion: A Rational Approach to Combining What You Eat to Maximize Digestion and Health (Paperback)

I returned this book because I was so disappointed in the content. Thin doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't have anything to say but in this case it certainly was true. Don't bother with this silly book and look for some of the other books listed above as sources for info on food combining.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best for Food Combining and Natural Hygiene Books, February 8, 2002

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This review is from: Food Combining and Digestion: A Rational Approach to Combining What You Eat to Maximize Digestion and Health (Paperback)

This is one of many books on food combining, yet it is one of the best. Steve adequately describes digestion and food combining without the extraneous boring sceintific details involved. In contrast to other food combining books, he doesn't recommend an extremely restrictive diet or isn't too lenient that it the recommended diet doesn't do much good. After reading several books on the topic, I still had some questions pertaining to food combining. This book answered those questions. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their overall health or lose weight. Trust me it works! After following the diet for over a year, I find it satisfying to eat this way and am rewarded with great health and pride in a little bit of commitment.