Nutritional Analysis

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Introduction

For years it was a struggle for me to settle upon one diet plan or another because there was so much conflicting data about the nature of good nutrition in all of the books I read. The task of designing one's own proper eating program became even more difficult for me when during the course of research it was easy to find several "experts" contradicting one another. So what I'd like to share with you here is a nutritional program that is more scientific than opinion and I hope you'll see its merits from my presentation.

This series of articles is intended to be a complement to my article series "Smart Moves for Musicians," which is where I present my recommendations for the best workout routine to fit into the musician's lifestyle.
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In general, it's best to eat fruits alone and on an empty stomach. The reason for this is fruits in the sweet, sub-acid, and melon groups digest very quickly moving rapidly through the stomach and into the intestines where the simple sugars are broken down for an immediate burst of energy. Acid fruits, on the other hand, suspend the enzymatic secretions in the stomach required for digestion and prevent their activity for a period of at least 3-4 hours.

Proteins in general are shown to pair best with non-starchy vegetables and fairly well with mildly-starchy vegetables. Similarly, carbohydrates are also shown to pair best with non-starchy vegetables and fairly well with mildly-starchy vegetables. But the pairing of proteins with carbohydrates is strongly discouraged. Fat and oils are also shown to pair well with non-starchy and mildly-starchy vegetables, while also providing a great mix with carbohydrates (starches). Combining fats and oils with proteins is strongly
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Because these combinations do not interrupt or interfere with the body's ability to break down the food it is provided, the body is able to receive from its food all of the nutrients the foods are capable of delivering. A digestive tract unburdened from unnecessary interferences from bad combinations or junk foods, is a digestive system that facilitates superior nutrition.

Restricted: Common "Foods" and Meals

Now before I illustrate some properly combined meals in the "Sample Menus" part of this article, I want to discuss some of the almost evil concoctions chefs and what passes for cuisine the world over have provided to mankind. The school of Natural Hygiene, from which the system of food combining was derived, discourages the consumption of the following "foods":

Hamburgers, processed foods, soda, vitamin and other nutritional supplements, refined sugar, honey, pizza, chocolate, enriched bleached flour, hot dogs, pizza, potato chips, crackers, jellies and jams, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, ice cream, smoothies, salt, frozen foods, canned foods, nuts (roasted, sweetened, or salted), pasta with tomato sauce, sushi, BBQ, most spices (irritants), complex salad combinations with multiple ingredients, cake, pies, sugary cereals, coffee, teas, mineral water, and so much

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