How to combine foods together?

• Bloated stomach or flatulence?
• Disturbed, irregular transit or pain?
• Coated tongue in the morning or bad breath?
• Tired after eating?

Here are some examples that are signs of poor digestion and assimilation of nutrients. Apart from the discomfort it causes, it also poses a problem for our general health.

Indeed, when digestion goes well, the body receives what it needs and eliminates what it no longer needs. Everything then happens in harmony, so that the body functions optimally - without aches and illnesses. It is clear that poorly digested food will not provide the body with all these nutrients that are supposed to nourish the cells . So what a shame to clutter the body and make it waste energy without having a return behind it? This is the daily life of many deficient people who lose more than they gain with chronically disturbed digestion.

Often, simple actions are enough to improve the situation, and it is really worth taking an interest in it because poor digestion is not to be taken lightly as it influences the well-being of the entire organism. You will quickly feel a gain in inner energy and outer radiance by relieving your digestion.

Today, Claire Andréewitch, founder of Ad CAELIA and naturopath, shares her advice for making the right food combinations to optimize our digestion, and therefore, the health and radiance of our skin. The food combinations we make on a daily basis strongly influence us because:

According to naturopathy each food category has:

• A different digestion time
• A different place of digestion
• Need different acidity/alkalinity conditions
• Need for different digestive enzymes

To facilitate good digestion, it is better not to get too confused: Let's simplify to better digest And eat better . Because let's take as an example fruits which are digested very quickly compared to other foods. If you eat them at the end of a meal they will remain blocked in the stomach by proteins, starches, etc. whose digestion time is much slower. They will start to ferment (intestinal dysbiosis)... We think we are doing ourselves good and eating healthily with a fresh fruit dessert when it is the opposite that happens. What a waste of your lovely organic fruits rich in vitamins to associate them with meals. Simply stopping this bad habit can change a lot of things for your digestive comfort and your health! As a general rule, Fruits are eaten away from meals.

To ease digestion and boost energy, consider the following combinations:

• Fruits are eaten alone outside of meals (mix well with vegetables in the form of smoothies and juices, however).
• Melon, watermelon and honey are separate foods that are eaten alone, because they are not digested well with other foods (help, the famous melon/ham starter!)
• Vegetables (especially green ones) go well with all other food categories – to be taken at every meal, therefore with proteins or starches, etc.
• Strong starches (wheat, oats, barley, rye) are combined with weak vegetables and proteins (legumes, oilseeds, algae, soy)
• Strong proteins (meat, egg, fish) are combined with vegetables and weak starches (gluten-free cereals: millet, buckwheat, quinoa, etc.), bulgur, sweet potato, potato)
• Some people can take milk proteins (yogurt, fresh cheese, fermented milk) with fruit. Depending on your digestive capacity...
• Above all, do not accumulate 2 or more proteins or cereals in the same meal (salmon as a starter and then meat or pasta + bread or a multi-grain plate... All of this is very indigestible.

It is a good idea to eat very simple meals regularly (especially when the digestive system is upset). Do not mix starches and proteins for example, and have meals with only fish/vegetables or quinoa/vegetables. When the digestive system is exhausted or when we feel that we have overindulged, we can happily have a meal or two of mono diet or a plate with max 3 ingredients.

At home, food combinations are much easier to follow, and you will see: very beneficial for health and digestive well-being. Sometimes you don't have to do something MORE to regulate your health, but on the contrary, do LESS. It's up to everyone to test, observe and adopt the actions that suit them best.