The Fit For Life Diet Plan agrees that the most essential
component of your body is water. It is important, no, it
is vital to your health that you ingest foods high in water
content. Our bodies are made up of 70% water and 30% mass
(the earth also maintains the same proportions) and the thinking
follows that the Fit For Life Diet Plan should reflect the
same proportions. Only two foods are high in water content:
fruits and vegetables and should be a major (70%?) portion
of our daily diet. The remaining 30% of the Fit For Life
Diet Plan will consist of concentrated foods (foods lacking
water) such as legumes, breads, meat, grains, dairy products,
etc.
Water in fruits and vegetables transports food nutrients
(vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins,
enzymes) to body cells and is responsible for removing toxic
waste. All of these nutrients are carried by water to our
small intestine where they are promptly absorbed. The thinking
follows that if we are eating food high in water content,
we are meeting all of the requirements of the body. In the
end, water is essential to nourishing then removing waste
and cleansing the body of toxins, an essential action if
a long productive life is the goal.
The Fit For Life Diet Plan is at its core the study of proper
food combining which was first promoted by Ivan Pavlov in
the early 1900’s. Others have substantiated his claim
that proper food combining is a science and if violated results
is a myriad of physical problems and becomes a hindrance
to weight loss.
The body is not intended to digest more than one concentrated
food at a time. Moreover, food should not remain in the stomach
for no more than 4 hours. Remember, the more we have to digest
the less energy we have for other pursuits. Introducing more
than one concentrated food to the stomach translates to more
time and energy needed for digestion.
The Fit For Life Diet Plan – Proper Food Combining
By following the Fit For Life Diet Plan, you enjoy the foods
you eat because they are the foods you’ve eaten forever.
The only change now is that you eat those foods in proper
combinations that optimize the extraction and utilization
of food nutrients which, in turn, eliminate all putrefaction
and fermentation of those foods in your stomach. By adhering
to the Fit For Life Diet Plan, you will no longer experience
indigestion or bloated feelings. You can expect to feel
lighter and full of energy which will also result in weight
loss..
To maximize energy, food should be in the stomach no more
than 3-4 hours without putrefaction or fermentation (no longer
will you experience gas, heartburn, flatulence, or acid indigestion
that requires medication to ease the pain.) Therefore, food
should be eaten one concentrated food at a time. Eating more
than one concentrated food will cause that food to rot and
rotten food cannot be assimilated into the body. If you want
to eat steak, chicken or fish tonight then that is your concentrated
food. Therefore, all else on your plate must be unconcentrated.
The Fit For Life Diet Plan stipulates that you cannot also
include potatoes, rice, noodles, cheese or bread. Instead,
add high water content food (unconcentrated) in the form
of vegetables, like Chicken Soup
or a salad (without croutons). Vegetables do
not require digestive juices. They will break down in acid
or alkaline environments. It has been revealed in testing
that digestion is retarded when proteins and starches are
mixed. Cook your vegetables as you wish but remember that
the more “prepared” or cooked a vegetable is,
the more nutrients that are lost. By following the Fit For
Life Diet Plan, you will not starve. If it is a potato and
steak you desire, wait 4 hours and eat that potato. Just
don’t incorporate it into the same meal as the steak.
It may take a few days to grow accustomed to this new Diet
Plan but, it works. It worked for me and is still working
8 years later.
Fit For Life Diet Plan – Results of Proper Food
Combining
Violation of proper food combining through the Fit For Life
Diet Plan results in many negative consequences as we’ve
mentioned but there are also many benefits to adhering to
its principles.
You may also be asking what the Fit For Life Diet Plan has
to say about foods that are naturally composed of proteins
and starches such as beans. If eaten alone, beans are digested
efficiently and without negative ramifications because the
body modifies its digestives juices and times their secretions
in a way that digestion progresses without a hitch and yet
still efficiently. However, introducing separate protein
and starch combinations concurrently (within the same 4 hour
timespan) is not optimum according to the Fit For Life Diet
Plan because the body is not able to adapt and modify the
timing of secretions. As a result, the food “sits” in
the stomach and ferments. Of course, the fermented food ends
up passing through the small intestine to the large intestine
but we have not received the proper nutrition from the food
nor have we optimized our energy output. We feel sluggish,
need to rest, need to unbuckle our belts, feel gassy, want
to sleep, etc. Food is fuel and needs to assist us in achieving
our life’s goals. I’m sure most people do not
aspire to sleeping in digestive pain after meals.
Starches are not as difficult for the stomach to break down
as proteins. You could combine some starches in the same
meal, such as croutons on a salad along with a potato, and
still see your digestive processes humming efficiently and
without the resulting fermentation. You could eat rice and
beans together; you could also have corn ships with your
avocado. But, the best way to proceed according to the Fit
For Life Book, especially if your goal is weight loss,
is to eat only one concentrated food at a time. That is optimum.
Energy is stored and used for weight loss instead of digestion,
the one process in the body that requires the most amount
of energy to function properly. If you need help preparing
meals, reference Fit
For Life Recipes. The recipes are fun, imaginative and
non-restrictive.
- Proper food combining through the Fit For Life Diet
Plan promotes weight loss.
- Proper food combining through the Fit For Life Diet
Plan frees up energy.
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