In general, the concept of "natural products" is quite blurred, compared, for example, organic products, which must conform strictly to certain standards, to be called such. We proceed from the fact that natural products are usually referred to as those that are grown without chemical pesticides and / or pollinators, and the cultivation of which no genetically modified technology. Natural products are considered to be safer and more useful than a large portion of those products that you can buy in supermarkets today. This has several reasons.

What you eat becomes a part of you

The most obvious reason to opt for natural products is that they do not contain harmful chemicals to the body. Although substances used today in agriculture, are rigorous certification, their effects on human health, especially in the long term, it can be unpredictable.

What your child eats directly influences its development

The practice of "zakarmlivaniya" child-calorie sweets, which, in addition to fat and simple carbohydrates, usually contains many chemical additives, is still very prevalent. If you forget about the stereotypes, it turns out that natural products - primarily fruits and vegetables can also be a treat.

Explain to the children in simple language that is under the bright packaging of sweets and chocolate, and teach them to see the beauty in apples, oranges, kiwi fruit ... It's not just words - children are often lacking in the stores that really attracts the attention of the wrapper, which, as a rule, not the healthiest food. Natural products contribute to successful mental development, reduce the risk of problems such as excess weight, acne, and so on.

Cancer Prevention

We do not know exactly what causes cancer Breast cancer - the verdict? But it is known to contain antioxidants in natural products Antioxidants: the truth about the notorious benefits   in varying degrees, contribute to its prevention. Antioxidants fight free radicals that destroy the cells of body tissues and presumably triggers the growth of cancer tumors.

Environment protection

Preferring natural products, you are at least potentially, to protect the environment from the release of the next cubic meter of herbicides or insecticides. Although such dangerous insecticides like DDT, are banned today, modern counterparts, although less harmful, given the scale of their use, are a considerable threat to the environment.

It is believed that the human stomach can digest any number of a variety of food simultaneously. In fact, it is a common misconception has nothing to do with reality - not all products are "fit" with each other, and their simultaneous use in food often leads to quite natural consequences in the form of digestive disorders. A separate food - a diet based precisely on the idea of ​​the compatibility of food products.

Terms separate food

The concept of separate power supply is the mechanism of action of digestive enzymes - substances produced by the body to digest the food. Cleavage and digestion of various types of food products require different digestive enzymes, for example, for a complete digestion of carbohydrates needed substances capable of cleaving precisely carbohydrates, and so forth. Study of features of the digestive process and led to the creation of original "set of rules" of a separate food.

Terms separate food relate exclusively to combinations of certain foods with each other. For example, it is impossible to combine proteins and carbohydrates, proteins and fats, starch and sugar. In a separate category handed melons and watermelons, which, according to the rules of separate power supply, can not be used with any other food, and milk - which is also recommended to be used separately.

• Foods with a high content of carbohydrates and foods with a high content of acid (acid products) can not be used together. Bread, rice, potatoes, according to the principles of separate power supply can not be used with lemons, oranges, grapefruits, pineapples, tomatoes. Digestive enzyme ptyalin required for the breakdown of carbohydrates, acids contained, for example, citrus, destroyed. Thus, the natural mechanism significantly slows the breakdown of carbohydrates. Citrus fruit is better to use at least fifteen to thirty minutes before meals.
• Absolutely do not mix with each other concentrated protein and carbohydrates. Meat, eggs, cheeses, nuts and other protein sources can not be combined with bread, cereals, potatoes, fruit.
• You can not simultaneously use several different sources of protein - such as eggs and meat, cheese and nuts, eggs, cheese, milk, meat, eggs and milk. Milk is generally better to drink apart from the main meal. For the normal digestion of different types of protein the body requires different kinds of digestive enzymes and gastric acidity.
• According to the principles of separate power supply is not recommended while eating fats and proteins - from cream, oil or butter as an additive to meat dishes, eggs, cheese, nuts should be abandoned. Fats slow the production of gastric juice and reduce its acidity, thus slowing the process of protein breakdown in the stomach.
• One can not simultaneously use the protein foods and foods with a high content of acids (e.g., oranges, tomatoes, lemons, pineapples, etc.). Orange juice and eggs, a popular combination for breakfast in England and America, in fact, is very harmful for the stomach. Fruit acids disrupt the normal cleavage of proteins and can trigger indigestion.

It is useful to whether the separate power supply?

Despite the many fans around the world, from experts on nutrition Proper nutrition - the basic precepts of healthy food   separate power supply system has not found acceptance - for many reasons. First of all, the "author" of a separate food, American naturopath Herbert Shelton, a classic medical education had no separate power supply and the principles developed on the basis not of any experiments or observations, and on the basis of theoretical assumptions. As a result, the idea that "mixed" power violates the natural mechanisms of digestion, expressed Shelton, was not confirmed. Moreover - Scientists point out that for thousands of years people use it "mixed" food and, therefore, the human digestive system is adapted to precisely this diet. Healthy stomach, in the absence of any disease of the gastrointestinal tract, easy to digest at the same time different types of food, but the separate power supply, on the contrary, can disrupt the digestive balance.

The principle of separate food

The principle of separate power supply is the need to use separate products of plant and animal foods rich in protein and carbohydrates, foods containing large amounts of starch .  This is due to the fact that the body takes different times and different amounts of energy in order to absorb different substances .  The most unfavorable neighborhood is considered to be a combination of proteins and carbohydrates .  For the breakdown of proteins requires an acidic environment, the carbohydrates need an alkaline .  Thus, if a person uses with proteins and carbohydrates, it complicates the task of your body for processing and assimilation of nutrients .  For digestion of protein foods body requires more time and energy, but our digestive system will not detain not processed until the end of the matter, but will move them further, and as a result, that will be fully digested, and that there is no .  Accordingly, many nutrients are simply not internalized .  This leads to fouling organism to fat deposition, accumulation of slags, toxic substances .  Separate food is aimed at facilitating the work of the body, improve the digestive system .

Dietitians share the following product groups, which are best used separately:

• Proteins: dairy products, eggs, fish, meat, nuts, legumes, nuts.
• Carbohydrates: potatoes, cereals, sugar, flour products.
• Neutral: fat cottage cheese, sour cream, cream, and other animal fats, fruits and vegetables, dried fruits.
• Neutral products may be used together with proteins and carbohydrates.

Making diet

Speaking about the organization of their daily diet, experts advise breakfast pick fruit, yogurt, cheese, bread with dinner prefer food rich in protein, since it is absorbed by the body for longer (meat, fish), but not in combination with potatoes and pasta, and a portion of vegetable salad. At dinner, the food needs to be digested quickly, you can give preference to a small portion of potatoes, macaroni and cheese, sweet fruit.

The most important point in this system is fluid intake. Water should be taken half an hour before meals and after-meal drink a half hour if you take vegetables or fruit, and if starchy foods, then you can drink a couple of hours. After receiving meat products need to stand for about four hours, and then drink.

Advantages of a separate food are obvious: the body is easier to digest foods with only one group, there is no fermentation, decay, reduces the risk of constipation, cleans, there is a general cleansing of the body Cleansing the body - comprehensive restoration , The digestive process is being debugged.

Reviews

Why is it so positive in all respects, the system is and opponents? They claim that people from ancient times fed a mixed diet, and since then has not experienced any problems with health because of this, our bodies for so many centuries, has become accustomed to handling food containing substances of different nature. Full transition to separate nutrition, in their opinion, will lead to the body just begins to be lazy and not working properly digest food, which was initially mixed: dumplings, sandwiches, soups. Many experts argue that the separate food makes people feel psychological discomfort, and even hunger.

However, dietitians and their patients who chose for himself separate power supply, it is proved that this system helps:

• lose weight;
• eliminate bad breath Breath (halitosis) - is sometimes useful to close the mouth ;
• the bowels of the sludge in the form of undigested substances;
• eliminate constipation Constipation - Watch out for food   and goiter.