LeyeT
10-24-08, 08:17 AM
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when we take food into our bodies, our bodies in turn release chemicals to break down the food, extract the nutrients, and prepare the leftover waste for expulsion from the body.
naturally the chemicals released are not the same for every food. every food causes the release of different chemicals.
if we eat 2-4 different foods that initiate 2-4 different chemical reactions inside our bodies, those chemicals and their reactions will naturally come into contact with the other chemicals and their reactions. the key here is that this is not always a good thing.
if two (or more) opposing chemical reactions are taking place in the body at the same time, then the benefits of BOTH reactions can be neutralized. if the food is not allowed to be properly broken down and digested in the body then not only will you not receive all the health benefits that come with that particular food, but the partially digested chemicals of the food will possibly start roaming your body as free radicals. this is no good especially when you consider the food we consume is already severely lacking in nutritional value. we must get everything out of the food we eat.
for all you weight-lifters this is especially important. you may eat 40g or 50g of protein after you work out, but if you eat that protein in combination with lots of starch then you will nullify some of the muscle-building benefits of the protein because it wont be digested properly and the body can't use it. in addition to creating the previously mentioned free radicals.
get the most out of your food. get the most out of nutrition.
.peace.
when we take food into our bodies, our bodies in turn release chemicals to break down the food, extract the nutrients, and prepare the leftover waste for expulsion from the body.
naturally the chemicals released are not the same for every food. every food causes the release of different chemicals.
if we eat 2-4 different foods that initiate 2-4 different chemical reactions inside our bodies, those chemicals and their reactions will naturally come into contact with the other chemicals and their reactions. the key here is that this is not always a good thing.
if two (or more) opposing chemical reactions are taking place in the body at the same time, then the benefits of BOTH reactions can be neutralized. if the food is not allowed to be properly broken down and digested in the body then not only will you not receive all the health benefits that come with that particular food, but the partially digested chemicals of the food will possibly start roaming your body as free radicals. this is no good especially when you consider the food we consume is already severely lacking in nutritional value. we must get everything out of the food we eat.
for all you weight-lifters this is especially important. you may eat 40g or 50g of protein after you work out, but if you eat that protein in combination with lots of starch then you will nullify some of the muscle-building benefits of the protein because it wont be digested properly and the body can't use it. in addition to creating the previously mentioned free radicals.
get the most out of your food. get the most out of nutrition.
.peace.