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Show Vitality continued HOW TO CHEW 1. All vegetables, fruits and sugar-starch foods should be chewed thoroughly. Carbohydrates are digested in an alkaline base, as I've explained before. The saliva in your mouth is an alkali, and is secreted by the salivary glands as the first step in the long and complicated digestion of carbohydrates. Therefore, if you bolt your carbohydrate foods, you cause them to miss this preliminary digestive processing. 2. All protein foods such as meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and cheese require little chewing for good digestion. No doubt this comes as a surprise to you -- a complete reversal of everything you've ever been taught about mastication. Meat has been conscientiously and laboriously labo-riously ground for the person with poor, or no teeth; while eggs have been boiled only enough to set the white for the person with a "weak digestion." All of which has been a serious digestive and nutritional mistake! mis-take! A final word on "home" digestive aids: The kindest thing you can do for your stomach is not to overload it. If food gives you a real taste thrill, you eat less, are belter nourished, and avoid the dangers of overeating. A good rule to follow: First eat all the foods you need. Then, if there is capacity for something else-have it. Chances are you won't want it. To prevent "internal chemical starvation," your body cells need the important vitamins and minerals. The sad fact is that many of our foods do not supply all of the vitamins and minerals we should have for maximum max-imum nutrition. For that reason, in addition to good eating, it is wise to use supplemental vitamins and minerals. For my own use, I find the formula called "Nutri-Time" to be an ideal vitamin-mineral food supplement. I've told you the facts. The living of these facts is up to you. Your mind and your body can remain youthful many years past your so-called "prime," if only you don't help fasten the shackles of premature old age on yourself your-self every time you sit down at the table. Eat to grow younger! |