The stomach is a very important organ of our anatomy. Food entering the mouth must be properly prepared for digestion, where it is chewed and masticated before being sent to the stomach for further processing. The stomach mixes the food in an acid bath to aid the further break-down of the nutrients. When the acid shifts towards alkaline, to about 5.5 ph, the pylorus valve at the base of the stomach opens and the food is passed along to the primary digestive organ, the small intestine.
In the small intestine is where most nutrients are absorbed.
Nature has provided a nervous system that regulates this process. This nervous system is designed to prefer muscle action to digestion.
What does this mean?
If a threat or stress, such as a lion attack, comes after a meal, the body will shift its energy from digestion to the muscles so we can survive by running away. In our present society we different “lions” , but our nerves still stop digestion just as easily.
Modern “lions” such as emotional stress (depression, anxiety, anger, grief, guilt, low self-esteem) or from loosing a loved one, handing a work presentation, divorce, loss of a job, increase in financial obligations, getting married, moving to a new home, chronic illness or injury, etc, are daily stressors.
When the stomach is allowed to empty its contents prematurely the small intestine becomes over burdened. Food which is not properly prepared for digestion creates an increase in large undigested proteins and large undigested fats which can be absorbed into the lymphatic system. These will enter the free fatty acid and amino acid pool and either clog up the lymphatic system or will be used to make cells.
Such cells will now be made of poor quality parts. It is not much of a problem if the stomach is circumvented just now and then, but for some people, this becomes a way of life…
These individuals constantly use antacids, too much liquid with meals, coffee, milk or a variety of ways to empty the stomach too early. When the stomach empties there is a release of CCK, a hormone which produces slight antidepression or euphoria.
This, together with the release of the stuffy stomach feeling, intensifies the addictive quality of the effect. However, the long term effects on nutrition are very detrimental.
There are rules for the stomach that can maximize nutrition.
The majority of the individuals are partially dis-ease because of the violation of the rules for the stomach. This is the key to weight loss and the healing of a host of other dis-eases. It is not just what we eat that is important, but what we absorb. Even the best meal or nutrition can result in inappropriate nutrition if the rules of the stomach are violated.
Food combination is just part of the answer and knowing that the length of time for digestion in the stomach differs for different foods is also important.
Here we go: rules for the stomach
- Drink fluids alone
- No coffee at meals
- No milk with meals
- Eat fruit alone
- Eat melon alone
- A small meal is better, think quality of nutrition, not quantity
- Eat slower, savour, enjoy, rejoice and celebrate the meal
- Eat for nutrition, not for stimulation, and eat when hungry, not when bored
- Rest comfortably after eating for at least 35 to 45 mins to maximize stomach function
- Make and eat food with love and kindness
- Do not use antiacids
- Do not sleep for 3 hours after eating
Signs of a weak stomach:
* Craving fluids with a meal
* Bloating after a meal
* Itching skin
* Belching and gas
If a person has difficulty in digesting raw vegetables, this is not a fluke of their digestion or an inherited weakness, it is another sign of a weak stomach.
What can we do?
Work slowly, day by day, building up the stomach by taking some vegetables as juice. Perhaps begin with very diluted juice and slowly increase the amount until the stomach develops the strength to process food properly.
The nutrient content of fruits and vegetables is immense, and being able to break up the nutrients and stimulate absorption is needed for complete health and recovery.
This is a must for proper healing.
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References
Karen and Ryan Williams, Quantum Life, LLC
Nirvana Zarabi-Smith, Quantum Life Education
Penny Fox
