Separate food. A new approach to diet and healthy eating. Jean Dries, Inga Dries

Foreword
In developed countries, the state of public health is alarming. The media daily report on the number of victims of a particular disease. Unfortunately, over time, the situation only gets worse. The reasons are well known: this is a violation of the ecological balance, a life oversaturated with stresses, a person's loss of unity with the outside world and awareness of himself as part of the planet. It is important that people began to eat what is produced industrially. At the same time, the health care system has become so complex and therefore disorganized that not everyone can afford to use its services. Whole generations of sick people grow up.

In the countries of Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, people in the main do not experience material difficulties, but, ironically, must fight for their lives in the same way. They lack clean air, water and food. These three components of a healthy life are missing in developed countries.

In the last twenty years, activities have been carried out to promote healthy food. Particular attention was paid to the natural origin of the products. This was insisted not only by consumer societies, but also by agricultural organizations and food producers. The consumption of nutritional supplements is now on the decline. Restaurants offer many types of salads, give the client the opportunity to choose raw vegetables. Vegetarianism has become a way of life for people.

But natural products don't do much good if they're used casually. Many people who start following a seemingly healthy diet feel that the feeling of bloating, flatulence, and a general feeling of discomfort has not changed. People are losing faith in the idea of ​​healthy eating, not realizing that they just haven't seen it through to the end.

Separate nutrition, when the absorption of nutrients is optimal, can solve many problems. It is recommended for a normal diet, as well as for various non-traditional food systems. After all, no matter what we eat, we must always know how the human digestive system functions and help it, otherwise not only digestion will be disturbed, but the nutritional value of the foods we consume will be minimum. We can exterminate a lot of food, but this will be of little use, but there will be a tendency to clog the intestines, overload the liver, which will eventually lead to acidosis of the tissues. Excessive food intake, paradoxically, can cause nutritional deficiencies.

The simpler and more natural the food of a person, the less often he needs a separate diet. However, for those who eat meat, fish, cheese, bread, and so on, separate meals, that is, the recommended combination of products, can be beneficial.

The main purpose of this book is to show the advantages of separate nutrition in comparison with other methods. The theory of Hay and Shelton no longer fully corresponds to modern scientific concepts. Compared with it, everything presented in this book meets the requirements of modern physiology.

The main principle of separate nutrition is very simple. Each product contains up to five types of nutrients: proteins, fats, carbohydrates (sugars), starches and acids. Some of them are inert in the presence of other nutrients, while others begin to interact with something and can disrupt the digestion process.

Foods contain nutrients in certain proportions. A nutrient that is proportionately dominant (dominant) can "program" the digestion process. If several different foods are eaten at the same time, then a situation may arise when more than one dominant substance is present in the digestive tract. A conflict between the two can lead to anything from a sudden rush of blood to the face to serious digestive problems, including internal fermentation (fermentation) and gastrointestinal intoxication.

The process of digestion depends on the activity of enzymes that function within certain pH (acidity) limits. Each type of food changes the pH in the gastrointestinal tract and thus can affect digestion positively or negatively. Digestion, in turn, obeys biological rhythms that correspond to a certain meal time. So, we know that irregular eating is bad for health. It can be concluded that human food should consist of products that are compatible with each other, so that in the process of digestion substances did not "conflict", but "supported" each other.

In our book, we do not seek to defend or justify the theory of separate nutrition, but rather to emphasize the importance of the diets based on it. This is also an attempt to acquaint you with the rules of nutrition. The book contains many tables, diagrams and lists. All of them are provided with comments. Separate nutrition is the first step towards a healthy lifestyle.

With the help of this book, we hope to convince you that a separate diet is necessary for everyone, no matter what diet you follow.

Bon appetit!

Examples of case histories where separate nutrition was used as a treatment
A proper diet based on separate meals helps digestion and generally has a beneficial effect on the healing process. Below are five case histories of people who have regained their health with the help of a separate diet.

Patient Jean, forty-eight years old, suffered from bronchitis and shortness of breath. For many years she took a variety of medications, including antibiotics, but they did not give the desired effect. Dr. Jean Dries noticed that the patient's stomach and abdomen were distended, pushing up the diaphragm, causing breathing problems. By choosing the right combination of products, it was possible to reduce bloating, and the patient began to breathe normally.

Patient John, fifty-eight, suffered from asthma. As soon as he began to follow a diet based on separate meals, the disease disappeared. When he ignored the correct combination of products, the attacks resumed.

Patient Frank, thirty-two, suffered from epileptic seizures. After the transition to the regime of separate nutrition, there were no seizures. However, when Frank began to eat with his sister, who prepared traditional food, his illness resumed.

Patient Sarah, fifty-two years old, had bowel problems for many years. She was prescribed a diet, recommended frequent and small meals. The diet was based on separate meals. Sarah completely got rid of the disease.

Patient Karen, twenty-four years old, suffered from psoriasis. She excluded all animal proteins from the diet and was treated only according to the system of separate nutrition. As a result, psoriasis disappeared completely.

There are thousands of similar examples, and all of them are not would fit in our book.

Part I - Theory
Separate nutrition is a method designed for the best absorption of nutrients. Recently, it has gained immense popularity in the world. A special role in this was played by the work of two prominent nutritionists Hay and Shelton. Nevertheless, not all experts admit the possibility of a harmonious combination of products. Nutritionists have recently paid due attention to the problems of food compatibility.

Dissenters believe that all foods contain essentially the same nutrients and that all of these nutrients are absorbed at the same time during digestion. The combination of certain products, in their opinion, is a waste of time, since "everything is mixed in the stomach." You can also hear claims that the principles of Hay and Shelton are outdated and no longer fit the concepts of modern physiological science.

It was Jean Dries who in the seventies in Holland contributed to the renewal of public interest in separate meals. He did the painstaking work of publishing his books and promoting this method. His lectures and training seminars, his personal correspondence convinced thousands of people to take the path of maintaining health. During all this time, Dries did not stop research, which helped him further improve the theory and practice of separate nutrition.

Without in any way detracting from the work previously carried out by Hay and Shelton, it is safe to say that Jean Dries offers a completely new approach to separate nutrition. His extensive knowledge of the physiology of digestion helped to answer many controversial questions.

This book is an excellent guide for anyone seeking to maintain health through proper nutrition.

Jeff Houben,

biochemist

The importance of separate nutrition
Animals eat simply. Their diet does not contain foods containing various nutrients. Carnivores do not eat carbohydrates in combination with proteins and acids. Ornithologists have noticed that birds eat insects at certain times of the day, and grains are eaten at other times. Nut-eating squirrels don't eat any other food at all. No animal species consumes as many different foods as humans.

Digestive human enzymes have activity limits. If a person admits that these limits are exceeded, he begins to suffer from digestive disorders. If we combine foods correctly and do not eat randomly, then the digestion process itself, the absorption of nutrients, and metabolic processes in the body will improve.

All nutrients received during meals should be absorbed. Eating foods and not absorbing the nutrients from them is wasting them. In addition, with the chaotic consumption of products, substances can be formed that have a toxic effect on the entire body. The right combination of products not only ensures the best absorption, but also protects against toxic effects on the body.

An excerpt from Dr. Herbert M. Shelton's book

“Separate meals… No problem”,

San Antonio, Texas, 1951.

Many people suffer from digestive disorders due to changes in acidity, distension of the stomach, gas in the intestines (flatulence), allergies to many substances, excess weight, constipation and other things. It seems that they do not understand that food is the cause of their problems. The combination of products is especially important in this regard. Of course, the food that we adhere to is connected with the traditions of our society. Many people eat cheese sandwiches, meat and potatoes, rice and beans, a sweet dessert,