Principles of Good Digestion
the food, so the high temperature of cooking won't weld them together and make them indigestible? Do the same as when we add oil and lemon to the salads as a dressing. That is digestible!
THE BREAKFAST PROBLEM: A heavy breakfast in the morning is a big mistake in the economy of the body's chemistry, because all the tubes and their mucous [mucus] linings are in a state of rest and repair during sleep, exchanging secretions of their cellular tissues in a relaxed state of rest. So they need flushing out in the morning, the same as we wash out the mouth and brush the tongue and teeth with some cleanser, which gives that refreshing feeling.
The herb teas recommended earlier,[1] as well as lemon or lime juice in hot water, are of great service and do an excellent job of flushing these tissue cells. Fruit juices made of grapefruit, pomegranate or oranges, or a combination of them, are very good. Even plain hot water and honey is very good. To this one may also add any of the citrus juices. One can also make a healthful fruit drink by combining the juices (always freshly made) of apples, carrots, edible greens, zucchini and other fruits or vegetables in season with the addition of fresh fruits and/or vegetables. Oranges, grapefruit, papaya, pomegranate, any melons in season, apples, pears, peaches, plums, berries - whatever is desirable and in season - are the fresh fruit selections needed for breakfast to give the body chemistry its much - needed "prana" (life-breath) in these vital and natural foods, with their sealed - in juices. In other words, it is best to remain strictly on the above mentioned liquids and fresh, juicy fruits and vegetables during the entire morning. Then the body is prepared with a natural appetite for a good meal at noon.
Here it seems well worth repeating that only the food which is properly digested and distributed in the body is useful and health-building. Carburetion in a motor and its oxidation of fuel is a similar process to digestion in the body. Like
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