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Give Your Stomach a Rest
Without doubt one of the most overlooked
reasons why so many people today suffer from fatigue
is their eating habits. They may have no desire or appetite
for food, but the "clock" dictates when it's
time to eat, so they eat.
People have been brainwashed into believing
they have to eat three or four large meals each day,
whether their body actually needs the food or not. Do
animals look at a clock to govern their eating habit?
Certainly not. They eat when they are hungry and hence
reap the benefit of living long and healthy lives.
The stomach works hour after hour, day
after day, to digest food. Including way too much of
the toxic junk we eat. Although the stomach does an
awesome job in trying to process this deluge, the strain
we place upon it is often too great. The end result
is lethargy, fatigue and sometime even serious disease.
The stomach needs time to digest rest
and then prepare digestive juices for the next intake
of food. Then, and only then, will the stomach do an
efficient job of digestion the body be able to reap
the benefits.
Natures has evolved a simple and fail
safe system for the intake of food, however most of
us rarely pay attention. The stomach, when ready, will
send out hunger pangs that in turn will increase the
activity of the saliva glands. This process is vital
for the correct digestion of food.
Sadly, the stomach has become the main
victim of food addiction because it works in a state
of constant overload. It cannot cope with all the undigested
food that soon starts to ferment and putrefy. Is it
any wonder that the brain becomes fogged and energy
levels are depleted...or that the breath begins to smell
bad? As toxic sludge permeates throughout the body,
unpleasant odors are often quite common.
With the proliferation of junk food
the stomach's woes have increased tenfold. It now has
to deal with chemicals, some highly toxic, which it
was not designed to do. All this extra work takes time,
something most individuals are unwilling to give.
Finally, always remember that digestion
is a dual process. The first process takes place in
your mouth through chewing, which prepares the food
for final digestion. The final process of digestion
is completed in your stomach.
Be honest with yourself and decide if
food has become an addiction. If it has, remember that
you are dealing with a habit and habits are difficult
to break. Your body may start to send out all sorts
of weird signals when your eating habit improve, but
don't give in. Stay the course and say hello to a new
you.
Eat to live, don't live to eat. The
results will astound you.
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