Food-Cumbining!
Hey Os!
I see poor Thomas Dickheady is now involved in another conversation with some
insensitive Os who like to eat anything on their acceptable list in any
combination.
So sad that a freakin’ A has to tell an O how and what to eat.
Hey kids, the food-combining rules vary from food-combining list/theory to
list/theory.
I already provided a short list sometime this year, a few selections of
food-combining sites.
You can do your own search, if you have the massive brain power required for
such a task. Search “food combining”.
My biggest problem with the food-combining lists I’ve seen are the no tofu with
grains (tofu, is it a protein or a fat?). There are some complexities to the
food-combining stuff going around. For instance, various lettuces can be
combined with animal proteins, fruits, vegetables and carbs. Tomatoes are often
considered low enough in carbs to be eaten with veggies or animal protein.
Ever notice in the Atkins diet how some vegetables are allowed? Those are
non-starchy, naturally low-carb veggies. We can have non-starchy, low-carb
veggies with our meat & fat meals. It’s the carbs that interfere. Whether the
carbs are starchy tubers, grains or legumes or just plain carbohydrate rich
veggies. You can add some honey or maple syrup or something to your meat and fat
meal, just for a sweet taste. But add too much carbs too your meal, which will
eventually wind up in your stomach, and you will probably be complicating your
stomach’s digestive environment.
I remember when I first started getting interested in the blood-type diet, I
diverged to the vegan/vegetarian nutritional theories and the food-combining
thing came up again.
So, like a sensible person, I experimented. I found that I could get bloated and
gassy, beyond the stomach. My poopies are somewhat different when I don’t food
combine. Bulkier, more interesting. If I have a starch and meat meal I find I am
feeling very full, too full. Bloated slightly later. I feel like my stomach
isn’t making much progress. I get very thirsty, and although I can drink a lot
of water 1-2 hours after that troublesome combo I still don’t feel adequately
hydrated. I have found, through experience, that I get those strange food
flashbacks (gassy burps) up to 6-7 hours after eating a red meat meal with
carbs. It can get pretty gross.
I’ve also found it is useful to think of the stomach, or, really, the total
digestive environment as being a blood-distribution situation. I am not talking
about lectins or genetics or anything like that, I’m talking blood-flow. Ever
notice how after a large, satisfying meal that your not inclined to physical
activity? Ever notice the sleepiness, even from a non-carb meal that can result?
That is part of the satiety. I’ve felt very comfortable after a large meal. My
blood-sugar is up (yes, even on a low-carb meal my insulin levels can rise to
satisfying, serotonin-rich states). Part of the sleepiness is that we have less
blood flowing to the extremities and to the brain. No doubt the brain has more
activity after a good meal compared to a hypoglycemic state of hunger. Some
people find themselves requiring some carbs with their more soporific flesh
meals as a end-of-day meal designed to lull one to unconsciousness. Lacing
turkey or chicken with some sweet, concentrated sugar such as honey or sucanat
in order to encourage sleep by giving tryptophan entrance across the blood-brain
barrier (BBB). What is important is that you can probably use 5-10 grams of a
carb in order to facilitate tryptophan-induced sleepy-bye (pardon my technical
language), and 5-10 grams isn’t much.
I’ve also wondered, looking at the insulin-index of foods, including animal
proteins… looking at the additional factor of glycemic LOAD, as compared to
glycemic INDEX, when the total carb count is taken into account in the
post-prandial (after meal) insulin release. More carbs, more insulin. This may
also translate to higher insulin levels after a type O supportive meat & fat
meal. I personally feel like I can get to sleep better on a larger meat & fat
meal, especially if I have been physically active enough to create an anabolic
need for structural repair materials, if ya know what I mean!
I don’t like combining nuts/seeds with fruits, grains, carb veggies, or flesh. I
can easily combine nuts/seeds with the food-combining friendly veggies, though I
do that very rarely. I like nuts/seeds on their own, as a convenient snack food.
I don’t combine dairy proteins with other stuff, either. Of course, if you want
to put a little extra olive oil on a salad that has feta cheese, I doubt the
extra fat will hamper digestion (lettuce is okay with practically anything).
Thomas’s advice to eat simply is probably the best rule to follow, in general.
BTW, our protein needs can vary, within the same person. During the detox
period, when we are adapting to a different diet, our protein needs may vary.
This is important to keep in mind. It is important because meat & fat, the
low-carb way, is great at reducing hunger. It is a good idea to learn how to
give yourself permission to eat more than the standard size of meat portion in a
meal. I could never make the quarter-pounder beef patty work as an entire meal,
unless I included a lot of fat, but I would still get hungry sooner than I
liked. When you eliminate carbs from a meal it is important to keep the calorie
(energy) of that meal high enough to serve its purpose as a real meal.
I’ve had some good experiences with doing carbohydrate loads to replenish my
glycogen stores, post-exercise. I found a BCAA (branched-chain amino acid)
product without fillers that I can combine with the liquid, fruit-based carbs
that helps me keep my amino acid pool from widdling away into nothing.
August 10th, 2007 at 9:09 am
Great post Axel!! I have a question. Why does our blood flow to extemities
decrease after we eat?
Max
August 10th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Hey, hey, remember Dr. D is an A!!!!! Let’s take wisdom wherever it
presents itself. (Liked the rest of your post, though, Axel.)
-Robin
August 11th, 2007 at 1:37 am
In a message dated 3/8/2004 3:29:17 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mtnmusicmama@… writes:
I think Axel was kidding us for being so clueless not Thomas.
August 17th, 2007 at 1:35 am
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 22:09:04 -0500
From: “Thomas Dickheady” <info@…
Subject: RE: Food-Cumbining!
Maybe spending less time smoking drugs and spending more time here would
give you the chance to answer questions.
*Dahhhhhh… wh, waht? Gimme a second… ta gat oriented.. ughh….*
What do you do when you see a doctor? Do you choose them based on their
blood types?
*I don’t see any doctors. The last doctor I saw was for a pain-killing drug to
handle the last of my healing from an adult circumcision. I found the
propoxyfeen to kill my ability to think in class (college) more than the
marijuana. You roll up that little tidbit of information and smoke it deep into
your type-A lungs, you freakin’ A of a douchbag! I’m too poor to afford doctors,
not only am I poor but I spend the little extra money I earn (above living
expenses) on tons and tons of marijuana (because I’m totally addicted to that
hardcore drug ‘n all…)*
with some insensitive Os who like to eat anything on their acceptable
list in any combination. So sad that a freakin’ A has to tell an O how
and what to eat.
Hey kids, the food-combining rules vary from food-combining list/theory
to list/theory.<<<
“Maybe spending less time smoking drugs and spending more time here would give
you the chance to answer questions.”
Blah blah blah [makes masturbation gesture]. Remember, it’s YOUR job to handle
the stubborn, ungrateful, hard-assed Os. I’m just here to sit back, enjoy my
health, and laugh at everything. I’m just here to take it easy; you’re here for
my stoned-out-of-my-gourd amusement. Ka peesh?
Besides, I’ve already gotten the answer to my questions. Remember those ladies
from our group, way back in ‘01 and ‘02? The old gang of Os, back when I was
contributing more and they were all my friends. That was cool. Not like today.
Today if I post anything it’s like: “what? who is that? what a weirdo!” Well,
all those ladies from awhile back got so fukcing healthy they turned into
super-O sex machines. Their libidos just went all crazy. They were all
food-combining savvy and obviously following the blood-type diet. Many of them
were being real human beings and exercising, too. I should have admitted my holy
virginity and assumed my rightful place as the Virgin High Priest of Biltong,
paleoithic voodoo sex cult leader extraordinaire!
Don’t worry about it, Thomas. YOU know food-combining is real, that it works. I
know food-combining is real and that it works. Some others on this list do, too.
Hey dude, they aren’t As, they’re Os and even THEY don’t do the exercise. From
my vantage point (O) it is disgraceful not to use the body for the
mental/emotional health benefits. They just won’t do it. I’m sure there are
plenty of Os who are so toxic, with inflamed, fermenting, toxic bowels
constantly messing up their ability to accurately sense themselves, so why
bother? Besides, YOU are the one to profit from their misery. Just think, the
more you help them the less money you can potentially make off of them. You’re
really doing yourself a disservice. Shame on you, Thomas. Shame. All this time
and you still don’t know what it means to be a REAL American.
August 17th, 2007 at 5:42 am
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:29:55 EST
From: Maddviking@…
Subject: Re: Food-Cumbining!
Great post Axel!! I have a question. Why does our blood flow to extemities
decrease after we eat?
Max
You know something? I don’t know for sure on that. I DO know that if someone
does strenuous exercise such as, say, weight training, doing it after a
large meal they will be weaker than if they waited an hour or more. There is
definently less of the rush into the active athletic mode. But after food,
one of the effects of insulin is to increase blood pressure in order to push
the nutrients in the blood further into the tissue. This, I would think,
would mean an increase of blood into the extremities. I think my original
post is from how I feel after hampered digestion. I mean a BIG meal will
leave me feeling like doing nothing other than digest and maybe day dream
about big women with big boobs feeding me lots of O friendly food. Maybe we
have more energy in our bodies, circulating in the bloodstream, but we may
not be as energetic because our bodies may be concentrating on digesting the
energy and assimilating it.
But if the meal is too large, there is a notable loss of energy for a while
after ingestion. Also, with improperly combined meals the loss of energy
(enervation) can be dramatic. The starch/meat combo has killed me enough
times for me to know that food-combining has some points to follow. 6 ounces
meat with 300 calories of carbs vs. 6 ounces meat with 300 calories
O-friendly animal fats is all the proof I need.
I don’t even like to mix sub-acidic or acidic fruits with sweet fruits. I
have experimented enough times with nuts/seeds with various starches/sugars
to know that food-combining no no is real, too. I think the no legumes with
salt is silly/stupid, I think the no legumes with grains is silly/stupid. I
think, because the tomato is low-carb, it is okay to have a few slices of
tomato with your meat. I mean, c’mon, it’s just a few slices of tomato. It
may have a panhemagluttanin thingamajigger in it but we can take it, right?
Tofu is a vegetable protein and can/should be eaten with grains or legumes.
You’ll see all sorts of wacky rules in those various food-combining setups.
Max, in regards to your original question… I think the blood flow to my
extremities, heck, the rest of my body, is decreased after a starch/meat
meal, because there is all this activity, stalled, unsuccessful activity in
my stomach. I feel it at this point. From a good meal, an easy to digest
meal such as beef with some greens and lots of fat, I feel chipper. Good
heart rate, energized, good mood, there is more energy in my body than if I
were hungry so my limbs could be more energetic. But, if it were a LARGE
meal I would get a bit sedated and lounge about until I’d digested enough,
then I’d have more energy for real type O activities. With a large meal I
don’t have as much energy immediately after the meal, but I would return to
an energized state after the more intense phase of the digestion had passed
and I progressed into the “move on your meal” type mode..
August 17th, 2007 at 9:58 am
In a message dated 3/12/2004 10:48:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
a.hultman@… writes:
Think about this. Maybe the nutrients in the blood make it more dense. That
would increase blood pressure even with no change in heartbeat. This could
explain why extremities get starved because a more dense fluid with the same
size pump will not go as far from an energy equation conservation standpoint.
The bigger the meal the more the nutrients the denser the blood the higher the
blood pressure for the same system the more sluggish the system. For example,
think about your water pump suddenly trying to pump liquid oatmeal at the
same rate. The heart can only beat so fast and the system can only take so much
pressure so we put less demand on our systems by sitting down or sleeping
until we get over initial digestion. Maybe this is why doctors say overeating
can
kill you. But that’s just my guess.
August 18th, 2007 at 6:19 am
I’m not Axel, but I can answer this. You only have so much blood
in your system and the priorities are divided in three parts.
Brain, then digestion, and finally circulation. Eating,
especially a big meal, means that the blood is going to go to
your digestive system first and more of it will be needed.
That’s why your not supposed to swim after eating, because the
blood loss to the limbs can cause cramping.