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*****includesChestnuts,Almonds,Peanuts,Hazelnuts,Lentils,WalnutsandexcludesCoconuts.
Nutsandseedsaredesignedbynaturetoinhibitdigestibility.Thus,whilepossessingthecapacityof
beingsprouted,theycanremaininadormantstateformanyyears.Soakingfor 12 hoursinwaterre-
leasesthedigestioninhibitingagents,andthereforereducesthemucusproducingeffects.Thus,nuts
and seeds should be eaten in their raw state after being soaked in water for 12 hours.
SomeGrainsandbeanshavebothacidinhibitingandacidformingqualities.Soybeansareacidin-
hibiting.Othergrainsandbeansareconsideredtobeacidforming.Thislistincludesdriedpeas,dried
beans, rye flour, oat flour, oat flakes.
NOTEONTHEMUCUSFORMINGPROPERTIESOFSOMEVEGETARIANFOODS:As
wesawearlier,dairyproductsaredetrimentaltomostpeopleintheworld,andespeciallytrouble-
someforthosewhoarelactoseintolerantorwhopossessaweakimmunesystem.Evensomeveget-
ablesandfruitscanbedetrimentaltothesystemsincetheyhavemoremucusproducingqualitiesthan
others.Forexample,somefruitswithhighwatercontentsuchascucumberormeloncanpromote
mucusbecausetheyarecoolingtothesystem.Theyslowdownthedigestivefire.Thiscanalsobe
saidofcolddrinks.Cookedvegetablesarealsodetrimentalsincetheyaredepletedinnutritional
valueduetothecookingprocessandrequiremoreenergyfromthedigestivesysteminordertobe
processed.Starchrichfoodssuchasrootvegetablesrequiremoreenergytoprocess.Soevenwithin
thevegetarianarena,onemustbecarefulofthefoodsthatareconsumed,aswellasthehowand
whenoftheirconsumption.Donotforgetthatifthedigestivesystemisslowedorimpaired,thiswill
causeundigestedfoodstoremainintheintestinaltrack,causingtheproblemofputrefactiontocom-
mence. This of course leads to the formation of Ukhedu.
MucousMembrane,membranesliningallbodychannelsthatcommunicatewith
theair,suchastherespiratorytract,thedigestivetract,andtheglandssecretingmu-
cus. 86
NOTEONFOODCOMBINING:Generalguidelines-Donotmixstarchesandproteins.Generally,
fruitsandvegetablesaretobeeatenseparately.Fruitsmaybeeatenasamealinthemselvesandare
tobetakenatleastonehalfhourbeforevegetables.Celeryandlettucegowellwithmostotherveget-
ablesandsomefruits(tomato,avocado,bellpepper,cucumber,etc.).Bydefinition,afruitiscon-
sideredtobeanyplantproductthatcontainsaseed(s)withinit,suchaseggplants,tomatoes,bellpep-
pers,cucumbers,avocados,etc.Nuts(raw)shouldnotbemixedwithwet,succulentfruitsbutmaybe
eatenwithdriedfruits.Nutsshouldbesoakedfor 12 hours,whichwillmakethemmoredigestible.
(Note to reader: Food combiningcharts are available at most Naturalor HealthFood Stores.)
Eating Foods In Season
Alongwithfoodcombininganotherpracticeofmodernsocietyshouldbediscussed.Itisthepractice
ofcultivatingfoodsoutofseasonbyartificialmeans.Inordertohavecertainfoodsandvegetablesall
yeararound,specialchemicalsandotherpracticessuchasgrafting,etc.,mustbeused.Also,foods
mustoftenbeimportedfromfaroffdistances.Thispracticedisruptsthenaturalrhythmoftheplant
andtheearthaswellasthephysiologyoftheorganismsthatconsumethem,creatingasituation
whereintheplantisbeingalteredandpushedoutofharmonywithnatureandthehumanbeingis