If you are one of many people who always wanted to get a remedy for better digestion than you must read this.
Learn which food takes longest to digest and what is the best way to combine food to obtain better digestion. Always make sure that food is eaten in order of time taken for digestion.
Food and Time taken for digestion:
Studies have shown that different type of food and drinks take different time to get digested in our body and it also may differ from individual to individual. Below are few average numbers derived for majorly consumed food types:
Juices(fruits and vegetables): 15-20 minutes
Semi-liquid blends: 20-30 minutes
Fruits(whole): 20-40 minutes
Vegetables(raw tossed salad veggies): 30-40 minutes
Vegetables(steamed or cooked): 40 minutes
Carbohydrates(semi-concentrated): 60 minutes
Carbohydrates(concentrated): 90-120 minutes
Seeds and nuts: 2-3 hours
Dairy and dairy products: 90 minutes to 5 hours(see below for more details)
Animal Protein: 90 minutes to 5 hours(see below for more details)
Best practices to get a better digestion:
- Eat lots of green leafy vegetables.
- Try including various colors of vegetables in your diet like carrots, red, yellow and green pepper, red cabbage, brinjal and many more.
- Keep yourself hydrated throughout the day.
- Chew food properly cause digestion starts in your mouth and when properly chewed food goes down to the rest of the digestive system where it is easier for breakdown and ensures better stool.
- Don’t eat only raw food.
- Get good quality sleep. Try eating 3-4 hours before going to bed and stretch your body before sleep time.
- Eat less spicy and less oily food. Avoid deep fried food.
- Do not eat similar food everyday as your body needs variety of nutrients from various sources.
- Do not consume canned or bottled drinks and packaged food or any form of food that reads an expiry date more than 1 day.
- Maintain a lifestyle where you prioritize your health over work and other worldly affairs
- Eat mindfully and avoid outside food.
