6 Naturopathic Tips for Better Eating

To avoid feeling heavy, bloated, tired ... naturopaths support where it hurts: our plate. The BAba to find pep's.

We eat our fruits 20 minutes before the meal

By doing this, we start the secretion of enzymes that will facilitate digestion. On the other hand if one consumes his fruit at the end of the meal, his sugars stay longer in the stomach and begin to ferment. Hence the digestive pains. Not tempted by an apple or an orange before the risotto? Never mind, to avoid the fermentation of fruit, we prefer to eat its fruit 2 hours after the meal.

Low-processed foods are chosen

Not that naturopathy is angry with the big kitchen ... but overall, the less you trade (food processing and cooking), the better. The idea: preserve the nutrients (vitamins, fibers, minerals ...). However, beyond 42 ° C, the enzymes lose their activity and vitamin C does not withstand beyond 60 ° C. Morality: bye bye buttered sandwiches (full of gluten) and lively healthy muesli (home-made), fresh fruit and vegetable salads and cooked seeds (rice, quinoa ...) of all kinds.

To squeeze a lemon in the morning

The trick is known and not for nothing! A lemon juice freshly squeezed into a glass of warm water is an effective trick to activate your digestive system, 30 minutes before breakfast.

Chewing food longer

A good idea, simply because saliva is the first digestive agent and it is it that best conditions the digestion phase that follows. In other words, it does not swallow any round (even mashed potatoes or soup) and it turns his mouthful seven times in his mouth. Bonus: by eating more slowly, we have time to perceive the satiety signals sent to our brain (it takes about 20 min). This makes it possible to leave the table without being hungry and without having to eat in excess.

Prefer vegetable proteins

Oilseeds (almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts ...), seeds (hemp, quinoa, buckwheat ...), legumes (chickpeas, beans ...) advantageously replace meat (source of toxin if eaten on a daily basis) without real deficiency. Note: Naturopaths do not advise soy regularly because it adds hormones to our natural hormones.

Vegetalize his glass of milk

The milk protein (casein) is sometimes difficult to digest and lactose is a source of intolerance: 2 reasons to put the soft pedal on milk. How to make culinary preparations that require milk? We switch to plant versions: almond, spelled, hazelnut ...

To read: Naturopathy for Dummies, by Anne-Claire Meret and Anne-Marie Narboni, ed. First.