Disputes about the need for separate nutrition have not subsided since this theory appeared. Some consider this method an excellent remedy for extra pounds, others - that such a diet is harmful. "Health" finds out who is right.
Expert: Yulia Chekhonina, Candidate of Medical Sciences,
Researcher at the Clinic of the Federal State Budgetary Institution Research Institute of Nutrition of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences
The American nutritionist Herbert Shelton is considered the inventor of the theory of separate nutrition. It was he who first urged his wards to throw away the side dish from the steak plate and forget about sandwiches forever. The essence of the method is to not mix fats, proteins and carbohydrates, because different digestive enzymes are needed to break them down. For example, to cope with protein, the body produces hydrochloric acid, but carbohydrates already require alkali. If different products enter the stomach at the same time, they simply interfere with each other's absorption, cause fermentation in the intestines and overload the digestive system. Like any theory, separate nutrition has its pros and cons.
PROS
Diet control
Products such as sausage and cakes in the Shelton diet are absolutely prohibited. Consequently, fat intake is reduced. But welcome a large number of vegetables and fruits that are good for health. Separate meals also allow you to control the size of portions, because eating too much of one product is much more difficult than a complex dish. In addition, eating separately meat, bread and potatoes, we sit down at the table at least 5 times a day. That is, this system forces you to observe the fractionalization of the diet, which prevents overeating, which causes much more harm than "incompatible" foods.
Ease of sensations
Compatible foods are quickly digested. Entering the digestive tract, they do not cause the processes of decay and fermentation, that is, the body is not poisoned with toxins. That is why when you switch to separate meals, you will soon feel better, there is no heaviness in the stomach. Weight may also return to normal.
Anti-aging effect
In fact, if you close your eyes to the far-fetched complexities in the relationship between products and the biased attitude towards milk and legumes, separate nutrition can be reduced to the very complete low-calorie diet that scientists recommend to those who wish to live to 150 years.
Convenient and simple
Shelton made life easier for the followers of his nutrition theory in advance by developing the basic principles of food compatibility and drawing up a diagram. No need to count calories or points, just carry a table with you. Everything is very schematic and therefore easy to understand.
MINUSES
The basis of nutrition "according to Shelton"
1. Foods containing a lot of starch (potatoes, pasta, bread, peas, cereals) should be consumed separately from protein foods (meat, fish, beans, nuts, eggs, cheese). The interval between meals should be at least 2 hours.
2. Starchy foods can be combined with fats (cream, sour cream, butter, lard).
3. There is a group of neutral foods - for example, fresh vegetables (except potatoes) and fruits (except bananas and melons). They can eat both proteins and carbohydrates.
Behind the prescription of years
The doctrine of separate nutrition was developed almost 100 years ago and, to put it mildly, is outdated. There are no reliable scientific facts about the positive impact of this system on health. But there was evidence that the process of digestion is much more complicated than it seemed to Shelton, and the mixed type of nutrition is the most physiological. Almost all food products contain protein, fats, and carbohydrates - only in different proportions. In other words, any food is initially mixed.
laid down by nature
Our body is very intelligent: as soon as food enters the mouth, the digestive system immediately receives a signal to release a whole range of necessary enzymes. A person has always been characterized by a mixed diet, and the digestive system works in accordance with this feature. Each nutrient is digested by the appropriate enzyme in its own section of the digestive pipeline, so our body does not need to artificially separate foods into protein, carbohydrate and fat.
lazy stomach
The transition to a separate diet can weaken the function of the digestive organs, since it does not provide a full load to various enzymatic systems. If suddenly the usual menu has changed, uncomfortable sensations in the stomach are guaranteed, because the digestive glands have “forgotten” how to digest ordinary mixed food.
Vitamin charge
In the complex process of digestion, not only enzymes are involved, but also vitamins. For example, the digestion and absorption of protein requires dietary B vitamins, including vitamin B 6 , and for the digestion of carbohydrates - vitamin B 1 . It is possible to provide the body with all the necessary nutrients only with a mixed diet.
longing green
According to some researchers, while observing separate nutrition in the brain, the number of neurotransmitters of good mood - serotonin and others - decreases. In fact, this nutrition system leads to unmotivated depression. To improve mood, food should be mixed. It is best to combine proteins and carbohydrates.
CONCLUSIONS OF "HEALTH"
1. Separate meals can get rid of extra pounds, allow you to change your eating habits and stop overeating. Weight loss in this case is associated with a decrease in fat intake and restriction of food to one main type of food.
2. Following the teachings of Shelton creates a stressful situation for the body. After all, not everyone can withstand this way of eating. And the psychological damage in the end can completely block the physiological benefits.
3. If you stick to a separate diet, then at least once every three days you should eat in the usual way, that is, mix foods. Thus, the enzymatic systems of the digestive tract will not lose the ability to digest any food if necessary.
Separate nutrition is one of the most famous weight loss systems, which is practiced by an incredibly huge number of people around the world! Its popularity is easily explained: the basic rules and principles of this diet are easy to remember even for a child.
But why did we put the word “false diet” in the title already in caps? Why should you not believe the reviews of those who have lost weight, but rather listen to doctors (classical, not Ayurvedic)?
Kostya Shirokaya reveals another myth in the field of nutrition: let's get started!
Basic principles and rules
So, what is separate nutrition? This is not a diet, but rather nutritional recommendations that you need to adhere to for the rest of your life. The author of this direction in nutrition is Dr. Shelton, and the essence of separate nutrition is not to eat foods together.
According to Dr. Shelton, who is absolutely not respected by us, for successful digestion, and hence the assimilation of various products, the products must enter our body not at the same time, but at different times, i.e. sequentially and at regular intervals.
According to the basic rules of separate meals, you cannot combine:
- acidic carbohydrate foods (for example: spaghetti with tomato sauce);
- proteins with carbohydrates (meat with cereals or bread);
- acidic foods with proteins (fish or meat salads with lemon dressing);
- fats with proteins (butter with cheese) and so on.
The list of combinations is long, so strictly following it in everyday life is almost impossible. “Wrong” (according to the system of separate nutrition) combinations of products lead to fermentation, rotting food in the stomach, the formation of mucus and the philosopher's stone.
The successor to these ideas, the surgeon William Hay, went further and developed a diet that divided food into three categories: "acidic" fruits and "acids", "acidic" proteins and "alkaline" carbohydrates.
According to his theory, “acidic” foods should be limited, since they allegedly “acidify the body” - and “alkaline” foods should be consumed in unlimited quantities, because they “neutralize” the negative consequences of “acidification” of the body. Approximately on the same principles, other models of separate power supply are built. They also prescribe the refusal of water during meals - supposedly water interferes with digestion.
Terrible, really, really scary. However, no qualified doctor agrees with the statements of Shelton and Hay. Let's analyze it all in more detail.
Analysis of myths by doctors
Poisons in the esophagus
Shelton states that "food spoiled in the esophagus leads to the formation of poisons that are harmful." I think he means the mythical toxins and slags that people. At the same time, it is absolutely incomprehensible why Shelton suddenly decided that food was spoiling in the esophagus, because in fact food bypasses the esophagus in 1 second.
First, a few words about anatomy. The esophagus is a simple hollow muscular organ always empty, despite food intake and reflux (reverse reflux of acidic gastric contents). The length of the esophagus is 20-22 cm. The walls of the esophagus consist of both striated muscles (mainly the upper part) and smooth muscles (middle and lower part).
The esophagus has sphincters - muscular rings that can contract and relax, thereby participating in the regulation of the movement of the food bolus. And, in fact, the promotion of this lump is provided by peristalsis - the consistent contraction of the walls of the esophagus. The swallowing process can be divided into two phases: oral and pharyngeal. The reflex response of the pharynx occurs within 1 second.
And here's the question, as it were: why does food get stuck and rot in the esophagus, huh? Drink some water and everything will miraculously reach its destination!
rotting
Here is what G. Shelton says, justifying his separate diet. By the way, we want to remind you that Herbert Shelton had no medical education, was prosecuted several times and even went to prison for practicing medicine without a license, which in one case led to death.
Here is the whole theory of separate nutrition in a nutshell:
“For the digestion of proteins (meat, fish, eggs, etc.), processing of this protein in the acidic environment of the stomach is necessary. Digestion of carbohydrates (potatoes, bread, sugar, etc.) requires an alkaline environment. Greens and fruits are easily digested by the body in any environment, so they are compatible with both proteins and carbohydrates. But, since proteins and carbohydrates need a different environment for digestion, proteins and carbohydrates cannot be combined in one meal.
If they are consumed together, then some of them will remain undigested and will rot in the intestines. For example, it is strictly forbidden to eat meat with potatoes. First you should eat meat, then after a few hours - potatoes. The joint intake of potatoes and meat leads to rotting of incompletely digested products and self-poisoning of the body.
There is only one reaction to this:
Such profane ideas about the process of digestion are categorically unforgivable to the "doctor of medicine" Herbert Shelton! Acidic environment and gastric juice enzymes DO NOT digest proteins in the stomach, but only COOK protein food for subsequent digestion.
And the digestion of proteins itself does not occur in the stomach, but in the small intestine, where the environment is already alkaline. The main digestion of carbohydrates takes place in the same small intestine.
Moreover, carbohydrates begin to be digested even in the mouth, under the influence of saliva and the enzymes contained in it and having an alkaline reaction. The acidic environment of the stomach stops this digestion, and in the stomach, carbohydrates are simply waiting in the wings, completely unprocessed.
In addition, nature made it so that the main dispenser of food from the stomach to the duodenum - the pyloric sphincter - is designed so that it works only on the pH difference between the stomach and the duodenum. Normally, as soon as the oxidized lump of food approaches the pyloric sphincter, it opens and lets some of the food through.
The pyloric sphincter remains open until the environment in the duodenum becomes acidic under the influence of an oxidized food bolus. As soon as the environment has become acidic, the sphincter closes. The dispenser worked.
The food bolus in the duodenum begins to be processed by alkalis entering the duodenum 12 - bile, pancreatic juice and intestinal juices.
As soon as the food bolus becomes alkaline, the pyloric sphincter opens, the alkalized bolus goes further into the small intestine, and the next portion of food from the stomach enters the duodenum, which again oxidizes the entire space of the duodenum 12. Etc.
And so this dispenser works continuously, as food is digested in the stomach and alkalized in the duodenum. This amazing mechanism was created precisely in order to combine the processing of both proteins and carbohydrates in one digestive tract. simultaneously.
Nature did not go to create two separate systems digestion - separately for protein food, separately for carbohydrate food, she skillfully combined all this in one digestive tract, protein-carbohydrate.
The thesis that carbohydrates and fats "lie in the stomach as a useless load" is also puzzling. During an operation on the duodenal cavity, not a single surgeon saw pieces of bread or cheese there.
War of alkali and acid
According to Sheldon's theory, an alkaline environment is necessary for the digestion of carbohydrates and fats, and an acidic one for proteins, and therefore the simultaneous use of products of different nature leads to putrefaction and fermentation in the stomach, and the processes of digestion of various food components are separated in the gastrointestinal tract and in time, and in space. We have only explained this misconception above.
Thank goodness a person doesn't have to be consciously responsible for pH regulation - our buffer systems do a wonderful job without our intervention.
Products DO NOT stimulate the body to release acids and alkalis, and mixing them DOES NOT lead to neutralization and subsequent putrefaction. In fact, when food enters the body, it turns into a mass, the acidity of which varies from one section of the gastrointestinal tract to another - these processes are maximally "unified" for any food suitable for consumption.
Our body is adapted to digest and assimilate any combination of products - otherwise we simply could not survive!
Pros and cons
Benefit
The only positive here is that the need to eat separately proteins, fats and carbohydrates leads to less abundant nutrition, which has a positive effect on gradual weight loss, because from now on you eat meat with greens, and not with potatoes and pasta.
In addition, the benefits of separate power supply is ... mmm, nothing.
Harm
The biggest disadvantage of this way of eating is it is a mistake to assume that our body is not able to cope with fats, proteins and carbohydrates at the same time. Do you seriously believe that over the millennia of human existence, our body has not become accustomed to mixed food?
Do you believe that he is not able to produce enough digestive juices and enzymes for their normal absorption? On the contrary, according to many doctors, such a rigid separation is an artificial violation of normal nutrition and digestion.
Our digestive system is universal and has colossal reserve capabilities, nature has ensured human survival by the fact that he can eat any food, both protein and carbohydrate in any combination thereof, and G. Shelton's statements about the need for a different digestion environment for protein and carbohydrate foods scientifically unsound.
As for the so-called "unfavorable combinations", their harmful effects are sharply exaggerated by some authors. Much more harm is caused by overeating, which is so common now., that is, taking an excessive amount of food at a time (both liquid and dense).
A large food load can cause disturbances in the activity of the digestive organs, and the state of the body in general, and this is accompanied by painful manifestations. They are especially noticeable in those who suffer from diseases of the digestive system; however, the same applies to practically healthy people.
It is overeating that often causes painful phenomena, someone can attribute to “evidence of incompatibility”.
It all depends not on combinations as such, but on the amount eaten and the tolerance of a particular product by a particular person. There are, let's say people, absolutely, either because of an enzyme (lactase) deficiency, or because food allergies. Naturally, the combination of any product with milk is harmful for them.
The “separate nutrition theory” has no serious scientific justification and, in any case, it cannot be extended to the majority of healthy people.
Yes, separate meals are nonsense, and even dangerous! With the systematic adherence to the rules of separate nutrition, a conditioned reflex is developed in a person. If for a long time a person has accustomed his body to eating protein food at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and carbohydrate food at 4 o'clock, then the enzymes corresponding to this diet begin to be released reflexively.
And one has only to break the established sequence, as immediately comes the retribution for such a gross violation of the regime. A well-known example is Academician A. Mikulin, who taught his body to a separate diet for two years, and then once violated it on one of the holidays and was hospitalized in serious condition. Violation of the regime led to poisoning. Enzymes were allocated not those that do not correspond to the type of food.
The same story with vegans, vegetarians and raw foodists: shove chicken into them, and their intestines will tie up with a sea knot, because the body has long ceased to produce the enzymes necessary for digesting animal proteins.
Nature and evolution are not fools, they understood that it was difficult for an ancient person to find food and had to eat "what they give." A person is ready for any menu at every meal. This is the law of evolution and it was he who ensured human survival in any conditions.
And in general, there are almost no products consisting of one protein (fat or carbohydrates). Pure protein can only be found in eggs, fat in sunflower oil, and carbohydrates in sugar. There are no other mono-products - everything else is a harmonious mixture of carbohydrates, proteins and fats.
By the way, the greens and fruits touted by Shelton are carbohydrates and proteins combined together. And from these positions, it would be very interesting to know to which category G. Shelton would classify, for example, cucumbers, spinach, nuts, mushrooms and other products in which both proteins and carbohydrates contain approximately equally.
Why does it work as a weight loss diet?
The answer is simple: people eat less and believe that in order to achieve their goal, they need to tear their soul to pieces (they wanted to write another word, but decided that it was not correct 🙂). Such need to achieve any goal in a rigid framework, a clear system. Shelton's system fully meets such requests.
If you have been eating healthy, varied foods all your life, then separate meals will not bring you significant weight loss. But if you have never watched your diet and were illegible in food, then, no doubt, by switching to the Shelton system, you will quickly begin to lose weight.
But not at all because separate power supply is some kind of unique system. It's just that a person who previously did not pay much attention to his diet becomes forced to consume much more vegetables and fruits, reduce the fat part of the diet, avoid fast food, sausages, chocolates and all that.
And in general it is impossible to eat a lot of one product: stuff 200 grams of buckwheat into yourself without oil, without chicken or other additives. Yes, as a result of separate nutrition, a positive effect is achieved, but not due to “separation”, but due to the composition of the diet and a decrease in the volume of food. But this is not only “separate nutrition”, but also many other diets.
Take care of yourself, it is very difficult psychologically - to drive yourself into such a rigid framework, in the end a person inevitably breaks down.
A diet based on a separate diet consists in organizing a special menu for a week, which will help to improve your health in a comprehensive way.
Millions of people around the world have discovered these simple patterns that significantly affect the functioning of the body as a whole.
Have you noticed a powerful change in how you feel after eating a certain product?
No wonder, because we function at the expense of nutrients and minerals contained in the composition of food.
It's stupid to fill a motorcycle with soda and expect it to go fast.
Only those who think in advance about the food they eat will achieve good physical shape and high sports results.
It is not difficult to follow the rules of separate meals, stick to the menu for every day, the main thing is to switch to it smoothly in order to get used to it.
But then you yourself will feel how much more fresh strength has appeared, from a dead center, and chronic diseases have receded.
I have tested this method on myself and I can confirm that it works, but you need to follow the regimen constantly. It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle. Healthy and beautiful!
The founders of separate nutrition. The main ideas of their systems
The desire to heal naturally, without the use of pharmaceuticals, has been a public response to devastating epidemics in the United States since the 18th century.
It was after this that the basic concepts of the concept of separate nutrition were born.
G. Shelton is considered the father of the theory, although he did not do without the help of fellow naturopaths.
We talk about the benefits of separate nutrition Throughout his activities, he relied on several principles:
- The human body is considered in general, as a whole, and the impact on it should be complex (which is not achieved in modern medicine, where they prefer to treat a separate organ).
- Natural nutrition comes first.
- The goal of a person is to initially avoid diseases, and not to heal them until the next attack.
- Medicines destroy more than they cure.
- Renewal must take place on both the physical and spiritual planes.
- Mass dissemination of information about proper nutrition.
It is not surprising that official medicine and drug sellers were opposed to the doctor, accusing him of illiteracy, and Roosevelt even openly wished him dead.
From the age of 18, Herbert became a vegetarian.
He was educated at the Bernarr McFadden College of Physical Education, worked as an intern (in a fasting sanatorium), completed postgraduate studies, and later at several other institutes.
The founder of the system of separate nutrition was G. Shelton a vegetarian from the age of 18 He constantly updated his knowledge with educational courses and subsequently became a practicing doctor. Therefore, all these accusations, to put it mildly, are groundless.
Nutritionists say that in the process of evolution, we have learned to produce all the enzymes at the same time, which nullifies Shelton's concept.
But remember yourself during the holiday, when you eat everything that is on the table.
After such breakdowns, I personally did not feel comfortable.
By the way, pioneer healthy lifestyle lived 90 years of life. In his clinic, he cured more than 50 thousand patients from all sorts of ailments.
A special look at the principles of separate nutrition was developed in parallel by W. Hay, refuting the modern belief that healthy people are required to consume a significant amount daily.
On the contrary, he was convinced that by limiting himself, a person will get rid of many diseases: minor and unpleasant (like a migraine) and frankly serious ("incurable" diseases of the internal organs).
He proved his case by personal example.
G. Shelton has been practicing his nutrition system for many decades The main ideas of the system:
- Renunciation of denatured products (sugar, white bread)
- Alkaline food should prevail over acidic
- Use separate classification
- All natural and natural to use first
- Eliminate all animal products from your diet
He worked all his life as a generalist until he fell ill with glomerular nephritis (deep kidney damage) and lost a lot of weight.
Colleagues just shrugged, it was then impossible to cure such an ailment.
Hay began to look for information and found it: the Hunza people living in the Himalayas, primitive and poor, were ahead of highly developed countries in terms of health.
Their diet was based on a large number of vegetables, whole grain cakes, fruits.
Using this no-frills nutrition information, he was back on his feet in three months.
He increased his weight to the norm (more than 50 kg) and began to walk long distances on foot.
My own experience in the future helped a huge number of patients around the world to recover and normalize their weight.
His colleague W. Hay saw exceptional benefits in limiting protein foods in the diet. Tip: if you suffer from "pathological fatigue" - try it. This common problem is easily solved with the right combination of products.
Basic principles of separate nutrition according to G. Shelton and W. Hay
Shelton believed that humans can only digest one specific group of foods at a time.
Enzymes are produced in the stomach to help break down proteins or.
Otherwise, the processes of fermentation and decay occur, which are accompanied by problems in the gastrointestinal tract, making it difficult for the absorption of trace elements.
This leads to a loss of protective forces, obesity, gas formation.
The principles of separate nutrition for the formation of a menu for every day for weight loss according to Shelton:
- All protein and starchy vegetables (corn, potatoes, radishes) are not compatible. Protein with non-starchy vegetables will help digestion.
- Greens (non-starchy) are good in combination with fat or protein. Cheese, nuts, cabbage - the perfect combination.
- Always choose only one protein group.
- Eat salads exclusively from fresh vegetables and fruits. Ideally, the absence of any preparation (without crumbling and grinding) is welcome. If this is not possible, eat them immediately afterwards, before the food is oxidized by exposure to air.
- Do not combine fats and proteins. Alas, based on this, cottage cheese and sour cream are already considered harmful to the stomach.
- Watermelon is consumed as a separate dish, and melon itself is difficult to digest. It is not recommended to combine, it will cause fermentation.
- Snacking carbohydrates with something sour is also not worth it (even a slice of grapefruit instead of sweet).
- Better eat honey than sugar. It is much sweeter, more pleasant in baking and does not cause insulin spikes.
- Don't eat if you're not hungry.
- Give up seasonings, salt, vinegar, lemon juice. In addition, they pervert the taste and lead to periodic overeating.
- Milk envelops the consumed food and interferes with its digestion. It is poorly absorbed by an adult. If you still drink - then do it separately from other products.
- Eat sweet fruits early in the day and protein in the evening. Starches are allowed in the middle of the day (in a small portion).
- Do not drink food with water. It is better to use the liquid in advance.
Don't force yourself to eat if you're not hungry. Thanks to simple rules, putrefactive processes, intestines are excluded.
The load on the body is reduced, fat is split, the result is stored for a long time.
Don't forget to count your calories so you don't overdo it.
The laws of the famous Dr. Hay will also help you:
- Basic products are unprocessed (raw) vegetables and fruits, greens.
- Refined food is completely excluded.
- Reduce to a minimum, and it is better to refuse proteins. Any combination of fats and carbohydrates is prohibited.
- Let the food eaten fully digested, a break between doses of 3-4 hours.
- Maintain acid-base balance(by eating the right foods).
- Combine combinations carefully.
Tip: as an experiment, track your personal perception of familiar dishes and rationalized ones. Follow the rules presented here and compare the sensations and well-being. Do not take anyone's word for it - start only from your own experience.
It is important to monitor your well-being at all times Separate meals - menu for 90 days. A system that works!
This 90-day menu is great for those who decide to set themselves "Napoleonic" plans - to lose up to 25 kilograms in 3 months.
Unfortunately, in 90% of cases, this is the #1 problem.
Taylor Lautner, the star of the Twilight movie saga, as we all watched, was in great shape. But as soon as I gave it up, I got better.
In nutrition according to the "90 days" scheme, you need to match your personal taste preferences.
You must like what is on the table, otherwise, do not resist the temptation. There are no strict restrictions here.
You can use almost everything, the main thing is to follow the sequence. The cycles go one after another without stopping.
There are 5 days in total:
- Protein
- Starchy
- carbohydrate
- vitamin
- Unloading (hardcore level, optional)
A great choice for a protein day is lobio protein day
The name speaks for itself. On this day, protein is preferred for the most part.
The exception is the first meal. All breakfasts consist of fresh fruit.
It can be a cup of berries, a few apples or juicy pears.
For lunch, eat 150 grams of Georgian lobio (lentils) and 100 grams. Snack - a cup of milk.
Dinner - 200 grams of vegetable salad (cabbage + cucumbers + greens) with aromatic butter and two slices of cheese.
starchy day
Breakfast remains the same (you can have 2 kiwis). Lunch - or pea porridge. Snack - a small portion of green beans for a couple.
Make vegetable stew or boil broth. Dinner consists of baked potatoes with coleslaw.
If you can not resist eating between main meals - stock up on Jerusalem artichoke.
Firm, crunchy, satisfying - just what you need!
In order not to get confused in the laws of separate nutrition, when compiling the menu for the week, be guided by the table nutrients in every product.
This will help you quickly figure out what to cook.
On a starchy day, treat yourself to a baked potato. carb day
Eat a banana in the morning. This is not a day, but a holiday!
For lunch, treat yourself to durum wheat pasta with Parmesan-flavoured tomato paste.
Or make homemade pizza. Snack - a few biscuits or 25 grams of dark chocolate.
Dinner - pancakes from yeast-free dough with a banana. On this day, I would recommend oatmeal with a spoonful of olive oil.
The right fats are really important, especially for women.
Banana pancakes - a healthy yummy carbohydrate day vitamin day
Fruits, dried fruits, some nuts are allowed. They are best eaten fresh, not chopped, so that everything useful material retained their power.
Throughout the day, carefully monitor the calorie content, you can overdo it even with such a modest diet.
Every 29th day is unloading, it is allowed to drink only slightly warm water.
The last meal should take place no later than 20:00. Freshly squeezed juice is regarded as food.
After 3 months, switch to the usual mode of separate nutrition.
The largest portion is lunch, the smallest is , dinner has the same weight as half of your lunch .
Treat yourself to nuts and dried fruits on a vitamin day. Tip: choose only familiar dishes and ingredients. It is important. You can diversify the exotic for breakfast by choosing foreign fruits as a snack, but not often.
Separate meals - additional recipes on the menu for the week
It is much easier to perceive information when divided into "tables": protein, carbohydrate, etc.
So you can choose several separate meals to your taste and independently supplement your menu for 7 days.
Breakfast is always fruity. It will fill you with energy, regardless of the specific day and will help you not to “slow down” with increased mental stress.
The rest of the options for a diet on separate meals are presented in the menu for a week just below.
Protein table
Pate "Beans"
- Garlic - 3 cloves
- Beans - 0.5 kg
- Bulgarian pepper - 1 pc.
- Green onion - 1 pc.
- Greens - bunch
- Tomato paste - 1 tbsp. l.
- Olive oil - 1.5 tbsp. l.
- Spices (optional, but not custom)
Bean pate Soak beans in water. Change the liquid, pour out most and simmer in a small amount until fully cooked.
Let them even break down. Squeeze into them, tomato paste, onion, herbs and oil. Beat with a blender until smooth.
Let cool. Cut the bell pepper into slices and use as a pâté spoon.
Salad "Italian"
- Apple - 3 pcs.
- Olives - 120 g
- Celery root - 150–200 g
- Tomato - 2 pcs.
- Pickled mushrooms - 100 g
- homemade mayonnaise
Italian salad Peel the celery thoroughly and simmer for a few minutes. Clean and cut the root into cubes. Wash and chop the mushrooms.
Do the same with the apples, but don't forget to remove the skin.
Scald the tomatoes with boiling water so that the skin comes off without problems, cut into slices. Combine ingredients and garnish with pitted olives. Season with homemade mayonnaise.
starchy table
Vegetable risotto
- Carrot - 1 medium
- Rice - 120 g
- Sweet pepper - 1 pc.
- Vegetable broth - 500 ml
- Garlic - 2 pcs.
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l.
- Champignons - 150 g.
Risotto with vegetables Make a “frying” in oil using chopped carrots and squeezed garlic. Don't forget the peppers and onions.
- Parsley - 1 bunch
- String beans - 350 g
- Bell pepper - half a small
- Potatoes - 2 pcs.
- Water - 400 ml
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Vegetable oil
The dish can be made even lighter if you remove the oil altogether and are in a non-stick pan.
Chop the onion and pepper and fry them in a thick-walled cauldron. Pour in water. Chop the beans and put them in there too.
Squeeze garlic and spices, cook until soft. Peel, cut the potatoes into cubes and cook separately until tender.
Serve these two ingredients together, sprinkling the dish with herbs. Delicious to eat with whole grain brown bread.
carbohydrate table
Beetroot banana salad
- Banana - 2 ripe
- Honey - 1 tsp
- Beets - 2 pcs. (large)
- Sour cream - 2 tbsp. l.
Beetroot banana salad Boil the vegetable in the usual way and let it cool. After that, grate on a coarse grater.
Thoroughly mix honey and sour cream. Slice bananas thinly. Combine all ingredients.
My experience tells me that fresh beets are much tastier than boiled ones.
At the time, this was a real discovery for me. Try and you use a fresh root vegetable.
Vegetable puree soup
- Carrot - 1 pc.
- Rutabaga - 1 pc.
- Cabbage (white) - 250 g
- Potatoes - 2 pcs.
- Onion - 1 pc.
- Water - 2 l
- Rice - 0.5 tbsp.
- Butter - 2 tbsp. l.
- Flour - 2 tbsp. l.
Vegetable puree soup Boil cabbage in salted water. Pour the broth into another bowl. Kill the soft vegetable with a blender.
Peel and cut potatoes, carrots, rutabagas and onions. Also boil them in water until tender and smash them into a puree.
Boil the rice and after grinding, add to the total mass. Fill it with 95% broth and mix.
Lightly fry the flour in a dry frying pan and pour in the remaining 5% of the liquid that remains after the cabbage.
Gently pour the flour into the soup, stirring constantly with a spoon. Season the soup with salt and simmer for another 20 minutes. Pour in the oil or eat the dish without it.
vitamin table
baked fruits
- Orange - 2 pcs.
- Banana - 1 pc.
- Kiwi - 2 pcs.
- Raspberries - 1 tbsp.
- Plum - 2 fruits
baked fruits Cut one orange into slices, banana and kiwi rings. Place them in a small baking dish.
Pour in the berries and pour over the juice of the second orange. Cover it all with foil and about 5-7 minutes.
Kissel beetroot
- Potato starch - 2-4 tbsp. l.
- Beets - 3 large
- Water - 800 g
Beetroot kissel Grate the beets and squeeze the juice out of the mass. You should get a glass of liquid. Dilute starch in a small amount of juice.
Boil water, dissolve in it and pour in the dissolved starch. Wait for it to boil.
Fruit salad
- Banana - 1 pc.
- Grapefruit - 150 g
- Mandarin - 2 pcs.
- Orange - 1 pc.
- Almond
- Pine nuts
Slice banana and grapefruit. Add peeled tangerine. Stir and drizzle with orange juice.
Let the salad soak a bit. At this time, roast the nuts, chop them and sprinkle on top of the dish.
Indulge in Healthy Fruit Salads To delve deeper into the issue, read several books on the subject. It is always worth studying first of all the primary sources.
I chose the best:
- “Life according to the rules of health. Separate nutrition is the basis of longevity "- G. Shelton
- "90-day diet of separate nutrition" - Breda Hrobat-Moytsa Polyanshek
- "Principles of separate nutrition" - G. Shelton
- "Orthotrophy. Basics proper nutrition» - G.Shelton
Tip: eat 150-200 grams per serving, eat up so that a good habit does not turn into a mania for controlling every bite and a constant thirst for harmfulness.
The main message of separate nutrition is that foods that contain proteins, fats and carbohydrates must be consumed separately.
Separate food
The concept of "separate nutrition" is commonly understood as a nutritional concept, the basis of which is the idea of compatibility and incompatibility of food products.
The benefits of separate meals
According to this concept, the body requires enzymes to digest proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. different kind For example, proteins need an acidic environment, while carbohydrates need an alkaline one. For this reason andno need to mix food, otherwise not all of its components will be absorbed equally.
The remains of food that the stomach has not digested accumulate in it, causing the processes of flatulence and fermentation, disrupting metabolism.
This is where the main message of separate nutrition comes from -foods that contain proteins, fats and carbohydrates must be consumed separately.
The result of this nutrition is the following:
- Food is quickly digested, does not ferment and does not rot in the stomach;
- Slags and toxins are better removed;
- Nutrition acquires rationality;
- Strengthens health;
- Feeling better;
- go away overweight;
- The body is unloaded;
- Excluded from the menu harmful products such as mayonnaise, sweets, preserves and smoked meats;
- Diseases such as chronic bronchitis, asthma, allergies and gastric disorders disappear.
Separate nutrition is used by many people who want to lose weight, reduce the load on the stomach, heart, kidneys, pancreas and other organs. However, he also has opponents who claim that a person is simply not able to independently control the process of digestion. And there is some truth in this, because all the products consumed by a person are processed in the small intestine, and food components can easily mix with each other.
The disadvantages of separate meals, according to its opponents, are as follows:
- The body will no longer be able to adjust to primary digestion;
- The work of the digestive tract is weakened;
- Decreased efficiency of enzymes;
- There is no way to pick up food that contains only one component, because. it simply does not exist in nature;
- The body receives less carbohydrates, resulting in a deficiency of serotonin, and this negatively affects the state of the psyche.
Despite this, most people who have an idea about separate nutrition tend to concentrate on its positive aspects. Actually, the concept has much more supporters than opponents.
Principles of separate power supply
The theory of separate nutrition became known to the general public when, in 1928, a book by an American nutritionist was published. Herbert Shelton "The right combination food products».
Also, the Russian physiologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was able to prove that for the digestion of different products, the body requires different enzymes and different parts of the gastrointestinal tract are activated. Renowned American Naturopath Howard Hay (a supporter of Shelton) also shared and adhered to the principles of separate nutrition.
These principles are:
- Different enzymes are used to process proteins and carbohydrates. For this reason, you can not mix meat and potatoes, pasta and chicken liver.
- The best way to heal the body is to eat fruits, vegetables and salads based on them.
- The pause between meals of different foods should be at least 5 hours.
- Do not combine high-protein foods and sour vegetables with foods containing carbohydrates (for example, meat should not be eaten with tomatoes).
- Starch, desserts, jam and sugar provoke the processes of decay and fermentation in the stomach, they must be discarded.
- Carrots, onions, asparagus, garlic, mushrooms, cream, sour cream, dried fruits and greens can be combined with any product. , because they are neutral.
- Two proteins cannot be taken together.
- Fats cannot be combined with proteins.
- Refined foods, semi-finished products and canned food should be excluded from the diet.
- Between any meals there should be a break of at least 2-3 hours ( After eating dried fruits, you can eat after 30 minutes).
- Melon and watermelon are considered incompatible foods, and they should also be eaten separately, and there should be a pause of at least 45 minutes between their use.
- Milk should be drunk separately from the use of flour products, but can be combined with boiled or fresh vegetables and fruits.
Typology of products for separate nutrition:
- Proteins: eggplant, cottage cheese, cheese, seafood, legumes, eggs, nuts, meat, fish
- Carbohydrates: wholemeal bread, cereals, rice, sweet fruits, pasta, honey, potatoes
- Fats: cream, sour cream, lard, butter, vegetable oil
- Starch: flour, flour products, potatoes, bread
- Sour vegetables and fruits: grapefruits, tomatoes, oranges, cherries, pomegranates, grapes, lemons
- Sweet fruits: dates, raisins, persimmons, bananas
If you are interested in separate meals, then keep in mind that the ideal option is a weekly menu compiled using tables of protein, fat and carbohydrate content in foods (they can be found on the Internet).
And speaking of food combinations, one shouldavoidsuch:
- Meat and pasta
- fish and rice
- Potatoes and meat
- Meat sauces and flour
- Sandwiches with ham and cheese
- Cakes with nuts
- eggs and meat
- Eggs and cheese
- Meat and fish
- Chicken meat and prunes
- Tea and chocolates
- Tea and jam
There are also foods that should be consumedstrictly limited (or completely excluded):
- Chips
- Crackers
- Fatty dairy products
- rolls
- cupcakes
- Biscuit
- Cakes
- Ice cream
- crackers
- Candies
- syrups
- Margarine
- Butter
- Smoked meats
- sausages
- Sausage
- Condiments (including vinegar, mustard, ketchup and mayonnaise)
- Carbonated drinks
Also, we must warn you: if you seriously intend to practice separate nutrition, but have any chronic diseases,without fail, get a doctor's consultation, otherwise you can provoke an exacerbation.
Now let's talk about whether those who want to lose weight can benefit from a separate diet for themselves. Given the relevance of the topic of overweight in our time, this question may be of interest to many.
Separate nutrition and weight loss
Anyone who has at least once "sitting" on a diet can say that it is not easy. Eating restrictions, changing eating habits - all this requires a lot of effort, and it is not at all surprising that extra pounds return with the cessation of the diet.
And, according to people who practice separate nutrition, it has a number of tangible advantages over diets:
- No need to limit yourself to specific types of products;
- The diet is always varied, and therefore cannot get bored;
- There is no psychological discomfort;
- The metabolism is normalized;
- More energy appears;
- Excess weight is shed.
But, as the founder of separate nutrition argued, even the most healthy food can be ineffective in terms of weight loss, if you do not take into accountsome nuances:
First, you need to regularly burden your body with at least minor physical activity.
Secondly, you need to observe the regime of the day.
And thirdly, you need to try to get as many positive emotions from life as possible.
Thus, separate nutrition becomes a real philosophy, and with the right approach, it can prolong life for many years. By the way, Herbert Shelton not only helped many people improve their health (including losing weight), but he himself lived for almost a hundred years.
Do a few experiments and weigh all the advantages and disadvantages of separate meals, guided by the experience gained. It is likely that later you will join the ranks of those who believe that this unique concept is a real magic wand for a modern person whose life has little physical activity, but is full of unhealthy food.published
Anna Koroleva
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Separate nutrition is not a strict diet for several days, but a lifestyle.
So say Herbert Shelton and William Hay, the founders of the theory of separate nutrition. They argued that the rules for separate meals are based on the idea of \u200b\u200bthe compatibility and incompatibility of products.
What is separate nutrition and what is its essence?
Scientists assessed the effects of mixed dishes on the body: when incompatible foods enter the stomach, they interfere with normal digestion, and fats and carbohydrates that have not had time to oxidize settle on our body in the form of fat.
The essence of the theory is the grouping of products according to the principles of separate nutrition, and the use of different foods at short intervals.
Types of separate nutrition according to G. Shelton and W. Hay
Shelton proved that most foods are easily and without problems absorbed by the body only separately.
An American nutritionist divided all products into 7 groups:
- Protein foods - lean meat, fish, cheese, cottage cheese, soy, eggs, olives, peanuts, some types of nuts.
- - cereals, legumes, potatoes, zucchini, cauliflower, pumpkin, carrots, beets, swedes, bananas, figs, raisins, dates, persimmons, sweet grapes, prunes, sugar and sweets, honey, jam and preserves, sweet syrups.
- Fatty foods - animal fats such as cow butter and lard, as well as sour cream and cream, fatty meat and fish, vegetable oils, and some types of nuts.
- Sour fruits and vegetables - orange, lemon, pineapple, grapefruit, pomegranate, plums, peaches, sour apples, tomatoes.
- Semi-acid fruits - pears, sweet apples, apricots, mangoes.
- Non-starchy and green vegetables - cucumbers, radishes, eggplants, onions, green peas, turnips, sweet peppers, lettuce, spinach, sorrel, garlic, celery, tops.
- Watermelons and melons.
Based on this classification, Shelton formulated the basic principles of separate nutrition:
- You can not eat incompatible foods at one meal: a) Proteins and carbohydrates (meat with potatoes, fish with cereals, nuts with fruits).
b) Two concentrated proteins (meat with fish, fish with eggs, cheese with nuts).
c) Fats with proteins (butter with meat, eggs and other proteins).
d) Sour fruits with proteins (tomatoes with cheese, and meat with tomato juice).
e) Sour and carbohydrate foods (potatoes with tomatoes, honey with apples).
f) Carbohydrates with carbohydrates (potatoes and sweet cake).
g) Sugar with other carbohydrates (sweet cereal and pasta casseroles, jam with bread). - Melon and watermelon should never be mixed with other meals.
- Refuse milk or use it separately from all meals.
The approach of the American physician William Hay to separate food is somewhat different from the approach of his predecessor Shelton.
Hay divides all products into 3 groups:
- Products that need an alkaline digestion process (cereals and bakery products, fruits and vegetables rich in carbohydrates - these are potatoes, Jerusalem artichoke, bananas, dates, persimmons, as well as sweets - honey, sugar, syrup).
- Products that require an acidic digestion process (all types of meat, fish, dairy and sour milk are not fatty foods, eggs, citrus fruits, watermelons, melons, berries).
- Products of the neutral group that need both acidic and alkaline digestion (animal and vegetable fats, cottage cheese and cheese with a high percentage of fat content, mushrooms, all vegetables except saturated carbohydrates, nuts and oilseeds, seaweed, gelatin).
Based on this classification, Hay singled out the following main theses of separate nutrition:
- For breakfast, you need to eat alkaline foods, for lunch - protein, and for dinner - carbohydrate.
- Between the main meals it is better to take a break of at least 4 hours. You can satisfy your hunger with a glass of fruit juice or any fruit.
- Protein dishes should be served with a sauce of vegetable oils, cream, herbs and lemon juice. Dishes based on carbohydrate products require a sauce of fermented milk products (sour cream, curdled milk).
Rules for compiling a diet
The system of separate nutrition will seem burdensome to many, as you need to weigh each step and learn how to combine products correctly. But if you take into account the basic rules of separate nutrition, study the compatibility of products (the table will help you in this matter), then you will not have any difficulties in mastering this system.
Basic principles of proper nutrition:
Nutritionists identify foods that are strictly forbidden to be consumed in one meal:
- Protein + carbohydrate.
- Protein + fat-rich food.
- Protein foods + sour fruits.
- Carbohydrates + acidic food.
- Gourds + other types of products.
You can see the compatibility of products and their correct combination in the table.
Each number is assigned to certain products, and you will find out compatibility at the intersection of the corresponding horizontal and vertical lines. Green means that the products are perfectly combined, yellow - they are neutrally combined, red - the products are not compatible with each other.
- Sugar (in pure form or in confectionery).
- Smoked products.
- Canned food and marinades.
- Refined vegetable oils.
- Dry and condensed milk.
- Products with a high percentage of fat.
- Fast food.
- Carbonated drinks.
When compiling an individual menu, it is important not to go too far - excess carbohydrate foods can provoke excess weight, and overeating protein foods can lead to the production of uric acid. That is why you should not combine dishes from flour, potatoes and cereals in one meal.
Nutritionists answer questions
Is it possible for pregnant and breastfeeding women to follow a separate diet?
- During pregnancy, nutritionists recommend expectant mothers to adhere to a separate diet. After all, the use of mixed dishes slows down digestion, disrupts metabolism and negatively affects the well-being of a pregnant woman. A variety of products and separate nutrition, on the contrary, normalizes the digestive tract and saturates the body. useful vitamins and micronutrients.
- The nutrition of a nursing mother differs little from the nutrition of a pregnant woman. To improve digestion and transfer useful substances to the baby with mother's milk, you should diversify the menu and learn how to combine foods correctly.
Does Eating Diet Help Diabetes?
Doctors note the positive impact of the system of separate nutrition on people suffering from diabetes.
In 1978, Dr. Walb conducted research and found out that that in patients of his clinic who observed such a diet, after a month and a half, the level of sugar in the blood decreased by 90%, and the amount of sugar in the urine - by 98%. This fact proves that the concept of separate nutrition improves the condition of patients with diabetes.
Menu for 7 days
Monday:
Breakfast. 1 apple, 1 bunch of grapes.
Dinner. 200 g boiled veal, steamed or stewed green beans.
afternoon tea. 40 g walnuts.
Dinner. Cauliflower with cheese baked in the oven.
Tuesday:
Breakfast. Orange juice, barley porridge on the water, a slice of wholemeal bread.
Dinner. Baked white fish, green salad.
afternoon tea. Fruit or vegetable salad of radish with cucumber, dressed with sour cream.
Dinner.
Wednesday:
Breakfast. Omelette of 5 egg whites, baked without oil, boiled spinach.
Dinner. Soup in vegetable broth with potatoes, carrots, broccoli, onions and celery.
afternoon tea. 40 g cashew nuts or almonds.
Dinner. 200 g dietary chicken or turkey stew, vegetable salad.
Thursday:
Breakfast. Salad of sour fruits and 100 g of cottage cheese.
Dinner. Green salad, cucumber and celery, steamed spinach, baked potatoes.
afternoon tea. An apple, a few dates or prunes.
Dinner. 300 g of meat stewed with vegetables.
Friday:
Breakfast: 300 ml fruit smoothie
Dinner: 100 g boiled fish, green salad, radish, green pepper, baked cauliflower, carrot (steamed)
afternoon tea: 200 g natural yogurt and a handful of berries - cranberries or cherries without sugar
Dinner: vegetable salad, tomatoes, celery, eggplant (steamed), spinach, egg
Saturday:
Breakfast. 200 g watermelon or melon.
Dinner., 2 slices of wholemeal bread.
afternoon tea. 40 g nuts.
Dinner. 200 g boiled chicken breast, steamed spinach.
Sunday:
Breakfast. 200 g bulgur rice porridge, 1 orange.
Dinner. .
afternoon tea. 2 green apples baked with cottage cheese.
Dinner. Vegetable salad, radishes with greens, a handful of nuts.
Drink between main meals fruit juices without sugar and water.
Pros and cons of separate meals
The popularity of the system of separate nutrition is due to its advantage over short-term diets. The principles of separate nutrition are primarily based on proper, truly healthy nutrition.
The concept of separate nutrition is not a strict diet, but a system of rational use of products.
The main advantages of a separate power supply system:
- By following the principles of the right combination of products, you will cleanse your body of toxins and normalize the functioning of the digestive tract.
- The stomach will easily and quickly digest food, as a result of which you will notice weight loss, and you can soon get rid of obesity. The ban on the use of sugar and starch only has a positive effect on your figure.
- The use of whole grain products will make up for the lack of vitamins and minerals.
- By eating some proteins separately from other proteins, you will improve the condition of your skin.
- Daily consumption of fruits, berries and green vegetables helps to strengthen the cardiovascular system and avoid its diseases. These products contain a large amount of antioxidants that have a positive effect on the functioning of the heart and blood vessels.
Knowing about the advantages of separate nutrition, not all doctors and nutritionists approve of this system. The main disadvantage of such a diet, according to experts, is a violation of the natural, inherent nature of digestion.
The main disadvantages of the system of separate nutrition nutritionists include:
- Hunger. During the restructuring of the body to the mode of separate nutrition, you can constantly feel hungry without eating mixed meals.
- According to experts, after several years of such a regimen, the body will no longer be able to digest mixed food, and it will be very difficult to return to the usual menu.
- It is impossible to fully adhere to the system of separate nutrition. Some of the products have a mixed structure (proteins and starches).
There are no contraindications for this system. But if you intend to adhere to the presented concept of nutrition, then it is better to consult with a specialist in advance.
Opinions of doctors and nutritionists
The human digestive system can digest any food - both mixed and separate. If for any reason you decide to follow a separate diet, then this will in no way harm your body. But from time to time it is worth eating mixed meals so that the digestive system does not lose the function of digesting mixed foods.
Separate nutrition is a great way to reduce weight and improve the functioning of the digestive tract. People suffering from diseases of the digestive tract, it is useful to adhere to this regimen. A properly composed menu will help cleanse the body and get rid of ailments of the stomach and intestines.
The concept of separate nutrition implies psychological discomfort, which is caused by the rejection of the usual mixed food. If you decide to adhere to this nutrition system, then your strong-willed character will become an important fact, which will help overcome a stressful situation for the body. Otherwise, you can break loose and gain many times more extra pounds, as well as undermine the work of the gastrointestinal tract.