24 May 2008
Antidotes For Incompatible Food Combination
Proper combination of food substances can enhance the process of digestion and aid in nutrition of body.
If the negative effects of food items are known, they can be made wholesome by combining them with appropriate counteracting food items or “antidotes” as given below:
Cheese increases congestion and mucous. It aggravates pitta and kapha. To counteract this, you can add black pepper.
Eggs in cooked form increase pitta, and in raw form, increase kapha. Turmeric and onions are the antidotes.
Ice-cream increases mucous and causes congestion. If taking ice-cream is inevitable, then top it with clove and cardamom.
Curd increases mucous and causes congestion. Cumin and ginger will take care of the ill-effects of curd.
Fish increases pitta. Coconut, lime and lemon are the remedial measures to counteract the bad effects of fish.
Meat is heavy to digest. Cloves or pepper power makes the digestion easier.
Cabbage produces gas due to its sulphur content. Cook in sunflower oil additing turmeric and mustard seeds.
Garlic increases pitta. Grated coconut and lemon counteract this effect.
Potato, due to its high carbohydrate content, produces gas. This can be reduced with ghee and pepper.
The ill-effects like increase in kapha of banana, can be counteracted with cardamom.
Mango produces diarrhea. Adding ghee with cardamom is the remedy.
Melon causes water retention. Grated coconut with coriander is the solution to this.
Almost all those who consume nuts and peanuts, experience gas and burning sensation in the stomach. As a remedial measure either you should soak them overnight or cook them with sesame oil, ginger, roasted cumin powder and pepper.
Food faddism is robbing the joy of eating these days. Go ahead and enjoy varieties of foods by planning your menu.