The key idea of the non-combination diet assumes that the human digestive system cannot cope with the proper digestion of complex meals. If the stomach is served with pork chops with potatoes, undigested remnants of food may remain, which will undergo putrefactive processes and, as a consequence, contribute to the proliferation of microorganisms that further hinder digestion.
Starchy foods, such as bread, need 2 hours to digest, and protein 4. Dr. Hay noticed that a meal composed of both groups takes as much as 8 hours to leave the stomach.
Allowed combinations in one meal:
proteins and neutral products,
carbohydrates and neutral products.
What does it look like in practice?
The no-joining diet is based on three meal groups.
Proteins – pickled in a highly acidic environment:
boiled and baked meat, sausages,
fishes and seafood,
eggs,
soybeans in any form,
milk, yoghurt, white cheese, yellow cheese, processed cheese,
cooked and canned tomatoes,
fruits – strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, apricots, peaches, cherries, grapes, oranges, grapefruit, tangerines, unripe sour apples, pears, pineapples,
fruit teas and juices, dry wine.
Carbohydrates – digested in a slightly alkaline environment:
bread, flakes, groats and pasta,
potatoes and potato flour,
starchy vegetables: sweet corn, pumpkin, squash, artichokes,
fruit – bananas, papaya, dates, figs, dried fruit, pears, sweet and crunchy apples,
honey, natural fruit syrups and maple syrup,
neutral products – they can be combined with both groups:
sour cream, sour milk, kefir, buttermilk,
cottage cheese, cream cheese, e.g. mascarpone – high fat content means that they are included in the neutral group,
fats – olive oil, vegetable oils, butter,
yolk,
vegetables – cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, sauerkraut, lettuce, spinach, celery, chicory, beets, carrots, asparagus, kohlrabi, leeks, fresh corn, radish, watercress, zucchini and tomatoes,
vegetable broth,
Garlic,
herbs, spices,
sprouts, germs,
seeds and nuts
mushrooms,
herbal teas.
A sample daily menu of the non-combining diet
And breakfast – a bowl of cottage cheese with radishes and 4 tablespoons of chives.
Second breakfast – a glass of beetroot and buttermilk cocktail.
Lunch – 100 g of fish with vegetables.
Afternoon tea – banana.
Dinner – a slice of wholemeal bread, a bowl of carrot and apple salad.
Advantages
The no-joining diet it allows you to avoid rapid weight loss, counteracts the yo-yo effect, boosts metabolism, we gain well-being and energy. It has a beneficial effect on the stomach, fights overacidity and heartburn. It cleanses toxins and prevents muscle loss.