Improving Digestion and Diet: Digestive Weakness

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For a diagnosis of Digestive Weakness, the following guidelines are recommended.

Avoid:

raw salads, fruits and vegetables

sugar and sweets

drinking cold liquids with meals

frozen or chilled foods

pork

buckwheat

fruit juices

dairy products

beer

melons, strawberries, bananas

lettuce, radishes, celery

Echinacea or Goldenseal

It is best to eat food that has been warmed and/or cooked, especially vegetable; warm rice, soup or stew is beneficial. Eat easily-digestible fully-cooked grains. Eating small meals frequently is helpful for digestion, as well as supplementing each meal by drinking warm water, broth, soup or tea. Healthy spices are black and white pepper, cardamom, fresh ginger, ginger powder, cloves, nutmeg, orange peel and fennel.

Information from "Healing with Whole Foods" by Paul Pitchford