The time it takes different foods to digest, should determine how you eat.

Complete digestion process takes between 24 and 72 hours. 6 to 8 hrs passing through the Stomach and Small Intestines.

Food then enters the Large Intestine (Colon) where further digestion and water absorption takes place.

Finally undigested food begins to leave the colon after 24 hrs.

DIGESTIVE TIMES FOR FOOD

• WATER... leaves immediately on an empty stomach.

• JUICES...Fruits / vegetable / broth ...leaves stomach 15 to 20 minutes.

• FRUITS... 20 to 40 minutes.

• VEGETABLES... Raw / cooked...30 to 50 minutes.

• CARBOHYDRATES... 60 to 90 minutes.... Beans up to 120 minutes.

• SEEDS and NUTS... 2.5 to 3 hrs.

• DAIRY... Whole Milk and Hard Cheese... 4 to 5 hrs.

• PROTEIN... Whole egg... 45 minutes

Fish... 30 to 40 minutes
Chicken... 1.5 to 2 hours
Beef / Lamb... 3 to 4 hrs.
Pork... 4.5 to 5 hrs.

TIPS ON EATING

A- Eat in the order of digestion. The quickest to digest first followed by the longer to digest. This way fast digesting food won't get blocked-up behind slower ones like Meat and Pork.

B- Cold drinks slows digestion.

C- Regular meal times. Eating at regular times with similar foods each day lets your digestive system work efficiently. giphy

D- Limit portion size. To much sugar will increase blood sugar.

E- Good posture gives digestive organs room to work.

F- Don't eat before bedtime.

G- A walk after gets the digestive process started.

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