Beyond-Brawn-2nd-Edition

YOUR HOW-TO OF PRACTICAL BODYBUILDING NUTRITION
eggs and green salad followed 20–30 minutes later by a mixture of bread,
legumes, potatoes and pasta.
20.105 On a rare occasion I am forced to break my rule of separating protein and
starch (but I never break the milk-by-itself and fruit-by-itself rules). I can
get away with only minimal “protesting” from my stomach if I mix protein
with potatoes, but to mix protein with grains or legumes is disagreeable.
The age factor
20.106 In my teens I used atrocious combinations by my standards of today, but
still I could be downing something substantial every 2–3 hours. At that time
I could down a heavy breakfast of juice, liver, eggs and cereal, and shortly
afterward get earnest about a milk-based concoction, such as a pint of milk
with lots of yeast and even soya powder stirred in. I would hold my nose
and pour the terrible-tasting stuff down, but my stomach would process it
without complaint. If I was to drink one of those “bombers” today, my stomach
would be in a mess for the rest of the day, and perhaps the following day
too.
20.107 As you age, generally speaking, the sensitivity of your stomach increases. Do
not force your body to try to do what it only could when you were much
younger.
AM and PM foods
20.108 You may find that certain foods are better suited to certain times of the
day. To some extent this may be due to individual habit, but I think there is
more involved. Find what you seem to handle better at certain times of the
day, and schedule your nutritional intake accordingly. For example, I cannot
easily handle solid-food meals (except fruit) other than at breakfast or dinner,
and have not been able to do for many years. During the day I stick to
milk-based drinks, and fruit.
Further enhancement of digestion
20.109 As simple as proper mastication of food is, many people do not chew their
food adequately before swallowing it. Always chew your food until it is a
complete paste, prior to swallowing.
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