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I just read the most interesting article online, and it had to do with acne and food combining.  Well, acne was just one of the side effects that this article brought up, which was about the negative health effects that people experience when they combine foods improperly.  Food combining is not a new concept.  Actually, when I initially lost all my baby fat when I was about 16 years old in high school, I became fascinated by a book called “Fit for Life” which touted the benefits of proper food combining, and was by and large an advocate of vegetarianism and said that meats were the devil basically in the stomach. 

The advocate that talked about food combining in the article is named Herbert Shelton, who has written a book on proper food combining outlining why you should combine the right foods when eating, as well as what the food groups are that should be consumed together, how they chemically interact in the stomach, and what enzymes they require to digest called “Food Combining Made Easy”.

The principal is that improper food combining causes distress in the system that causes chain reactions and can give a person gas, intestinal problems, acne, and a host of other health issues.  By food combining, the principal is basically that you should not combine certain food groups together during one meal, such as meats and starches.  The specifics in the food groups are outlined in the various book advocating food combining, but in general it’s using common sense and only combining veggies with meats and fleshes. 

So basically the big no no is combining meats and starches or dairies and starches, which is basically a staple of the American diet – think cheeseburgers and pizza.  They’re all sorts of wrong according to the principal of proper food combining. 

I have to say that this does work for me personally.  I don’t practice it all the time, but I do find in practical application that when I combine foods I do experience increased gas and intestinal discomfort, so it definitely works as far that aspect goes.  I also believe this probably could help people with acne, since it reduces distress and inflammation on the body, and may also effect hormone activity.  Who knows, this could be one of the best natural acne treatments that can also help you in other facets of your life, including your weight, mood and health issues.