Food-Combining Rules

Exploring the concept of food-combining can be a little daunting at first! When you look at what doesn’t go together in Ayurveda it can feel as if you’re left with a limited number of options, especially if these combinations have made up your staple diet until now. This is quite typical of a Western diet, but it is only when these incompatabilities are practised together and on a regular basis that you will experience ill-health, so you don’t have to be exhaustive with this approach unless your health really needs addressing. There are, of course, times when you have to or want to eat such food combinations, and if your digestive fire is strong you won’t feel any immediate ill-effects. In general, if you follow these guidelines you will experience benefits both in the long and short term. This detailed list is also very useful for people who suffer from digestive discomfort sporadically after eating a meal and can’t put their finger on what the trigger might be.