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Summary: Twelve Steps to Better Digestion
1. Eat something raw before you eat something cooked.
2. Take Swedish bitters or any bitter herb or aperitif, holding it in your mouth to activate the taste buds, before eating.
3. Allow time for relaxed eating. Make mealtimes pleasant. Focus on soothing music and the tastes you're experiencing; avoid arguments and other disruptions.
4. Chew every mouthful carefully. Some nutritionists recommend chewing each bite at least 30 or 50 or even a hundred times. Start with 10 or 15.
5. Eat more raw food. If you can't eat a vegetable raw, cook it lightly or slowly. Replace frying, boiling, and pressure cooking with light steaming or poaching.
6. Drink fresh, raw vegetable or fruit juice every day.
7. Drink 2 to 4 quarts of water between meals.
8. Eat a variety of foods from different food families.
9. Avoid common allergens, or test yourself for specific food sensitivities and avoid those foods.
10. Take digestive enzymes and/or hydrochloric acid with meals to aid digestion (not recommended for ulcer patients).

 
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