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DIGESTION PHASES

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So about 2 months ago I visited my godmother who's a nutritionist, and in her usual way she started talking about my weight 😒. Anyway, while talking about weight loss she mentioned a method she uses with her clients to help them loose weight and keep off the lost weight.
It's not a diet exactly, it's based on what she called the "Phases of Digestion" I think, can't exactly remember. So basically there are three phases of digestion, and the body digests food differently in each phase.

  1. Elimination Phase (4am-12pm): this takes place between 4am nd 12pm. During this period the body is basically eliminating waste in preparation for the next phase. In order to help this process one should eat fruits, foods high in fibre, whole foods... basically anything that aids waste elimination. So breakfast shouldn't be really heavy foods like rice and stuff because the body isn't ready for the heavy stuff yet.
  2. Optimization Phase (12pm-6:30/7pm): at this point the body is ready to digest food, so basically anything goes. But it's better to add a lot of veggies to your meal, or eat fruits as appetizer which will help release digestive enzymes.    N/B: Fruits should not be eaten after food, because it'll take them longer to digest since the food which was eaten earlier needs to be digested first and takes a long time. This causes the fruits to stay for too long in the GIT (gastrointestinal tract) and may get fermented which could lead to stomach troubles.
  3. Rest Phase (6:30pm/7pm-4am): during this phase the body is done absorbing food and needs rest, so eating anything heavy during this phase is not advisable. It's better to eat before 7pm, but for the night crawlers like me, at least 3hrs before bed.
PS.  I've been looking for stuff to back this division up but I've come up empty, so if you find anything let me know. And please if you decide to use this method and it didn't work for you don't quote me, I'm not a nutritionist...just a blogger 😁😜

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