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Digestive foods and general advice



Digestive foods and general advice

The spelled:


"...it is milder than other types of grain..."

Spelled coffee and spelled grains in particular stimulate digestion.


The Bertram:

"...he doesn't send anything out undigested, but rather provides him with good digestion..."


The Bertram in every dish, but moderately, only as a seasoning.

The mugwort:


"...and when cooked, it heals sick intestines and warms sick stomachs..."

Add some mugwort to meat dishes, soups and purees.


The report:

"...and when eaten it promotes good digestion..."


Report how to prepare salad.


The fennel:


"...it causes good digestion..."


Chew vegetables, tea and seeds on an empty stomach.


The deer meat:


“...If a man eats deer meat quite warm, but not hot, it cleanses his stomach and makes him whole...”


The goat meat, the lamb meat:


"...and it heals and strengthens the stomach..."


 

General advice



The seasoning


"...When a person eats and drinks, a conduction system in the human being directs the taste substances and the subtle substances and the fragrances thereof to the brain and promotes its warming by filling up its vascular heat..."


Hildegard's statement clearly shows that the right and harmoniously seasoned food not only tastes good, but also acts on the body like a helpful medication.



The raw food


“If a person eats raw apples, raw pears, raw vegetables or other raw foods that have not been balanced by heating or any other method of preparation, they cannot be easily digested by the gastrointestinal tract because they have not been balanced beforehand became. The bad juices of this food, which should have been intercepted or neutralized by heating or by the addition of salt or vinegar, and thus were not intercepted and removed, become attached to the spleen and change it, so that it swells and hurts...”


Hildegard warns against raw food as it can cause poor blood circulation and lead to spleen diseases. So you should cook or simmer foods before use and pickle salads with a sauce of vinegar, salt, oil and spices, which changes the raw state of the salad.



The wine vinegar


“Vinegar comes from wine and is useful for all dishes; it is added to the dishes in such a way that it does not take away the taste, but is perceived a little. “So vinegar, taken with food, cleanses the filth in a person and reduces the humours, and the food takes the right path within him.”



The Habermus – the ideal breakfast after Hildegard von Bingen


"...When a person is sober, he should first eat food prepared from fruit and flour... He should also first eat warm food..."


Recipe:

Stir ½ cup of spelled meal/groats/flakes into 1-1 ½ cups of water and bring to the boil, stirring constantly. Add 1 teaspoon of honey, 1 teaspoon of galangal, Bertram and cinnamon and simmer for about 5 minutes (flakes) or 10 minutes (grills). Add ½ chopped apple in the last four minutes. Sprinkle with sweet chopped almonds and 1 teaspoon of psyllium seeds and drizzle with the juice of ¼ – ½ lemon.



The unreasonable fasting


“If some people abstain from eating in an excessive way, so that they do not give their body the right, appropriate strength through food, and if some people are inconsistent and careless and others are dealing with many serious illnesses, then "It sometimes happens that violent unrest arises in your body because the elements in you are brought against each other..."


If you want to fast sensibly, you should do so under professional guidance, ideally in a group of like-minded people. For someone who is weakened by illness, try a spelled reduction fast (after consulting your doctor). On 3 days a week only cooked spelled is eaten in any form - semolina, flakes, meal, Kernotto etc. - possibly together with cooked vegetables or fruit. There is always a normal food day between these spelled days.

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