The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity by Daniel Reidby Parker on TwosThe five flavors of food are sweet, bitter, sour, pungent, and saltyEat sparingly, and you will live a long and healthy life. The basic Taoist measure is to eat till you are 70-80 percent fullChew food throughly before swallowing it. This applies especially to carbohydrates“Drink your food and chew your beverages” - GandhiAvoid extreme hot and cold temperatures in foods and beveragesAny beverage taken in large quantities together with food dilutes the gastric medium and impairs digestion. Wine and beer, however, are exceptions because they are fermented and thus they actually assist digestion when taken in moderate quantitiesMeat and milk must never be consumed at the same mealProtein and starch is the worst possible combination of foods to mix together at a single mealRule: eat concentrated proteins such as meat, fish, eggs, and cheese separately from concentrated starches such as bread, potatoes, and riceRule: eat only one major type of protein at a single meal. Avoid combinations such as meat and eggs, meat and milk, fish and cheeseRule: eat starches and acids at separate meals. For example, if you eat toast or cereal for breakfast, skip the orange juice as well as eggs. If you’re eating a starch based meal of noodles or rice, avoid vinegar as well as concentrated proteinRule: avoid combining concentrated proteins and acids at the same mealRule: eat concentrated proteins and fats at separate meals. When you cannot avoid mixing them, eat plenty of raw vegetables to assist their digestion and passageRule: avoid consuming sugars and proteins at the same mealRule: eat starches and sugars separatelyRule: eat melons alone or leave them aloneRule: drink milk alone or leave it aloneRule: eliminate pasteurized and homogenized milk entirely from your diet. If raw certified milk is available, consume it as a whole food in itself, not in combination with other foodsRule: avoid sweet starchy desserts, as well as fruits, after large meals of protein or carbohydratesEat nothing unless it will spoil or rot, but eat it before it does