yeah when i read food being described as "putrid and sludge" it makes me wondering how real this info is... I like all the good fruit info ....the eating it first thing i still can't wrap my head around..but more info on it would be nice....and the temperature of the foods going into the stomach making a difference seems weird... our body is a furnace by itself it doesn't need the help of heated foods... but it does need lots of water and any article trying to discourage it seems unhealthy.. the drinking water in a cold state being bad is very foreign to me and I've lived quite a few years so if this is real it is very new...so more info would be good.

cooked fruit is barren of nutrients? seems a bit off too...can't imagine every trace of nutrient could be stripped by cooking....

I eat fruit alone and on an empty stomach alot ..but never thought of it as a necessity to do...I like them as snacks to subside hunger till the next meal.

I drink a large glass of water before a meal and not after not for the ill effect on digestion but more of a deterrent for over eating. My mother in law used to think that would dilute the stomach juices thus being wrong. I'm not sure which of those thoughts are right maybe kingsinthehole can give us some insight on it?