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Eating a raw diet is a proven way to eat for more energy. If you have health challenges then this may be for you because; one of the best ways to heal anything is with natural foods.
Following a raw food diet can help your system combat any types of deadly diseases since raw foods are trans-fats free and contain high amount of fiber, magnesium and potassium and have low sodium content. A raw food diet is generally made up fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouted seeds and grains, dried fruit and juices, rolled or flaked grains, herbs and spices. Some people add cooked grains and legumes, good quality fish and poultry (although a number of "raw food-ers" are strict vegans).
Weight loss is almost a certainty on this diet, due to it's vast differences to the conventional Western diet. Calorie and carbohydrate intake are reduced leading to weight loss. It is hard to overeat on a diet due to the high water and fiber content - another reason why weight loss may occur.
Another great advantage of raw food is that it contains many digestive enzymes that processed and cooked foods lack. These enzymes help to break down these basic forms of foods that we consume, rendering the food suitable for use for a number of purposes. On the other hand, if food remains in an unbroken state, it tends to be stored in the body causing us to gain weight. Therefore, the natural presence of digestive enzymes in raw food can be of great help.
This diet can be very challenging to follow, particularly from a social and shopping perspective. However, cooking time can be reduced. Raw food diets are arguably the greenest on the block with at least 80 per cent of the diet made up of raw plants.
Promoters of raw foods support the idea that, since no digestive juices are secreted in the upper stomach, the enzymes in the raw foods last for about 30 minutes in the upper stomach before being destroyed in the lower stomach, thus giving them enough time to break down the raw foods, to some extent. This is supposed to be easier on the digestive system overall.
There are some additional benefits that the raw food diet offers other than the fact that it is known for causing very fast weight loss. For instance, the diet helps to remove harmful toxins from the body which pose a great threat to the normal functioning of internal organs. By washing away these harmful toxins, the raw diet plan boosts the immune system of the body, and it can be of great benefit to one's health.
