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Raw Food Diet
Raw Food Diet

Have you started hearing about the Raw Food Diet? It's

gaining popularity and buzz, not just as a diet to lose

weight, but a diet for a long and healthy life. We eat so

much in the way of processed food that we don't even stop to

think about what we're putting into our bodies, and how far

we've come nutritionally from our ancestral, agrarian roots.

A raw food diet means consuming food in its natural,

unprocessed form. There are several common-sense rationales

for why this is a good idea. Processing and cooking food can

take so much of the basic nutritional value away.

Think of some of the conventional wisdom you've heard about

for years, such as: If you cook pasta just to the al dente

(or medium) stage, it will have more calories, yes, but it

will have more the nutritional value in it than if you

cooked it to a well-done stage. Or you probably remember

hearing not to peel carrots or potatoes too deeply, because

most of the nutrients and values are just under the surface.

The raw food diet means eating unprocessed, uncooked,

organic, whole foods, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts,

seeds, legumes, dried fruits, seaweeds, etc. It means a diet

that is at least 75% uncooked! Cooking takes out flavor and

nutrition from vegetables and fruits. A raw food diet means

eating more the way our ancient ancestors did. Our

healthier, more fit ancestors. They cooked very little, and

certainly didn't cook or process fruits and vegetables. They

ate them RAW. Their water wasn't from a tap; it was natural,

spring water. Maybe they drank some coconut milk on

occasion.

Doesn't it just make sense that this is how our bodies were

meant to eat? It's a way of eating that's in harmony with

the planet and in harmony with our own metabolisms. Our

bodies were meant to work, and need to work to be efficient.

That means exercise, certainly, but it also means eating

natural, raw foods that require more energy to digest them.

A raw diet consists of seventy to ninety percent raw foods.

But to switch over from a cooked diet to an uncooked diet

from one day to the next can actually shock your body,

especially your digestive system. For years you have

consumed cooked foods and your body has become accustomed to

processing those types of foods. As a general rule of thumb

for beginners, you should start out gradually, maybe eating

only one raw meal a day, and then slowly work your way

toward eating raw at each meal. One very important thing to

note is that a raw food diet has a detoxifying effect on the

body. Eating raw foods will actually cleanse the body of

toxins and your digestion will improve. However, there are

some possible side effects as your body adapts to this new

raw food diet. You could experience headaches and nausea, as

well as a mild depression. Have no fear as these are only

symptoms of your body making adjustments. If these symptoms

persist over a long period of time you should decrease the

amount of raw food you are consuming and talk to your doctor

or nutritionist.

The New Raw Food Diet

By: dandan

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