| We know intuitively that natural food is healthier | | | | body. The focus is on balancing the body's |
| than processed food. After all, the original version | | | | processes, rather than simply lowering your |
| of anything is nearly always the best. For | | | | weight or burning up more fat. Your body is |
| example, few movie sequels are better than the | | | | comprised of various systems, and when you eat |
| original one. Similarly, a raw foods diet provides | | | | unhealthy or cooked foods, your body becomes |
| food in its most natural form: raw, whole, and live. | | | | imbalanced. |
| But isn't it enough to simply eat organic foods | | | | 3. It provides vitamins, minerals, and fiber. |
| instead of processed foods? Here are some of | | | | When preparing foods, you often make them less |
| the main benefits of raw foods over cooked and | | | | healthy in multiple ways. You don't know you're |
| processed foods: | | | | doing this but you are. For instance, if you |
| 1. It can help to prevent diseases. | | | | remove the skin from a vegetable, cook it in a |
| Many nutritionists are now concluding that the | | | | gallon of oil, and overcook it, the vegetable has |
| majority of diseases are the result of eating | | | | basically become a nutritional nightmare. Meanwhile, |
| unhealthy foods. Whenever you eat "unnatural" | | | | eating raw fruits and vegetables with their skins |
| food, toxins begin to poison your body. Likewise, | | | | intact can provide a lot of vitamins, minerals, and |
| eating cooked food reduces the amount of | | | | fiber. |
| nutrients and enzymes your body gets, thus | | | | 4. It provides the best source of enzymes. |
| making it more susceptible to various diseases. | | | | Although your body indeed produces enzymes, a |
| 2. It contains "life forces". | | | | raw foods diet remains the best source of them. |
| Okay, the term sounds like something from a | | | | If you want to get the most out of your food, |
| Star Wars film. What it simply means, however, is | | | | then eat raw foods. Your body will thank you for |
| that a raw foods diet creates balance in your | | | | it. |