| Eating raw foods is natural. Our bodies respond on | | | | Different combinations of uncooked foods and |
| all that is fresh and vital. A raw food diet (or | | | | juices can be used for colon cleansing, liver |
| increasing the amount of raw food that you eat) | | | | cleansing, kidney cleansing and skin cleansing. |
| is bound to bring a feeling of increased happiness. | | | | A Basic Raw Food Diet |
| Uncooked food diets are based on unprocessed | | | | Any fresh fruits, vegetables, grains, seeds, beans, |
| and uncooked plant foods, preferably organic, | | | | nuts, legumes, young coconut milk – even |
| such as a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, | | | | seaweed – can be menu items of a raw food |
| nuts, seeds, grains, dried fruit, fresh juices and | | | | diet. Your choice of foods may depend on your |
| purified water. | | | | reasons for dieting, for example: |
| Why Raw Foods? | | | | - sprouted brown rice slows sugar absorption and |
| Basically a vegetarian diet, the raw food diet | | | | improves the metabolism |
| espouses eating and drinking ‘living’ foods. | | | | - cabbage supports healthy cellular function; radish |
| Living foods and juices contain the maximum | | | | leaves act as an anti-oxidant,as does Shitake |
| amount of fiber found in raw produce, fiber that | | | | mushrooms |
| can be reduced in processing. Such foods are | | | | -carrots are a great source of vitamin A as well |
| easily digested and tend to be lower in calories | | | | as encouraging healthy vision and a healthy |
| than the average diet. | | | | cardio-vascular system |
| Heating food above 116°F destroys enzymes in | | | | You can utilize a sprouter to sprout seeds, |
| food that aid in digestion and in absorption of | | | | grains, beans – even wheat grass. Sprouts |
| food, detroying its nutritional value. | | | | could be called a ‘super food’ – |
| Benefits of a Raw Food Diet | | | | organic sprouts contain enormous levels of |
| A diet of at least three quarters raw food offers | | | | proteins, vitamins, minerals, trace minerals, |
| many health benefits, such as increased energy, | | | | chlorophyll pigments and enzymes, and are the |
| improved skin appearance, better digestion, | | | | ideal natural supplement. |
| weight loss and reduced risk of serious illnesses | | | | Essentially, the idea of a raw food diet is to eat |
| like heart disease, diabetes and cancer. | | | | unprocessed foods for at least three quarters of |
| A raw food diet contains little or no saturated | | | | the time. If the idea of raw food isn’t very |
| fats, is low in sodium, high in potassium, | | | | appetizing to you, you can warm the food a little |
| magnesium, and fiber. | | | | as long as the food isn’t heated above |
| Raw food diets are also excellent detox diets. | | | | 116°F. |