The Benefits of the Raw Food Diet
Many have healed from so-called “incurable”
ailments on the raw food diet from diabetes,
arthritis, fibromyalgia, cancer, asthma, and
gastrointestinal disorders just to name a few. I can
attest to the amazing health benefits of living the raw
food lifestyle. Having suffered severe pain and fatigue
for years from fibromyalgia I saw instant results in
decrease of muscular and joint pain, energy levels
began to soar, and my digestion improved, to name
a few.
Besides healing physical ailments, you will notice on
a mental level that you have a sharpened memory
and higher concentration level. That mental fog you
may have once experienced will be lifted, you may
even find yourself with more creativity and just
feeling clear-headed being able to make decisions
with clarity. Emotionally you will notice such an
increase in positivity. Children with hyperactivity
have also been known to be calmer and focus
better.
These are all a result of the fact that live foods feed
and nourish the body richly. So the body no longer
has to expend all its energy to rid itself of toxins from
the Standard American Diet (SAD). It can focus on
making or keeping you healthy!
What Were We Designed to Eat?
The diet we were designed to eat is made up of fresh, ripe,
organic, and raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. These
foods alkalize our body, which is so important for providing
oxygenation. When we cook food it reduces the oxygen that
is normally found in fresh food, and oxygen is essential in
resisting disease.
When you cook food at temperatures higher than 118
degrees, the vital nutrients, enzymes, minerals, vitamins, etc.
are lost. In fact, up to 85% of vitamins and minerals can be
destroyed in the process.
Enzymes, which are the spark plugs of life, aiding in digestion
and health, are destroyed forcing the body to produce more
digestive enzymes than it was designed to. Eating only
cooked foods you use up your enzyme producing capacity
causing increased tiredness and aging.
Eating raw, fresh foods not only spares the body of depletion
of this limited enzyme potential, but it provides maximum
nutrition filled with rich vitamins, minerals, etc. In fact, the
body utilizes live enzymes and nutrients from raw food to
enhance our vitality, tissue regeneration, body detoxification
and self repair.
Just when you think it sounds too good to be true
there is more! Raw food enhances your beauty.
Most raw fooders (those who eat at least 75% raw
food) have a radiant glow about them. The skin just
glows, cellulite vanishes, puffiness on the face or
body disappear, extra pounds melt away and you
just have an overall glowing energy about you.
Last but not least, a raw food diet will save you time
and money. There is much less food preparation
before the meal and no greasy, sticky pots to wash
after! You will save money on junk food and
processed foods that you no longer buy. Plus, with
all those live nutrients you’re getting from your food
you will feel satisfied because your body isn’t starving
for the nutrients it was lacking on a cooked food
diet, leaving you feeling hungry.
These are just