| Raw foods are only raw if they're un-processed, | | | | dieters explain a sense of pleasance, well-being, and |
| un-altered, and un-cooked. Raw food dieters typically | | | | energy that's unprecedented in their lives. Some call |
| eschew canned, packaged, or man-made foods | | | | this the Raw Transformation. Clearer faces, |
| because they're very bad for you. | | | | smoother skin, and vibrant, youthful, happy |
| Raw vegetables, greens, and fruits are the healthiest | | | | demeanors are the rewards of a raw food diet. Many |
| things you can put into your body. They provide | | | | of these before-and-after pictures can be seen on |
| lasting, long-term, body energy unlike coffee that hits | | | | the Shazzie website. She's super close friends with |
| us with a jolt, a buzz, or a wired feeling. Raw plant | | | | David Wolfe, who owns the Raw Food website. |
| foods are complex carbohydrates. When we eat | | | | These two people are shining examples of vibrant |
| them, the sugar is released slowly into our | | | | health and positive energy. Perhaps people need a |
| bloodstream so that there are no blood sugar | | | | mixture of raw plant foods and supplementary animal |
| imbalances. With cookies, candy, sweets, and soft | | | | foods to be successful on the diet. Since we are part |
| drinks, there can be a super high and a mega low | | | | of nature, it only makes sense to eat from nature. |
| that follows. Raw fruits even hydrate us better than | | | | Raw foods contain living enzymes that help them |
| water in the hot sun. Day laborers prefer | | | | digest that are eliminated when food is cooked. They |
| watermelon, cucumber, and oranges because of the | | | | also contain minerals and vitamins that would be lost |
| high water content, sodium, and fruit sugar. | | | | in cooking. Raw fruit and vegetable fiber helps regular |
| Raw foods aren't limited to vegetables, greens, and | | | | blood sugar. |
| fruits. People who eat just the aforementioned foods | | | | Besides inner calm and outward peace, there are |
| are called raw food vegetarians. These people also | | | | diseases that are helped by raw foods. The diseases |
| consume nuts, seeds, sprouts, grains, legumes, sea | | | | mentioned before in this article were only the ones |
| vegetables, and condiments from spices, herbs, and | | | | mentioned in scientific studies. However, raw food |
| seasonings. Some people go beyond all that and eat | | | | dieters from all over the world have said they get |
| raw animal foods too. These people are called Native | | | | relief from the following health conditions with the |
| Nutritionists. This group of raw food folks tries to eat | | | | raw food diet: diabetes, acne, migraines, bodily pain, |
| like ancient tribes did long ago. They consume raw | | | | asthma, arthritis, allergies, depression, menopause, |
| egg yolks, raw dairy products, and raw meats, | | | | chronic fatigue, and even cancer. It probably does |
| especially organ meats. These people are sometimes | | | | this through creating homeostasis in the body that |
| called Paleolithic dieters. So, you see, there are many | | | | balances the system out. These health problems |
| dietary permutations of which raw foods are chosen | | | | don't have to be treated conventionally. Try a natural |
| and consumed. By far, the most popular is raw food | | | | approach first of all. |
| vegetarianism. However, this is a large and growing | | | | Raw fruits and vegetables aren't limited to |
| movement that is jumping on the tribal diet train, and | | | | supermarket store shelves. Exotic foods like Plantains, |
| their favorite book is Nourishing Traditions. It is one | | | | Durians, Elderberries, Pomegranates, and Breadfruit |
| of the only books, besides Nutrition and Physical | | | | are just a few of the amazing and tempting foods |
| Degeneration, that explains the tribal dietary | | | | we should be eating. We would probably be living a |
| movement. | | | | lot longer if we had access to them. Search online |
| There is considerable controversy about whether or | | | | and try to find someone that will ship them to you. |
| not it's healthy to consume raw plant foods | | | | Make raw food power smoothies that are chock full |
| exclusively. Recent research has indicated the | | | | of antioxidants to look and feel younger and have |
| following health problems in people who consume a | | | | more energy. Get a blender like a Vitamix or K-Tec |
| purely vegetarian diet: lower bone density, | | | | that can blend raw vegetables and greens and splash |
| amenorrhea, underweightness, dental erosion, | | | | in a lot of berries for taste. Add some |
| elevated plasma homocysteine, low serum HDL | | | | fresh-squeezed orange juice. Jack LaLane, a 94 year |
| cholesterol, vitamin B-12 deficiency. However, recent | | | | old, eats 5 to 7 different fruits and vegetables per |
| research has also verified that raw foods are good | | | | day. He is a fitness superstar in the United States. |
| for the following health problems: obesity, | | | | The Juice man, well into his 70's, looks like he's in his |
| hypertension, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis. By | | | | 50's. He sells a power juicer online. Diamond Organics |
| far, the biggest benefit is in obesity. Before-and-after | | | | can ship you raw foods from all over the country so |
| pictures of raw food vegetarians show dramatic | | | | what are you waiting for? |
| weight loss and anecdotal testimonials from the | | | | |