By Dominique Allmon
The raw food diet, also known as the living food diet, is a diet primarily based on pure, unprocessed and uncooked plant foods, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, nuts, dried fruit, and seaweed. While many people on raw food are vegans, some do not necessarily exclude other raw foods such as raw eggs, raw honey, raw milk, meat and fish.
It is important to understand that heating food above 113°F or 45°C destroys most of the enzymes that normally assist in the digestion of food and absorption of nutrients. Cooking also reduces the content of the water soluble vitamin C in fruit and vegetable. On the energy level, cooking is believed to diminish the nutritional value and the "life force" of food thus making cooked and processed foods energetically less valuable to the body.
Proponents of the raw food diet believe it has numerous health benefits, including:
• Increased energy
• Stronger immune system
• Improved skin appearance
• Better digestion
• Weight loss
• Reduced risk of heart disease
• Longevity
• More efficient detoxification
For many people raw food means more than a way to obtain nutrition. It is a joyful lifestyle they embrace consciously, knowing that it will lead them to a better mental and physical health, and a much happier life.
Dominique Allmon©2022
"Raw vegetable consumption has the most powerful and consistent association with the reduction of cancers of all types." - Joel Fuhrman, MD
*Information in this article is for educational purposes only. It is not
meant to diagnose or cure a disease. People suffering from allergies,
life threatening ailments, or chronic diseases should consult their
healthcare providers before considering any nutritional changes.