| Raw foods in our current diet are generally not the | | | | Cooking destroys over 80% of the foods nutritive |
| everyday choices we make. Overcooked, over | | | | value, imagine getting 80% more nutrition by simply |
| processed foods lack the essential elements that your | | | | changing your food eating habits. |
| body needs. Deep fat fried foods along with the | | | | 4) Enzymes |
| breads, pastas, cooked vegetables, meats, and dairy | | | | Enzymes are responsible for every metabolic process |
| products are responsible for our degrading health and | | | | that takes place in your body from digestion to cell |
| low energy levels. These foods have clogged up your | | | | repair. Cooking destroys 100% of the enzymes in your |
| colon and bowel movements, increasing the level of | | | | food! Raw foods are extremely enzyme rich leaving |
| acidity in our blood. Take another look at how raw | | | | you with a surplus of energy to do the things you love |
| foods can give you back essential ingredients that | | | | to do. After a good raw meal, would you prefer having |
| your body needs to look and feel better than ever. | | | | boundless energy to do more activities, or rather sit in |
| 1) Rediscovering flavor | | | | the couch half-asleep and bloated with digesting a |
| Shortly after trying new raw food recipes, your palate | | | | turkey? |
| will be cleansed from the inside out. It will not be long | | | | 5) Mental outlook and spiritual progression |
| before you rediscover the taste of simple foods. This | | | | Changing your diet will make you a different person |
| alone is an important motivation to trying new ways to | | | | inside and out. You begin developing a heightened |
| prepare food. Sweet things will, taste even sweeter | | | | awareness of your interactions within your |
| and bitter foods like dark salad greens will begin to | | | | surroundings. Your senses will become more acute, |
| taste wholesome and nourishing. Your body will feel | | | | your compassion, thoughtfulness and feelings of |
| entirely satisfied and well-nourished. | | | | empathy towards your family and friends will become |
| 2) Living water | | | | much stronger. You will also find that even strangers |
| Over 70% of your body is made up of water and the | | | | will become friendlier and animals beg for your |
| food in the diet you eat should reflect this. When you | | | | affection. |
| are cooking, this steam you see rising from the food is | | | | Live raw foods can give back instant gratification |
| actually the water leaving it. Health professionals | | | | towards a healthier body and mind. Your new look and |
| worldwide agree that you should drink 8 to 10 glasses | | | | feel will make many who know you envious of your |
| of water a day. The reason for these are we do not | | | | visibly new found changes. Even if you cannot live |
| get enough water in the foods we eat. Every thing | | | | entirely on raw foods a 30% / 70% rule will keep you |
| you put in your stomach needs to be turned into Liquid. | | | | on the right track with 70% of your diet consisting of |
| How often have you wanted to drink a glass of water | | | | raw food recipes. Uncooked foods remain intact as |
| after eating a half oval watermelon? | | | | long as they are not cooked beyond 115 degrees. So it |
| 3) Real vitamins and minerals | | | | is still possible to have a hot meal without taking away |
| We are not talking about the manufactured synthetic | | | | the health benefits of raw food nutrition. Stop by a |
| pills, the real vitamin C comes from a fresh bell pepper | | | | library and pick up a good raw food cookbook that |
| or calcium and iron found in fresh spinach. A | | | | appeals to you. As you become more familiar, you can |
| well-balanced diet of raw food from real living plants | | | | expand and explore this amazing raw food journey. |
| contains all the vitamins and minerals necessary. | | | | |