| You might have often heard of people eating 4 -5 raw | | | | food snacks throughout the day instead if the three |
| food snacks throughout the day instead if the three | | | | meals a day system. If you have been wondering why |
| meals a day system. If you have been wondering why | | | | these people eat so differently then the answer can |
| these people eat so differently then the answer can | | | | get a little complicated. |
| get a little complicated. First off all its just logical - think | | | | First off all its just logical - think about it, when you eat |
| about it, when you eat three times a day you will want | | | | three times a day you will want to eat as much as |
| to eat as much as you can as your next meal is quite | | | | you can as your next meal is quite a few hours away |
| a few hours away which means you end up over | | | | which means you end up over eating which is how |
| eating which is how you end up taking in more than | | | | you end up taking in more than what is required. |
| what is required. However when you eat small raw | | | | However when you eat small raw food snacks a few |
| food snacks a few times a day you eat only as much | | | | times a day you eat only as much as you feel is right |
| as you feel is right which is far more natural and thus | | | | which is far more natural and thus healthy. |
| healthy. Also raw vegan food is high in enzymes, | | | | Also raw vegan food is high in enzymes, vitamins and |
| vitamins and minerals which are either diluted or wholly | | | | minerals which are either diluted or wholly lost during |
| lost during the cooking process. The digestive | | | | the cooking process. The digestive enzymes present |
| enzymes present in food which are lost as a result of | | | | in food which are lost as a result of cooking means |
| cooking means that your stomach will lack the | | | | that your stomach will lack the enzymes required in |
| enzymes required in digestion which will lead to | | | | digestion which will lead to stomach disorders such as |
| stomach disorders such as constipation, gastritis and | | | | constipation, gastritis and heartburn. It is worth noting |
| heartburn. It is worth noting that these problems are | | | | that these problems are almost entirely experienced |
| almost entirely experienced by people who live on | | | | by people who live on cooked food and have minimal |
| cooked food and have minimal intake of raw food. In | | | | intake of raw food. |
| fact a study in England and Wales had stated that a | | | | In fact a study in England and Wales had stated that a |
| higher intake of raw vegetables such as broccoli, | | | | higher intake of raw vegetables such as broccoli, |
| cabbage, cauliflower, bean sprouts, can significantly | | | | cabbage, cauliflower, bean sprouts, can significantly |
| reduce the threat of appendicitis. Most people who live | | | | reduce the threat of appendicitis. Most people who live |
| on a vegan diet have as much as a 75% raw food in | | | | on a vegan diet have as much as a 75% raw food in |
| their diet and the remainder being only partially cooked. | | | | their diet and the remainder being only partially cooked. |
| Try some raw food cookbooks and see the kind of | | | | Try some raw food cookbooks and see the kind of |
| difference it can create in your life. | | | | difference it can create in your life. |
| You might have often heard of people eating 4 -5 raw | | | | |