Eating a Raw Food Diet

Eating a raw food diet is essentially a way of eatingpreserve its own precious enzymes for more
that does not involve the heating of foods. Part of theimportant uses such as breaking down problematic
premise lies in the fact that heating foods above 118cells, immune complexes, and more.
degrees Fahrenheit destroys their inherent foodWhat Can You Eat on a Raw Food Diet?
enzymes, a vast majority of vitamins, minerals,A raw food diet is mainly vegan for the simple reason
phytonutrients, and their all important life force.that it isn't healthy or advised to eat raw animal
Chemical Changes in Cooked Foodsproducts. Therefore, a raw diet contains no dairy,
Heating foods radically changes their chemicalmeat, or other animal products. Other than that, the
properties making them less "recognizable" in oncechoices are endless. Most raw foodists have diets that
ingested. For instance, heating an egg renders into aconsist of vegetables, fruit, nuts, and seeds.
solid mass whereas it began in a liquid, gelatinous. ThisThe amazing part is that the possibilities are truly
occurs because the heat of frying or boiling denaturesendless with raw foods. Many people think of not
the protein structure within the egg, essentially making itbeing able to eat meat or wheat as a huge limiting
more solid. As a result, this heated egg is now muchfactor. But the fact remains that processed, dead
more difficult for the human digestive tract to breakfoods are dangerous to your body and there are tons
down.of delicious and nourishing raw food recipes that will
Another process that occurs with cooking foods isgive you so much more than you can possibly imagine.
known as glycosylation. This is when sugar literallyMy Own Raw Food Experience
attaches to protein molecule. Glycosylation has beenI started following a predominantly raw food diet in
linked to the premature breakdown of the body's cell2007 and it literally changed my life. From improved
and many other undesirable health conditions.skin complexion to having more energy and mental
The Importance of Raw Food Enzymesclarity, I can't tell you how much better you can look
The reason that the natural food enzymes are soand feel by eating the way nature intended for you to
important is that our bodies have only a limited ability toeat.
produce its own enzymes. Bear in mind that our bodiesGrowing up on dead foods like wheat, dairy, and meat
produce metabolic and digestive enzymes. The latterliterally destroyed my body and at the young age of
are used to breakdown foods whereas the former17, I lost my hair to Alopecia as a result of my immune
are essential to every single reaction in the body. Butsystem which had gone hay-wire and began attacking
the problem is that we only produce a finite number.itself. Again, this was caused by years of abusing my
When you eat cooked foods, you force your body tobody with foods that it was allergic to.
use more of its own enzyme reserves to digest them.However, since eating a raw food diet, my health has
Overtime, this is just like continually withdrawing moneynever been better. My hair has returned (although I
from your bank account without making any deposits.keep my head shaved because I like it like that now)
Eventually, you will run out of enzymes!and I have more energy than a teenager on red bull!
When you have no more enzymes, you no longerThat's why I wrote Eating for Energy. If you'd like to
have any life - it's that simple.experience the same kind of health and vitality then I
Eating raw foods help you make more "deposits" intourge to make the raw food diet more apart of your
your enzyme bank account, allowing your body tolifestyle!