The Raw Food Diet
The majority of a person’s daily consumption who is on a Raw Food Diet will consist of mostly fresh fruits and veggies, nuts, beans, grains and other foods like these. All the food they consume will either be live or raw. By cooking your food you are depleting the food’s nutritional value dramatically. These nutritional values of uncooked foods and enzymes are what help us digest and absorb it.
There are numerous healthful benefits in the raw food diet, it will give you increased potassium, magnesium, fiber, foliate and photochemical. This will happen only if your diet is lower in saturated fats, Trans fat and sodium. Not only does the raw food diet claim to offer its users better aiding in digestion, a boost in energy, more improved skin appearance, weight loss, but also help to reduce your risk of heart disease.
Some common utensils used by people on the raw food diet are such as a blender, food processor, juice extractor and a dehydrator. In addition to the foods listed above the person on a raw food diet should not consume three-quarters of their food to over 116 degrees.
Some of the ingredients you find you will need are quite difficult to obtain at your local store, Although it sounds like it would be a breeze in the kitchen as you are not actually cooking your ingredients.
If your normal daily diet consisted of lots of caffeine, meat and or sugar you may experience nausea and headaches throughout your adjustment period in the first few days of your raw food diet.
The raw food diet is sometimes frowned upon from some nutritionists and health professionals because it does lack a nutritional deficit in several areas. Children and pregnant women should steer clear of this diet as well as other individuals with an already weakened or deficit health systems are also advised against the raw food diet.
It is advisable to always check with your primary care physician before starting any diets or exercise programs to see if this is a helpful approach for your body. He will best advise you on the pros and cons of any health regime according to your specific health care needs.
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Posted by mangosteen on June 13th, 2009 filed in mangosteen health, natural remedy
July 21st, 2009 at 4:34 am
Nothing is indeed healthier than eating a mangosteen fruit.It wont be called as Asia’s queen of fruits for nothing.