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Posted on Feb 5th 2008 7:00AM by Jacki DonaldsonFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Nutrition & Supplements
Each week, we'll be offering original recipes and unique ways to use those Super Foods that pack nutritional power. After all, you are what you eat -- make it count!
Many food and nutrition experts say a diet rich in both cooked and uncooked foods is essential for good health. Others live by this guiding principle: Live food, live body; dead food, dead body. Raw foods are the only way to go, say the folks at RawGuru.com, for example. Heat your food above 116 degrees and you'll destroy enzymes in food that aid in digestion and absorption of food. You'll also kill the nutritional value in your food, according to this source.
Yep, raw foods are truly Super Foods. Well, if raw foodies have a say anyway.
Raw foodists, people who consume primarily raw food, or all raw food, depending on how strict the diet is (typically, raw food must make up 75 percent of a diet to qualify), believe that the greater the percentage of raw food in the diet, the greater the health benefits. They also claim raw food diets encourage weight loss and prevent and heal many forms of sickness and chronic disease. Better digestion, reduced risk of heart disease, increased energy, and improved skin appearance are just a few of the perks of this diet that includes fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, nuts, dried fruit, and seaweed.
Raw diets fall short in several areas, namely the areas of protein, calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin B-12, cites this article. In order to go raw, then, one must carefully study the tenets of the lifestyle, consult experts in the field, and commit to a lot of hard work. Check out this site for insight and links to a few good resources. Then hop over to these sites for the lowdown on raw recipes.
Gone Raw features raw and vegan food recipes from around the world. Health Freedom Resources has a bunch of recipes for raw food enthusiasts. And Raw Sacramento Recipes claims to have the largest listing of recipes. Print them out and you'll have 45 pages of ideas before you.
Many food and nutrition experts say a diet rich in both cooked and uncooked foods is essential for good health. Others live by this guiding principle: Live food, live body; dead food, dead body. Raw foods are the only way to go, say the folks at RawGuru.com, for example. Heat your food above 116 degrees and you'll destroy enzymes in food that aid in digestion and absorption of food. You'll also kill the nutritional value in your food, according to this source.
Yep, raw foods are truly Super Foods. Well, if raw foodies have a say anyway.
Raw foodists, people who consume primarily raw food, or all raw food, depending on how strict the diet is (typically, raw food must make up 75 percent of a diet to qualify), believe that the greater the percentage of raw food in the diet, the greater the health benefits. They also claim raw food diets encourage weight loss and prevent and heal many forms of sickness and chronic disease. Better digestion, reduced risk of heart disease, increased energy, and improved skin appearance are just a few of the perks of this diet that includes fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, nuts, dried fruit, and seaweed.
Raw diets fall short in several areas, namely the areas of protein, calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin B-12, cites this article. In order to go raw, then, one must carefully study the tenets of the lifestyle, consult experts in the field, and commit to a lot of hard work. Check out this site for insight and links to a few good resources. Then hop over to these sites for the lowdown on raw recipes.
Gone Raw features raw and vegan food recipes from around the world. Health Freedom Resources has a bunch of recipes for raw food enthusiasts. And Raw Sacramento Recipes claims to have the largest listing of recipes. Print them out and you'll have 45 pages of ideas before you.
