Raw food is unprocessed and uncooked and is plant based, including fresh fruit and vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, dried fruit, and seaweed. Most ‘raw foodies’ don’t advocate eating meat or fish raw, but it can be done, depending on the type and quality of the protein (never poultry!).
Cooking some food is believed to destroy enzymes in it which can assist in the digestion and absorption. Increasing your intake of fresh raw food is great for your body – it increases the nutrients and fibre you receive, and is a healthy addition to any diet.
There is no denying that there are many reasons why one should incorporate more raw foods in their diet. Here are 5 possible benefits when eating a raw food diet, or at least incorporating more raw foods in your diet.
1. Lowers Free Radicals and formation of Disease
The severity of many chronic diseases can be reduced by eating a healthier, more plant-rich diet. Those suffering from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity can all benefit from increasing their intake of fresh food. When food is cooked it can form free radicals. A diet that is high in raw foods lowers the creation of free radicals in the body.
2. Saves Money
Highly processed food is often expensive, in several ways – firstly, its actual cost. Secondly, it is often highly packaged as well, creating costs to deal with the waste. Lastly, as it is low in nutrients, there is a cost to your body, which some people counteract by buying expensive supplements. You can easily grow a number of ‘food plants’ which will reduce your grocery bill.
3. Saves Time
Raw foods take very little preparation so you spend less time in the kitchen. Most raw food meals that even your children can help in the preparation and some can do the preparation alone.
4. Normalises Body Weight
Consuming raw foods will help you achieve your ideal body weight. With raw foods you won’t ever feel over-full and you are virtually unable to overeat fresh food in the quantities required to gain weight.
5. More Energy
An excellent benefit of raw food is that most people feel more energy. Raw foods encourage a higher metabolic rate and increase your energy levels.
tallndsexy - 12 years ago
Hi I’m a 72 male and like to add something and on a combination of raw food and paleo.
I think we should cut out grains as they contain gluton.
Im row for about five years now and did not eat meat as I thought it was not good for you .
A year ago I was diagnosed with bowl cancer and had half my bowl removed .
Since than I looked at what I did wrong as even the doctor found it strains I got cancer despite I was never sick and did not eat any processed food at al .
I found out a lot of things and now I eat raw meat and fish, I never had chemo and feel good and are very fit I’m also not on any medication.
I’m 1.80 tall and my weight is 60kg I walk a lot and ride a bicycle ,my weight has never been over 75kg and think it’s because I don’t abuse my body with alcohol smoke or drugs if and make sure I get enough sunlight the only supplement I alway use is Royal jelly every day since I was 16 years old.
Food should be pure and unprocessed thats why I grow my own veggies.no spay or pesticides.
I hope this will be beneficial to someone have a nice they to al.
God bless.