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Raw food for your health
When you hear of raw food you usually imagine
that you have to eat raw meat. However, the reference
is made mainly to vegetables and fruits, with maybe the
exception of fish, which can be eaten raw. This is why
it is known that Japanese people live longer and healthier:
they are used to eating sushi, a type of food which is
usually eaten uncooked.
The concept of raw foods includes almost anything from
whole grains to fruits, vegetables and sometimes meat.
The reasons why it is healthier to eat your food raw
and why we should avoid cooking our vegetables are simple. |
The process of cooking destroys some of the vitamins
and proteins in raw food, because the heat produces
some very complicated chemical reactions.
If food is heated at 117 F for more than three minutes,
a series of chemical changes will occur inside the raw
foods. Heat has a damaging effect on the nutrients,
with the proteins coagulating. The molecular structure
is denaturized and carbohydrates caramelize. Not mentioning
overheated fats which start transforming into time bombs
because of the carcinogen factors involved. Apart from
these chemical reactions, there are others as important,
and which bring a factor risk into the equation.
Cooked food is so damaging for the human body (particularly
fast food), because the food is pre-prepared and the
oils are heated at really high temperatures. The best
way to keep you healthy is to have a balanced diet and
not abuse food or the manner in which we eat. Water
is also a very important factor in having a balanced
diet. When we do not drink the necessary water quantities
- two liters per day are a must - our liver takes over
some of the functions of the kidneys and this renders
it overwhelmed and not being able to function properly.
This is when we deposit fat, and we feel blotted always
and we lack energy.
Eating raw foods or living foods as called by specialists
will improve the quality of your life, will make you
more energetic and full of life. In addition, raw food
keeps you healthier and your brain capabilities can
be used at the maximum, so this means that your diet
affects your brain directly. You cannot revitalize your
living cells with cooked food which is dead food.
As opposed to raw food, say specialists, cooked food
clogs up your internal organs and makes you behave erratically.
All major diseases of the human race like cancer, heart
diseases and diabetes are directly linked to eating
cooked food. Humans have adapted to cooked food, but
they are still eating raw foods, in a form or other,
and the most common are fruits and vegetables and sometimes
grains.
Most people think that changing your life style is
too difficult and it will mess with all your normal
activities. But this is a preconceived idea. If you
take it step by step, in time, it will feel normal to
eat in a balanced manner and you will see the benefits
of a healthy diet of raw foods.
The vitamins and fibers that fruits and vegetable contain
are the biggest asset to a balanced diet for adults
and children, but nowadays due to lack of time most
people do not eat them or are not used to adding them
to their diet. It may be that cooked food is a better
option than fast-food, but we should be aware of what
we are consuming and what we can do to improve our life
and health.
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