NUTRITION

Have you heard about the Raw Food Diet craze? The Raw Food Diet can not only help you lose weight and become healthier, but many people who follow it also say they feel more energized. It is believed that if you follow the Raw Food Diet, you will also have better looking skin, have better digestion, see weight loss, and have a lower risk of heart disease.

The Raw Food Diet in on in which typically 75% of your diet is made up of unprocessed and uncooked foods. This includes fruits (including dried fruit), vegetables, sprouts, seeds, nuts, grains, beans, nuts, and seaweed. Some people believe that heating food up above 116 degrees destroys enzymes that help you with digestion and absorption. By the food remaining raw, the followers of the Raw Food Diet believe that they are consuming more of the natural nutrients of the food.

Eating raw food may be helpful to those that suffer from acne or other skin disorders. The skin can release toxins through your oil glands, so some believe that if you change what you put into your body, you will find you have better skin.

Many of the foods on the Raw Food Diet are easy to prepare. You will eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, and salads. However, if you plan to eat rice, you will need allow it to soak overnight for it to be digestible. You will also need to soak nuts overnight as well.

You will find that you get protein from leafy green vegetables, sprouts, fruits, green juices, nuts, seeds, and seaweed. As for calcium, that will come from salads, nuts, seeds, seaweed, and vegetable juices.

Many people use blenders, food processors, juicers, and dehydrators to help prepare the food that can be eaten on the Raw Food Diet. This helps give the food the taste and texture of that which has been cooked.