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Raw Food Health

Modern nutrition has come to emphasize the various health benefits of eating raw foods (rawism), creating a wave of new interest in raw food diets.

The anti-aging, weight loss, and skin care advantages to consuming a diet comprised mostly of raw foods have caused many individuals to adapt raw food diets at various levels, from moderate, to eating no foods cooked at a temperature above approximately 46 °C (115 °F).

Cooking food at high temperatures destroys beneficial enzymes and nutrients that promote health and well being as well as fight disease. Eating the right raw, uncooked foods provides more vitamins and nutrients to fuel the body with fewer calories and toxins, resulting in increased energy levels and decreased illness and disease.

Raw Food Diet Basics


No Dehydrator Needed Raw Food Recipes
Although there are different types of raw food diets, including raw vegan, raw vegetarian, and even raw omnivorous and carnivorous (meat) diets, there are some common beliefs held by all raw food advocates:
  • More vitamins and nutrients are present in raw foods than in foods that have been cooked.
  • Digestive enzymes such as amylases, proteases, and lipases aid in digestion and are destroyed or degraded by heating food above 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Raw foods contain healthy bacteria and micro-organisms that increase beneficial gut flora, boosting the immune system and digestion. These healthy bacteria are destroyed by heat.
  • Processed foods with added chemicals, preservatives, additives, colors, agents, or dyes of any kind are considered toxic and unhealthy.
  • Organic foods are considered more nutritious than chemically treated foods.

Harmful Effects of Cooking Food


Raw food enthusiasts not only tout the superior nutritional quality of raw foods, but some also suggest potential dangers in consuming cooked foods. Cooking foods at very high temperatures, they say, including microwaving foods, may cause chemical reactions that can potentially produce toxins and reduce protein digestibility. These risks are in addition to reduced vitamin and nutrient content through cooking, suggesting that cooked food is significantly less healthy than most raw foods.
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Raw Food Health Categories

  Raw Food News

Raw food is a buzzing universe where something new is always happening. New studies that explore the amazing health benefits of raw foods are filling scientific journals everywhere. Yet keeping up with science can be a tedious task.

Through our news section, we ensure that only the best and most relevant raw food health news pieces reach you, so that you may stay informed of the latest health and medical discoveries.

  Raw Food Detoxing

Cleaning the body from toxins may help heal from disease, even the so-called "incurable" diseases. Peek at this documentary to see evidence of that.

Moving towards a cleaner diet and consuming less foods will help put detox in motion. Switching to a raw food diet can kick a detox into high gear. Learn how to make the process easier.

  Raw Food Recipes

As we try out new recipes in our kitchen, plus find raw recipes across the web that we enjoy, we will share them with you.

For the recipes that include videos we have also laid out the preparation steps and ingredients for your convenience. If you want to print any of the recipes you can just highlight the recipe section then click File, Print and choose just "selection", and only the highlighted text will be printed.

  Smoothie Blenders

Perhaps considered a necessity in the kitchen, raw or not, the blender is certainly considered a necessity for those who consume smoothies on a daily basis. Kitchen blenders simply blend items together, chopping the contents with a high speed, and hopefully sharp, blade. The contents are broken down, blended together into a smooth, sometimes liquid consistency. Smoothie blenders usually have the extra "smoothie" button for efficient blending. Most "raw" recipes need a blender (or perhaps a food processor) of some kind.

  Raw Kitchen Appliances

Some of the basic appliances found in a raw kitchen are simply a knife and cutting board. Add a blender and/or food processor to the mix and you really open the doors to the raw delights that you can create. Keeping your oven at low temperatures may even allow you to get into the more advanced raw recipes, but in general, a food dehydrator is used for those foods that you want to 'dry up' a bit.

  Raw Food Diet For Pets

Raw food isn't only beneficial for humans to thrive and survive. Pet owners are getting hip to the fact that giving their dogs and cats heated food from a can, and table scraps might not be the best thing for them.

Domesticated animals are getting "human illnesses" like diabetes, and lack of exercise and unhealthy food choices are to blame. Animals love going raw!

  Raw Food And A Raw Vegetable Diet

Raw vegans are generally 100% raw food eaters, but many consider any vegan with a diet comprised of at least 75% raw food to be raw vegan. Though the raw vegan diet may seem to be suppressive, it doesn't skimp on taste like one might presume.

With enough planning, you can build a complete raw food diet plan full of variety and mouth watering raw food cuisine.

  Raw Food At Cost

We have setup a blog to showcase raw food items including appliances and supplements that are available online at cost. The items are generally only available at cost for just one month so act fast if you want to take advantage of the savings.

For the most part we will be just showcasing items that are available at cost from The Raw Food World Store.

  Raw Food Videos

Check out the raw food videos that we have created, had made for us, or that we have posted because we found them across the web and found them interesting. Some are entertaining, some are educational, some are both, but they are all raw food related in some fashion.

We post videos of some great recipes regularly, as well as write out the recipes and instructions for your convenience.

The above information is for education only and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe, or treat illness. It is valuable to seek the advice of an alternative health care professional before making any changes. The statements above have not been evaluated by the FDA (or your country's equivalent). Any products mentioned are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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