More and more people are turning to a raw food diet, no longer cooking their food, and eating a variety of nutrition packed meals. Some people are 100% raw, others settle for a 70% raw - 30% cooked diet. It really is about personal choice.

Plant-based foods in their original, uncooked state are considered raw and alive. Raw foods may include fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouts, grains and legumes in sprouted form, seaweed, microalgae (such as spirulina and chlorella), and energizing fresh juices. These live foods (living foods) contain a wide range of vital life force nutrients (i.e. vitamins, minerals, amino acids, oxygen) and live enzymes. Their nutritional properties are essential to the proper maintenance of human bodily functions.

The benefits of increasing raw foods in one's diet are boundless. Raw foods are easy to digest and they provide the maximum amount of energy with minimal bodily effort. Studies have shown that living foods have healing powers that can alleviate many illnesses such as low energy, allergies, digestive disorders, weak immune system, high cholesterol, candida, obesity and weight problems.

Proponents of the raw food diet believe it has numerous health benefits, including:
The raw food diet contains fewer trans fats and saturated fat than the typical Western diet. It is also low in sodium and high in potassium, magnesium, folate, fiber and health-promoting plant chemicals called phytochemicals.

Raw food eating is not only healthy and rejuvenating, it can be incredibly exciting and fun too!

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