Living and Raw Foods Diet

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Living and Raw Foods Diet

 

Mar 12 2007 - 2:30am

 

I've been hearing a lot about people on a Raw Foods Diet [1]. It's

also called a Living Foods Diet, and many celebrities such as Demi

Moore [2], Woody Harrelson [3], Bryan Adams [4], Alicia Silverstone

[5] and Robin Williams have reportedly been seen at raw food

restaurants and have tried it. Designer Donna Karan [6] and actor

Jeremy Piven [6] shed pounds eating raw foods. It was even featured

on Oprah [7].

 

People following this diet (or you could also say " lifestyle " , since

there are a lot of folks that eat RAW not to lose weight but for the

philosophy) eat only uncooked, unheated, unprocessed, and organic

plant based foods. Well...food that has not been heated above a

certain temperature. It varies within the different raw food

philosophies, but the end range temperature is in between 92ºF to

118ºF (33°C to 48°C) [8]. Meals consist mainly of organic and raw

fruits, vegetables, sprouted seeds and grains, sea vegetables, nuts,

and seeds since they believe cooking destroys precious vitamins and

minerals. For instance to eat grains, instead of cooking them, they

are soaked. Raw foodies believe their uncooked foods contain

essential enzymes, which the body needs to digest foods completely.

 

They drink only purified water (never tap water), freshly made juices

(made with a juicer), and coconut milk. They avoid [9] meat, dairy,

sugar, alcohol, coffee (because you make it with boiling water), and

all junk food. They only eat foods that are good for you, you know,

the ones that are full of vitamins and nutrients.

 

Why eat just raw and living foods? It is said that you'll have more

energy, think more clearly, have improved overall health, and lose

excess body weight. Many people have also found relief [10] from

migraines, acne [10], asthma [10], high blood pressure [10], high

cholesterol, depression, heartburn, anxiety [10], and Type 2 diabetes

[10].

 

Fit's Tips: If you want to learn more about it, check out Alissa

Cohen's website all about The Raw Food Diet [11]. She even includes

recipes for burgers, pizza, cannolis, and chocolate cake - all made

with raw foods and no animal products.

 

Want to see a video showing how to make a pasta dish with raw foods?

Then see YouTube.com for raw foods videos.

 

 

 

 

Source URL:

http://fitsugar.com/169658

Links:

[1] http://www.living-foods.com/faq.html

[2] http://www.living-foods.com/news/uncookedcuisine.html

[3] http://jscms.jrn.columbia.edu/cns/2006-11-28/steadmancharkes-

rawfoodnation/

[4] http://healing.about.com/od/vegan_diet/a/rawveganfood.htm

[5] http://www.rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com/modules.php?

op=modload & name=News & file=article & sid=46

[6] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/main.jhtml?

xml=/health/2003/01/28/hdonna28.xml

[7] http://www.oprah.com/xm/moz/200702/moz_20070220.jhtml

[8] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_foodism

[9] http://www.sunfood.com/yogajournal.html

[10] http://www.alissacohen.com/

[11] http://www.alissacohen.com/

[12] http://editorial.gettyimages.com

 

 

 

Blissed be, Annie

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