7 Health benefits of eating raw foods

The raw food movement was started first in the 1970s by Dr. Ann Wigmore, who believed that a return to raw eats food would improve our health and prevent many diseases. Since then, the raw food movement has grown around the world, Celebrity Chefs and restaurants, and health food shops offer a variety of options for raw food.

Whether we choose to follow the raw food movement or not, need our bodies unprocessed fruit and vegetables every day for optimal loading and functioning. The benefits of eating raw foods include:

Improved nutritional content: fresh, organic fruits and vegetables have higher nutritional content than cooked frozen or canned. Vitamins, minerals, and important enzymes and phytonutrients are retained in full, rather than being lost or destroyed in the cooking process.
Improved resolution: we feel the need to chew raw fruits and vegetables is much more than we cooked them because the texture is usually crunchy. This additional chewing breaks down food into smaller pieces and helps to blend the important salivary digestive enzymes with our food before it enters the stomach, aiding in digestion.
Improved alkalinity: the foods that we eat plays an important role in the alkalinity in our bodies. When we eat cooked foods for the most part, it may create a slightly acidic conditions in our body, which can impair the immune system and lead to colds, flus and more serious disease.
Increased energy levels: raw food is not only full of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and phytonutrients, they also comes packed with vibrant energy from the Sun. This combination gives you a natural energy boost during the whole day.
Clarity in mind: clean, fresh raw foods to clearing and freshening to your thoughts.
New textures and flavors: If your diet is currently lacking in raw foods, to add a few in can bring new textures and flavors to meals, help you get out of a rut and feel inspired to Cook, or UN-cook-again.
Weight loss: If you start your weight loss journey or hitting a plateau, adding more raw fruits and vegetables can help you spread a few unwanted pounds.

In a healthy diet, unprocessed fruit and vegetables make anywhere between 40% and 80% of your daily food intake. If you live in a colder climate, can you eat more raw foods in the late spring, summer and early fall and more boiled foodstuffs during the cold months of the year.

Easy ways to incorporate raw foods in your diet:
Drink a green smoothie for breakfast, lunch on the go or a mid-afternoon snack.
Include a large salad in your lunch or dinner. Start with a few fresh Greens and fill it with someone you've planted in the House. cucumber and tomato are obvious additions but also experiment with radishes, peppers, avocados, iceberg lettuce, sprouts, carrots, celery, green beans and mushrooms.
Enjoy the planted and dipping as snacks or even as vegetables with your meal.
Things a wrap with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, sprouts and avocado for a tasty and satisfying lunch.
Have fruit salad for dessert.

May occur with certain digestive discomfort and/or loose stool if you increase your raw food intake, so you must add it to the gradual and your body to adjust. Soon you will discover the benefits of eating lots of raw foods for yourself.

About the author: Rachel Assuncao, certified wellness Coach

Rachel Assuncao works with busy parents and staff struggling to eat well and live a happy, energized, and vibrant life. As a coach certified health she supports and helps you achieve your wellness objectives and embrace the ongoing work to build up the overall health and balance at all levels.

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