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VIVA LA RAWVOLUTION!! Raw or Living foods are brimming with enzymes. What does this mean? From a scientific viewpoint all cooked foods are devoid of enzymes which are vital for the absorption and digestion of food. Enzymes are the life force or energy contained in living food and are essential for all the chemical processes within the body. Once heated above 45C enzymes begin to be destroyed and in food heated beyond 50C they are totally destroyed. Eating enzyme-dead foods places a burden on and eventually exhausts our pancreas and other organs, lowering our immunity and making us more susceptible to premature aging, disease and lowered energy. For optimal health and longevity our body also needs to be slightly alkaline. Many people's diets consist of too many processed foods, sugars, meat, animal derived products, caffeine, carbonated drinks and alcohol which have caused our poor, overstressed bodies to become dangerously acidic. The number one external symptoms most people will suffer are obesity and the inability to lose weight. This is because the body is highly intelligent and holds onto the excess fat to protect the organs from acidic waste. Also sensitive/weak teeth, aging, any kind of physical, mental or emotional disease, cancer, diabetes, stomach ulcers, tiredness, irritability, headaches, fatigue, aching joints, arthritis, candida, hormonal imbalances - the list goes on and on! On a raw (or mostly raw diet of at least 80%) the system is able to re balance and will be more alkaline leaving you looking 10 years younger and feeling like you're jumping out of your skin - as well as protecting you from illness and disease and creating not only a longer but a healthy, vibrant life. How do you get more raw foods into your diet? Its easy! Start by adding at least one raw vegetable juice to your diet a day (preferably in the morning on an empty stomach). You can start by adding a little bit of apple to it until you get used to the vegetable taste and then try adding more green vegetables like celery, cucumber and spinach. Fruit in the morning and always on an empty stomach (or half hour after juice) is an awesome way to kick start your day as it cleanses the system. Green smoothies (in a blender not a juicer - add 2/3rds fruit, 1/3rd greens like lettuce, spinach, kale and water. Trust me, you only taste the fruit and you can up the greens as you get used to it) are awesome too. For all other meals, if you can, make at least 2/3rds of whatever is on your plate a raw salad with a dressing of cold pressed oil, lemon juice and cider vinegar or Braggs. Still have your fish or tofu but swap the veges for a salad or have the veges PLUS a salad. Take raw nuts and seeds with you to snack on at work and try cutting up celery, carrot or red capsicum into sticks and eat them with a raw pesto or sprouted raw or organic hummus as your afternoon snack. Make a huge bowl of undressed salad and leave it covered in the fridge. It will keep you going for 3 or 4 days without having to constantly prepare. If you have a sweet tooth (like me!!) try a raw sweet treat like Naked Sweeties that are 100% vegan, Raw, gluten, sugar and dairy free and 1000% nurturing to the body and delicious!! You and your waistline will love them! And if you're more into Savoury snacks try Naked Chippies Cheesy Raw Kale chips. They're super delicious dehydrated chips made with organic Kale and a blend of nutritional yeast, tahini, tamari and lemon juice. The actually taste like parmesan cheese, but are vegan and dairy free!!! As you are ready, cut down on meat and animal products, tea, coffee, alcohol, bread, sugar and refined foods. When you first start out on your raw food regime, be gentle on yourself as you may find at first that the body experiences whats called a healing crisis. This is just the acidic waste being off loaded and racing round your blood stream and into your colon so that it can be eliminated. Better out than in! This stage will pass quickly so hang in there! You can make things easier by drinking lots of water (at least 2 litres a day) and drinking healing teas like nettle or green tea to replace coffee.) Healing crisis symptoms can include those of a cold or flu, general aches and pains, nausea, headaches, skin eruptions or lethargy. Its time to start listening to our bodies, move back to what we know innately is right for ourselves and get back basics as nature intended. Foods in their raw and natural state are brimming with enzymes, amino acids, balanced proteins and carbohydrates and are medicine to our bodies and nourishing to our soul. As you start feeling awesome (which I PROMISE you, you will, just hang in there for a week or two) you will find that as you incorporate more raw your cravings for the wrong foods will naturally just disappear. You will find yourself craving fruit, veges, juice and of course naked treaties! And you can have all of them in abundant quantities! Freely and happily, without counting fat or calories and knowing your body is thanking you for it. You will see the results quickly and you will enjoy renewed energy, weight loss and I guarantee people will comment on how radiant you look! To live a long, natural, happy and balanced life is your birthright. Somewhere along the way we have been misled, conditioned, and distracted from what is essential; we have lost touch with our innate knowing, naturalness and bliss. Our bodies were not designed to be a dumping ground for dead, cooked and processed foods and as such there is a price to pay for ignoring nature's laws. So what are you waiting for? Get in the raw and join the raw food revolution and get abundantly happy and healthy today! |
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