If there's one single issue that's heard above the rest when it comes to our health, it's about energy levels. We're tired, wiped out, finding it hard to face the day's work, no matter how much coffee we drink. We try this or that energy boosting product, which might feel good for a short while but that's about it. Want to make a dramatic, life-long shift towards not only high, sustained energy levels, but a naturally positive outlook and feeling of contentment as well? Look no further than the raw food diet.
Immediately that sounds a little crazy. Far out. "What, am I going to have salad at every meal?" The answer is, only if you want to. The raw and living food diet is not simply about keeping all your food preparation at below a certain temperature, it's about eating gourmet, beautifully prepared, nutrient dense meals and feeling your best every single day.
You may hear the argument that raw food is difficult to digest, and could be dangerous for people for this reason. When one considers how difficult it is to digest a burger, fries and soft drink, the argument almost becomes laughable -- but really, when one hears this being said, it's important to consider that one is not just eating raw, unprepared vegetables. Raw food recipes focus on preparing food in such a way that it's actually easier to digest than cooked food, with proper food combinations and absolutely incredible flavor.
The two biggest differences between raw and cooked food is the availability of enzymes and the availability of "life force". Let's start with enzymes: what are they and why do we care. Enzymes are the spark of every chemical reaction that goes on in the body -- many go so far to call them "the spark of life". Consider the amazing amount of chemical changes going on all the time in our bellies, muscles, brains...all over really. Each of these changes -- converting the food we eat into precisely the right molecular structure our bodies need -- requires an enzyme. Our bodies need an endless supply of these to keep functioning. When these enzymes are not supplied by our diet, our bodies need to make them all -- which really wears us out, and actually makes us susceptible to the epidemic of major illnesses we see today.
Many people find they get fatigued by eating -- even when they're eating what they consider to be pretty healthy, many folks have a response that ranges from feeling a little mentally hazy to really tired after a meal. What's with that? That's the energy your body is expending having to produce enzymes, as well as dealing with the great many toxins produced by cooking. While the cooking process makes food truly addictive with its flavor, it also creates by products that do things like thicken our blood and jump start our immune system into action -- behaving as if we've been poisoned every time we eat.
Enzymes, the alkaline environment, and the high levels of minerals present in the raw food diet have made it popular with leading edge physicians. There have been reports of people cured of diabetes by following the diet with the modification of a very low sugar intake. It has also been proposed to be the foundation of alternative cancer treatments, in that cancer cells cannot survive in highly alkaline environments.
From a more esoteric view, the diet has also gained favor with individuals seeking personal transformation through yoga and meditation. They consider that the life force of the food will support their personal growth; some proponents note that the trace minerals also enhance our body's ability to tune in to the world beyond our five senses. The idea is that our body is a crystalline structure and transceiver of information, and that trace minerals heighten our ability to have a deeper connection with the world around us.
The reasons for the raw food diet are many -- if you're wanting to simply have the greatest, most consistent energy levels of your life, this is the way to go. If you're wanting to incorporate diet into your personal evolution, or as a way to save the planet, again raw food is worth looking into. We've really only scratched the surface here; if you're interested, find yourself a book on the subject and investigate further. Folks who have transitioned to the raw food lifestyle believe clearly, it was one of them most effective changes they've ever made.
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