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In a nutshell, what is the raw food diet?

The raw and living food diet (or simply living foods) is a lifestyle and diet that encourages the eating of whole food, either not heated at all, otherwise cooked really slow at low temperatures (115 degrees F being the often accepted highest), in hopes not to destroy valuable nutrients or digestive enzymes. The living foods diet often involves consuming mostly, if not all, chemical-free plant foods. A lot of raw foodists suggest that the raw organic vegan diet to be the most health diet on the planet.

What does a raw fooder eat for the most part?

Contingent on the commitment level or type of raw diet decided upon, living food diets usually include raw fruits, vegetables, dark green leafy vegetable, spices and herbs, seaweeds like kelp or dulse, soaked seeds and nuts, and sprouted beans, seeds, nuts or grains.

Nuts and seeds are better to have been soaked in water in order to wake up digestive enzymes and to turn them from an acidic state to being alkaline.

Often, raw foodists will also consume green juices or green smoothies each day and sometimes exclusively as a component of a fast or a complete lifestyle. Green smoothies are basically fruit smoothies mixed with greens like spinach. Veggie juices or green juices are simply veggies that have had the major part of their pulp removed requiring a juicer.

Some of the fore mentioned food can be slightly processed, and raw dieters mostly like to and would rather be doing the processing on their own, in order to conjure up foods like nut butters and milks, veggie or fruit bars and leathers, dried or cured vegetables or fruits, among others.

What possible advantages come from enjoying raw food?

Raw foodists have reported one or more of the following health claims after eating a raw food or high raw or living foods diet: weight reduction, increased energy, brighter skin, better digestion, toxic removal, stronger immunity, and improved overall health.

Also, fewer time is used up preparing foods and cleanup is generally much faster, contingent on how simplified or complicated you intend to make things. It has been seen that less cash is often needed to be spent on over the counter medications. Smaller appliances, or even no appliances, are required so lower power usage is needed.

Where do raw foodists get their protein, calcium, vitamin B12, iron?

Quick answer.. from the above discussed foods :)

Greens, legumes, fruits and veggies all contain protein. Vegan body builders sometimes "supplement" with hemp, which to some experts is considered the better source of protein in the plant world (yet others suggest that yellow pea to be the best source, and others will still often consume soy based products to get their).

In the same way as protein, greens like spinach or kale, seeds, beans etc. contain calcium, and even iron (ask Popeye if you doubt me).

B12 is up to much debate. Some stand by that there are algaes that contain vitamin B12, others say nutritional yeast is a decent source, yet others suggest that B12 will recycle itself in the colon for several years so there is some present in most cases. Some raw foodists will eat cooked and/or raw eggs as a good source of B12. Yet others will supplement. The way I look at it is if my lab results do not show a deficiency (I check every sixty days) then I'm happy.
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