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he China Study gives critical, life-saving nutritional information for every health-seeker in America. But, it is much more; Dr. Campbell’s exposé of the research and medical establishment makes this book a fascinating read and one that could change the future for all of us. Every health care provider and researcher in the world must read it.
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The Living and Raw Foods F.A.Q. (Frequently Asked Questions)
The Living and Raw Foods discussed in this web site includes all plant based (vegetarian/vegan) foods.
What are Living and Raw Foods?
Raw and Living Foods are foods that contain enzymes. In general, the act of heating food over 116 degrees F destroys enzymes in food. (Enzymes start to degrade in as little as 106 degrees F). All cooked food is devoid of enzymes, furthermore cooking food changes the molecular structure of the food and renders it toxic. Living and raw foods also have enormously higher nutrient values than the foods that have been cooked.
What are Enzymes? Enzymes assist in the digestion of foods. They are known to be the “Life-Force” and or “energy” of food.
From the dictionary: Noun: Any of the various complex organic substances, as pepsin originating from living cells and capable of producing certain chemical changes in organic substances by catalytic action, as in digestion.
Why are Enzymes Important? Enzymes are important because they assist in the digestion and absorption of food. If you eat food that is enzyme-less, your body will not get maximum utilization of the food. This causes toxicity in the body. (Can you guess why over 75% of Americans are overweight?)
Is there a difference between living foods and raw foods? Living and Raw foods both contain enzymes. In living foods, the enzyme content is much higher. Raw, unsprouted nuts contain enzymes in a “dormant” state. To activate the enzymes contained in almonds, for example, soak them in water for just 24 hours. Once the almonds begin to sprout, the enzymes become “active” and are then considered living.
Why eat only Organic Foods? When juicing or eating foods, it is very important to choose to consume only organically grown produce. “Conventional” or “industrial” produce are grown with pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, and other chemicals that are toxic and/or harmful to your body. Organic foods are grown without the use of these harmful substances, taste better, and are more nutritious.
Will rinsing wash off the pesticide from industrially grown produce? Rinsing with cool water will remove some surface pesticide residue, but not the pesticide that was absorbed into the produce as it was grown. Some of the most severely tainted types of produce are strawberries and bell peppers. Some of the least tainted: carrots and avocados.
Is this a “new” fad diet or something? Not at all!! Consider the following: during the vast majority of our existence on this planet what choices did we have for food? What COULD we have eaten during the first 10-50,000 years (or more) before we discovered fire, tools and implements to kill animals? The original diet of homo-sapiens MUST have consisted of primarily of vegetables, fruits, and nuts! What other choices did we have? Clearly, a raw, plant based diet is the main food staple throughout the vast majority of the history of Humankind! Before Humans started killing and eating dead animal carcass, we ate fruits, leaves, nuts, berries, etc.
Is this just another vegetarian or vegan diet? Yes ad NO! This is the ULTIMATE vegetarian/vegan diet. It should be the goal of all vegetarians, vegans and SAD – (Standard American Diet) eaters to eat raw. The benefits are out of the world! Once you embrace an all-raw and living food diet, you are more living, have more energy, better health, think more clearly, and become more in tune with your body!. This type of diet even give you a “competitive edge” over people that eat life-less food.
What is the difference between a raw/living foods diet and a vegetarian one? Vegetarians and vegans believe in only eating a plant based diet. Living and Raw Foodists believe in eating only an UNCOOKED, UNHEATED, UNPROCESSED and ORGANIC plant based diet.
What is a Living Foodist or Raw Foodist? A person who eats 75% or more living/raw food.. The more, the better. Optimally one should eat 100% or more living/raw food. The more, the better. Optimally one should eat 100% raw and living foods if it feels right for them.
Is a 100% living and raw food diet best? That depends on the person. I believe life should not be about 100% raw food, but about 100% health. You can be “unhealthy” and eat 100% raw food, if you are not eating the correct raw foods. In addition, the stress that can be caused by “screwing up” or “falling off the wagon” can be worse than eating a high percentage raw food diet, with “better” cooked alternatives.
How can you tell if something is raw/living food? Most foods that have not been processed in any way, shape or form are raw and living foods (until cooked). Processed foods (canned, bottled or prepackaged) are most often adulterated, (changed from their original state) by hearting, additives, preservatives, colorings, salt, and sugar. Don’t think this is all for your benefit: the benefactor is the manufactures profit margin, NOT YOU. Try to purchase foods that are in their natural state.
What do raw and living foodist drink? Water (purified water – never tap water), Freshly made jices (made with your own juicer – and consumed immediately0, coconut milk (from a young coconut), are some of the liquids living and raw foodists drink. Most all drinks purchased at the store have been processed (Including: soda, bottled juices, coffee, alcohol, and most others) and are not included in a living / raw foodist diet.
Do raw and living foodist drink tea? Some living and raw foodists will drink SUN TEA, which is tea brewed by the power of the Sun. Teas that contain boiling water are ot considered raw. Many teas that are purchased int eh store may have been processed at temperatures above 118 degrees. The best way is to grow your own herbs and dry them at a low temperature, and use them for sun teas.
Are certain raw foods better than others? Yes, I believe one should focus on eating the majority of fresh fruits and vegetables. All other raw foods (such as nuts, seeds, etc) should be minimized. Fresher foods are always best. Once that you grow yourself, or purchased at a farmers market, are much fresher than foods purchased in the grocery or health food store.
Where do raw and living foodist get their protein? The WHO (Wold Health Organization) says humans need about 5% of their daily calories to come from protein to be healthy. The USDA puts this figure at 6.5%. On average, fruits and about 5% of their calories form protein. Vegetables have from 20- 50% of their calories from protein.
Sprouted seeds, beans, and grains contain from 10-25% of their calories from protein. So if you are eating any variety of living plant foods, you are getting more than adequate protein. Numerous scientific studies have shown the daily need for protein to be about 25-35 grams per day.
So if you ate 2,000 calories per day, and ate raw plant foods that had an average of 10% of their calories from protein, you would get 200 calories worth of protein, or 50 grams. This is more than adequate to support optimal well-being.
Other studies have shown that heat treating a protein (such as with cooking) makes about half of it unusable to the human body. So, raw plant food protein is even a better source than cooked plant foods or animal foods. There is still a huge, foolish, misguided idea that plant protein is not “complete”. This is based on studies done on rats in the 1940’s.
This false conclusion was drawn before we discovered the bodies protein recycling mechanism and its ability to “complete” any amino acid mix from our bodies amino acid pool, no matter what the amino acid composition of a meal consumed. This false idea is still perpetuated by the meat and dairy industries, in an attempt to influence people to continue consuming their truly health destroying products.
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