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Presenter's Blogs · 8th March 2010
Brigitte Mars
Ten Reasons to go Raw
Many readers have been hearing about raw food diets. For the uninitiated, it might seem like a daunting task. However, for those that make the raw transition, the benefits are many.
1. Spiritual. Eating raw helps one better tune in to the universal plan, and experience lots of synchronicity. If all our actions are of the highest possible vibration, God can more easily work through us. Living food promotes clarity, and higher consciousness. Emotional stability and happiness increase, as depression is dispelled. A raw food diet helps one feel emotionally healthier, with a sense of well-being and vitality.
2. Environmental. It requires less land to produce fruits and vegetables than animal products. Animals aren't exploited, when one eats a raw vegan diet. Think of all the energy saved from not cooking; less fuel, packaging and pollution! Most of what gets throw away can be composted back to the earth. In many countries, cooking fires contribute to deforestation.
3. Flavor. Flavor is vibrant, requiring fewer additives such as salt, oils and sweeteners. There’s more nutrients and fiber in raw food. Minerals are not leached out into the cooking water. Any recipe enjoyed as cooked can be even better, raw. An apple by itself is delicious. When baked, it then needs sugar, butter and spices to be tasty.
4.Beauty. Raw food diets slow down the aging process. You’ll feel better, have more energy and need less sleep. Bad breath and body odor go away. One can easily normalize their weight without dieting. Eyes become brighter, voices more clear. Skin and muscle tone improve.
5. Save Time. Once you get into the flow of raw food preparation, you will spend less time in the kitchen. Many raw fooders ascribe to the “5-5-5 rule:” No more than $5, five minutes or five ingredients to prepare a meal. Please checkout my You Tube: Seven Minutes to go Raw where I make seven raw dishes in under ten minutes! However, it is totally possible to make raw food cuisine an art that requires the same amount of time, meditation and preparation as cooked food, yet you never burn anything (including yourself)!
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Many readers have been hearing about raw food diets. For the uninitiated, it might seem like a daunting task. However, for those that make the raw transition, the benefits are many.
1. Spiritual. Eating raw helps one better tune in to the universal plan, and experience lots of synchronicity. If all our actions are of the highest possible vibration, God can more easily work through us. Living food promotes clarity, and higher consciousness. Emotional stability and happiness increase, as depression is dispelled. A raw food diet helps one feel emotionally healthier, with a sense of well-being and vitality.
2. Environmental. It requires less land to produce fruits and vegetables than animal products. Animals aren't exploited, when one eats a raw vegan diet. Think of all the energy saved from not cooking; less fuel, packaging and pollution! Most of what gets throw away can be composted back to the earth. In many countries, cooking fires contribute to deforestation.
3. Flavor. Flavor is vibrant, requiring fewer additives such as salt, oils and sweeteners. There’s more nutrients and fiber in raw food. Minerals are not leached out into the cooking water. Any recipe enjoyed as cooked can be even better, raw. An apple by itself is delicious. When baked, it then needs sugar, butter and spices to be tasty.
4.Beauty. Raw food diets slow down the aging process. You’ll feel better, have more energy and need less sleep. Bad breath and body odor go away. One can easily normalize their weight without dieting. Eyes become brighter, voices more clear. Skin and muscle tone improve.
5. Save Time. Once you get into the flow of raw food preparation, you will spend less time in the kitchen. Many raw fooders ascribe to the “5-5-5 rule:” No more than $5, five minutes or five ingredients to prepare a meal. Please checkout my You Tube: Seven Minutes to go Raw where I make seven raw dishes in under ten minutes! However, it is totally possible to make raw food cuisine an art that requires the same amount of time, meditation and preparation as cooked food, yet you never burn anything (including yourself)!
Click to read more reasons to go Raw...