The Raw Food Diet Plan

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Congratulations on your choice to try the raw food diet plan! Whether or not you are determined to go 100% RAW, high-raw or are just interested in the health benefits of adding more raw foods to your diet, either way you are well on your way to better health and weight loss.

I feel following a raw food plan is more about a lifestyle than just about weight loss and the foods that you eat. It is about living as naturally and sustainably as I can. It includes the foods I eat along with what I choose to use to clean my home, in my garden and on my body.

This diet is not meant to be a fad or some passing fancy. Many people who become true raw foodists did so in pursuit of better health, perhaps suffering from a condition such as diabetes or obesity. Many also follow a transition of being omnivore, to vegetarian, to vegan to raw vegan. Others just dive right in head first.

What exactly is the raw food diet plan?

For myself, I define the raw food diet as being a raw vegan diet - with no animal products or processed soy foods. It is a diet made up of mostly raw organic fruits and vegetable, nuts and seeds. It is not about eating raw meat or raw eggs which is a question I hear a fair bit. There is little to no cooking or heating of food which kills the live enzymes crucial for proper digestion. Following a raw food diet plan is an individual journey, and for everyone there are differences and extremes. This site will provide all the options and you can do your research into what way of eating will benefit you the most.

When I decided to start changing my eating habits (and those of my family) to a more fresh, whole living foods we certainly all noticed a change quickly. My energy levels went through the roof, my persistent acne began to disappear and most importantly to me, around 15 pounds of unsightly fat that I had been carrying around since the birth of my twins just melted away. After that I was hooked on learning more and eating clean.

All doctors and diets agree that we should all be eating more fruit and vegetables, up to 10 servings a day is recommended. Eating the raw food diet takes those health recommendations a step further and keeps those foods uncooked or unprocessed, to be consumed in their natural state.

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When you start on a raw food diet plan your body will thank you as it goes through many changes. You see when you decide to eat living foods in their whole, unprocessed and natural state you are ingesting all of the minerals, the enzymes, the vitamins, amino acids, essential fatty acids, phytonutrients, bioflavenoids and antioxidants these foods have to offer you. When you eat these foods in their natural state your body can readily absorb and digest them, unlike cooked or processed foods.

Eating mainly raw foods may seem restrictive at first, and you may find others questioning your sanity! Find the support you need and educate yourself and be patient with all the many changes you and your body will go through. Many find rapid weight loss to be the first major change as your body goes through a series of detoxification.

However you decide to incorporate raw foods into your life and your diet you will notice other changes, awareness of what you are putting into your body, the way your body feels after eating certain foods, learning to recognize the true signs of hunger and not just following the 'see-food' diet. Learning to or deciding to follow a raw food diet plan is a personal decision - some vegans eat bee products, others do not. Some occasionally will eat cooked foods, others never. Decide for yourself as you go. Know that you are making a huge positive change in your health each time you choose to eat raw.

Once you have made the decision to try the raw food diet plan you may be wondering where to start and what you'll need to have in the kitchen. Please allow this website to be your guide to adding more raw living foods to your diet.

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