The Health Benefits of a Raw Diet
At first glance a raw diet might sound a bit extreme but there really are a number healthful benefits to eating raw. The most obvious benefit is to avoid the damage that cooking foods does to the vital nutrients they contain. As the temperature increases, the efficacy of those vitamins and minerals is lost proportionately. The higher the temperature, the greater the loss. Especially vulnerable to high temperatures is Vitamin C. While foods like tomatoes, green peppe(rs and believe it or not, potatoes, are exceptionally high in Vitamin C, when cooked that powerful antioxidant is all but depleted.
Probably the most noticeable benefit that results from a raw diet is weight loss. First of all you will be getting an abundance of natural fiber. But you will also be getting digestive enzymes in their most unaltered form. Those enzymes enable your digestive system to process healthy unsaturated fats without causing weight gain and the natural fiber cleanses the digestive tract also promoting effective digestion.
This leads to the second benefit of eating raw. Increased metabolism. Once the digestive system is back on track you will realize increased metabolism because more nutrients will make it through intestinal walls to power the cells the manufacture energy. You will be more energized which leads to more enthusiasm and a zest for living.
Also, you will find improved immunity and you will become much less dependent on medications for a number of ailments including gastrointestinal afflictions. That’s largely due to all those antioxidants you will be eating! A bonus is that those antioxidants are also proven to be anti-aging nutrients. Most advocates of eating raw claim that the health benefits of a raw diet are so numerous that they would never consider going back to cooked foods for any amount of money.
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