Because cooking takes so many nutrients and vitamins OUT of
food, you automatically start feeding your body what it needs when you stop
cooking food and start eating uncooked, nutrient-rich foods. A raw carrot has
exponentially more nutrition than a cooked carrot.
Cooking also alters the chemistry of foods, often making
them harder to digest. Why do we have so many digestive problems in this
country? Because we’re putting foods into our bodies in a form that we weren’t
designed to absorb. High fiber, high water content fresh produce abolishes
constipation of the bowels, cells and circulatory system. Obstructions are
cleared and blood flow increases to each and every cell in the body. Enhanced
blood flow is significant for two reasons: as mentioned above, blood delivers
nutrients and oxygen to living cells, and carries away their toxic metabolites.
Obesity is endemic in this country. The diet industry is
more profitable than the oil companies. Why? Because the way we eat and prepare
our food practically guarantees that we’ll overeat. Psychologists tell us that
we overeat because our souls are hungry. But in reality, our bodies are hungry,
even though we may feel full. When you start giving your body the nutrients it
craves, overeating will cease.
Eating raw foods is a boost to your metabolism as well. It
takes a little more energy to digest raw foods, but it’s a healthy process. Rather
than spending energy to rid itself of toxins produced by cooking food, the body
uses its energy to feed every cell, sending vitamins, fluids, enzymes and
oxygen to make your body the efficient machine it was intended to be.
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