Eating raw food instead of cooked food you will give your body more vitamins and nutrients that it needs. The simple reason is that cooking foods destroys a good portion of the nutrients that they contain. In many cases fruits and vegetables will pack in several times more nutrients when they are raw versus when their cooked counter parts.
Foods are often harder to digest after cooking, because their chemistry has been altered. Poor diet is the culprit of many of the digestive issues plaguing this country. The body is not design to process many of the types of foods Americans eat today.
On the other hand a diet high in fiber and water laden fresh produce will promote healthy bowels, cells and circulatory system by eliminating constipation. A raw food diet as described above will clear obstructions and increase blood flow throughout the body’s cells. There are 2 benefits to having enhanced blood flow. First, blood carries oxygen and nutrients to every living cell in your body. Secondly blood removes any toxic metabolites. Increasing your body’s ability to do both these functions is a GOOD thing.
You will also get a boost to your metabolism by eating raw foods. The science behind it, is based on the fact that it will take a bit more energy for your body to consume and process raw foods. This is generally healthy for you because your body is spending more energy delivering nutrients to your cells rather than dealing with removing a bunch of toxins produced by consuming cooked food. Your body can be the efficient machine it should be, because you are effectively pumping every cell full with oxygen and nutrients.
Much of our overeating stems from the our eating and food preparation habits. Obesity is a growing concerning in the United States and many other countries. By changing our eating habits we can begin to correct the problem. With a raw food diet you will experience less cravings for food because your body will not be starving and malnourished. You’ll begin to stop overeating naturally.
A raw food diet provides your body with the quality food and nutrients that it needs, and your brain will no longer feel the strong urge to overeat.