Raw article with no side effects

[Sharon in Colorado]

Finally an article without a "warning" about taking a supplement by some "expert".

Want to try a healthier diet? Try going on a raw food diet
JIM URICK staff artist


Going on a raw food diet means more than subsisting on crudite for every meal.

Try banana smoothies, kale salads topped with sun-dried tomato tapenade and fresh hummus, all uncooked and all as fresh as possible.

"It's the oldest method of preparing food in history, lots of laying food to dry in the sun before fire was invented," said Jennifer Holmes, a longtime vegetarian who has been on a raw food diet for about two years. "The health of our ancestors is unparalleled, compared to what we have today."

Holmes, who works at Peggy's Natural Foods in Stuart and runs a monthly workshop on raw food, said the concept of raw foodism is simple: buy produce seasonally and locally and keep it as close to its natural state as possible.

Food considered raw has not been heated above 115 degrees, because cooking and overprocessing food for packaging removes nutrition and dietary enzymes the body needs to smoothly digest food.

Once a dish is prepared, it's only good for about 12 to 24 hours, and about a month if frozen.

There are a number of health benefits to going raw, including increased energy, weight loss, better skin and better digestion.

"I have never spoken to, read about or seen anyone who has incorporated raw and not seen a significant change," Holmes said.

You don't have to go 100 percent raw all at once, she said. Even adding fresh, raw foods whenever possible to a conventional diet is beneficial.

"Removing one thing the body has to work really hard to digest is freeing up a lot of the energy your body needs to work," she said.

Judy Tomasi, of Indiantown, recently started incorporating raw food into her diet to curb her diabetes. She was diagnosed with the chronic disease three years ago after a quadruple bypass and five heart attacks.

She found out about raw foodism while shopping at Peggy's for healthier food, through a magazine and several books on the subject available at the store.

Tomasi usually makes a raw food smoothie for breakfast, and has been eating more fruits and vegetables. Since she started, her blood sugar levels have dropped drastically and she hopes to cut down on her daily insulin shots. Her doctor is thrilled, she said.

"I have more energy, I sleep better," said Tomasi, 63. "I don't eat as much because I'm getting what I need in my food."

http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/dining/art...076174,00.html

[LightLover]

* We should apply a link to this forum on all the forums about sickness
(diabetes etc..)

ll

[eatyourbroccoli]

* We should apply a link to this forum on all the forums about sickness
(diabetes etc..)

ll

i second that :)

[konmai]

"I have more energy, I sleep better," said Tomasi, 63. "I don't eat as much because I'm getting what I need in my food."

I love the last few words of the article best. It's kind of funny how all these unnatural foods were at first created to maybe solve a food shortage problem due to our growing population worldwide, but it just leads us to more eating & eating, b/c we're not getting what we need out of those types of foods.

[swingbolder]

Thanks for the link!

The only thing I would dispute is this:

"the concept of raw foodism is simple: buy produce seasonally and locally and keep it as close to its natural state as possible."

Because it's just not possible to buy local produce all year around if you don't live in a climate that has a year-round growing season.

Other than that, it was so refreshing to see an article about raw food without a whole bunch of negatives attached to it.