Cooking vs raw food
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 broccoli has exponentially more nutrition than a cooked
broccoli.
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 fibre,
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.
You’ll naturally stop overeating, because Your body and brain will no longer be
starving for the nutrients they need. A starving brain will trigger the thoughts
that make You overeat. The brain and the rest of Your body don’t need quantity;
they need quality.