Living and Raw Foods Diet
Mar 12 2007 - 2:30am

I've been hearing a lot about people on a Raw Foods Diet [1]. It's also called a Living Foods Diet, and many celebrities such as Demi Moore [2], Woody Harrelson [3], Bryan Adams [4], Alicia Silverstone [5] and Robin Williams have reportedly been seen at raw food restaurants and have tried it. Designer Donna Karan [6] and actor Jeremy Piven [6] shed pounds eating raw foods. It was even featured on Oprah [7].

People following this diet (or you could also say "lifestyle", since there are a lot of folks that eat RAW not to lose weight but for the philosophy) eat only uncooked, unheated, unprocessed, and organic plant based foods. Well...food that has not been heated above a certain temperature. It varies within the different raw food philosophies, but the end range temperature is in between 92ºF to 118ºF (33°C to 48°C) [8]. Meals consist mainly of organic and raw fruits, vegetables, sprouted seeds and grains, sea vegetables, nuts, and seeds since they believe cooking destroys precious vitamins and minerals. For instance to eat grains, instead of cooking them, they are soaked. Raw foodies believe their uncooked foods contain essential enzymes, which the body needs to digest foods completely.

They drink only purified water (never tap water), freshly made juices (made with a juicer), and coconut milk. They avoid [9] meat, dairy, sugar, alcohol, coffee (because you make it with boiling water), and all junk food. They only eat foods that are good for you, you know, the ones that are full of vitamins and nutrients.

Why eat just raw and living foods? It is said that you'll have more energy, think more clearly, have improved overall health, and lose excess body weight. Many people have also found relief [10] from migraines, acne [10], asthma [10], high blood pressure [10], high cholesterol, depression, heartburn, anxiety [10], and Type 2 diabetes [10].

Fit's Tips: If you want to learn more about it, check out Alissa Cohen's website all about The Raw Food Diet [11]. She even includes recipes for burgers, pizza, cannolis, and chocolate cake - all made with raw foods and no animal products.

Want to see a video showing how to make a pasta dish with raw foods? Then see

YouTube.com for raw foods videos.


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[fitsugar.com]
Links:
[1] [www.living-foods.com]
[2] [www.living-foods.com]
[3] [jscms.jrn.columbia.edu]
[4] [healing.about.com]
[5] [www.rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com]
[6] [www.telegraph.co.uk]
[7] [www.oprah.com]
[8] [en.wikipedia.org]
[9] [www.sunfood.com]
[10] [www.alissacohen.com]
[11] [www.alissacohen.com]
[12] [editorial.gettyimages.com]


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