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"Most supplements can't imitate nature like this. With raw foods, it's what nature intended. Now wait, please don't panic... you can still cook foods, cooking vegetables is much better than eating none at all, but make sure you bring more raw foods into your diet. The more raw foods you eat, the more life energy you will have. Do it, you'll feel great and you'll make it a staple of your diet. Good Fats You need good fats." - Kevin Gianni and Annmarie Colameo, The Busy Person's Fitness Solution (Get the book.)

"Ideally, you should eat only raw foods for as many days before and after as days you are on the fast. In other words, if you are planning a two-day fast, stick to raw foods for two days before you begin and continue with raw foods for two days after. You don't start fasting because you have over-indulged and want to punish yourself. A fast must be planned carefully; fasting employed correctly can result in the body performing miracles. I have seen this not only in myself, but in many other people, as well. Take the case of Ingrid, age twenty-one." - Mary-Ann Shearer, Perfect Health the Natural Way (Get the book.)

"Now, I am not a so-called "raw-foodist," which is a person who eats nothing but raw foods. I do eat some cooked foods in my diet and I don't think there is anything wrong with doing so. But raw foods are the fundamentals of my daily diet and I eat far more raw foods than I do cooked foods. When you are shopping at the grocery store, by the way, keep in mind that anything in a box, a jar, or a plastic package is by definition a dead food." - Mike Adams, The Seven Laws of Nutrition (Get the book.)

"Fasting, eating raw foods, and restricting calories can also promote healing, increasing metabolic energy by reducing the demand for digestive energy. (Please note that the recommendations in this book are in no way intended to replace recommendations or advice from physicians or other health care providers. They are intended to support your path to optimal health. If you suspect you have a medical problem, I urge you to seek medical attention from a competent health care provider.) Understanding the role of enzymes in digestion and health is so important it deserves a review." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.) "All Susan needs to do is þReduce the size of her meals by 25 percent, possibly adding more healthy (preferably raw) snacks to ensure that she is getting the right amount of calories þMake at least one meal a day raw foods only þTake a high-potency digestive enzyme with each meal þFast by eating raw food only, for at least five days, once every three months Does that sound very difficult? The dividends it pays are truly amazing." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.) "Ideally, we would eat nutritionally healthy raw foods frequently and in small quantities. We would also limit calorie intake to under two thousand calories a day. Additionally, we would fast regularly to cleanse our digestive system and simultaneously give it a break. Each of these recommendations in its own way reduces the energy requirement of digesting food and as a result returns to the body the vital energy it needs to keep metabolic energy high enough to efficiently produce the metabolic enzymes needed to maintain optimal health." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Enlarged colon • Degeneration of motor nerves throughout the brain and spine And by the third generation, this group could not reproduce • Studies done with laboratory rats have shown that rats eating raw foods live about 30% longer than rats eating diets devoid of enzymes. • Then there's the fact that the classic Eskimo diet consists of 80% saturated fat? That's 80% saturated fat (primarily from raw fat and raw meat)! And yet, in a study of 3,000 of these people, not one of them had high cholesterol, heart disease, arteriosclerosis, or high blood pressure." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "As it happens, they are produced both internally (in every cell in your body, but most notably in the pancreas and the other endoctine glands), and they are present in all of the raw foods that we eat. At birth, we are endowed with a certain potential for manufacturing enzymes in our bodies, an enzyme "reserve," if you will. Nature intended that we continually replenish that reserve through proper nutrition and eating habits. Unfortunately, that just doesn't happen. Let's take a look at why." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Add more raw foods. Some people have had remarkable weight loss as a result of increasing their intake of raw foods. Chopped vegetables, salads, fresh fruit—these are all rich in fiber, with no added fat and low GIs. BLOOD GLUCOSE NOT COMING UNDER CONTROL QUICKLY ENOUGH The primary way of tracking your glucose control is with hemoglobin Ale. As you know, the American Diabetes Association's goal is to have your Ale under 7.0 percent; many clinicians now push for even lower goals: 6.5 or 6.0 percent. If you are not making good progress toward your goal, here are some points to consider." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.)

"As part of your Diet Evolution, I want you to consume even more phytochemicals than you have up to now, so I'm going to ask you to gradually stop cooking some of your vegetables and leafy greens and eat them raw instead-and to continue this practice for the rest of your life. Add raw foods to your diet slowly to avoid experiencing any toxic responses such as headaches, rashes, diarrhea, and joint aches that many people mistake for the side effects of "detoxification." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"He already had changed his diet, eating only raw foods, but he now tried Gerson's vitamin and mineral therapy and used homeopathy for seven months. Each seemed to help a bit, but none restored his health. Of all the systems he had read about, the one that made the most sense to him was detoxification. His descent into illness had started in Australia with a fever; obviously something foreign had entered his body. That something had initiated the process of losing his health, and maybe by removing it the process could be reversed." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"Up to now, you have been eating both cooked and raw foods, the latter primarily in the form of salads. In Phase 3, you eat primarily raw food, as our earliest ancestors did. For them, the opportunity to consume meat and other animal sources of protein was not a daily event; they relied instead on plant protein, consuming most of it raw. Eating food raw preserves more of the micronutrients, although there are excep-tions-notably the lycopene in tomatoes, which is more bioavailable in cooked tomatoes. Another benefit of raw food is that it is considerably more bulky than its cooked counterpart." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.) "To begin your exploration of raw foods, follow these suggestions: þEase into eating raw vegetables by cooking some favorite dishes for a shorter time. Get used to the taste and texture of veggies that are parboiled, meaning they are cooked so briefly they're still crisp. Or, instead, stir-fry them in extra-virgin olive oil for two minutes, then sprinkle on some toastedsesame oil. Wow! Talk about a taste and texture explosion. þMake crudites, the French word for "raw vegetables," your munchies of choice." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"For the most part, each group presented persuasive arguments to support their point of view. The raw foods people said that because we evolved from apes we should be eating only raw vegetables and fruits. The blood-type people said that your diet should be designed to work with and support the characteristics of your blood group. Dr. Max Gerson claimed you have to load your body with vitamins from organic fruits and vegetables and detoxify your body with enemas. Acupuncturists declared that your governor meridian had excess yin. Psychologists thought you are refusing to let go of your past." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"The Green Breakthrough The Boutenko family of Ashland Oregon overcame serious degenerative disease problems by converting to eating only raw foods. However, after several years on this diet, they reached a point where their heath progress came to a plateau, and they began to lack energy and some of the vibrancy they had previously enjoyed.6 In her search for a solution to this problem, Mrs. Victoria Boutenko began to study the diets of chimpanzees, who share 99.4% of the dna sequence of humans.7 Most of them have blood type A, while a minimal number have blood type O." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.) "Animals in nature, feeding on natural raw foods, eat only one food at a time and never experience digestive discomfort. This is the ideal way to eat and the healthiest for the body. We have been conditioned to eat several different foods at the same meal. The proper food combination principle is quite simple. In order to be digested properly, proteins require an acid medium in the stomach, while carbohydrates or starches require a more alkaline medium." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.) "As food enters the stomach, hydrochloric acid and enzymes are secreted to combine with enzymes already supplied in raw foods, beginning the digestion process. Efficient digestion in the stomach is very important. The environment in the stomach is acidic. Enzymes and pepsin in the stomach react on protein to form amino acids, which then pass into the small intestine as nutrients for the liver. Partially digested food leaves the stomach and enters the small intestine for the final stage of digestion." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"One way of doing this is to sharply increase consumption of raw vegetables at the two major meals of the day, noon and evening. raw foods can be eaten either in the form of salad greens or as a side dish of colored vegetables like carrots or beets, or even as a mixed salad incorporating both. Thoroughly chewing these raw foods increases the benefit of this intake, because this frees more enzymes from the cellulose framework that binds them. The benefits offered by a larger intake of enzymes can be easily seen: a cooked meal is digested more easily when raw foods have been added to it." - Christopher Vasey, The Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health: Restore Your Health by Creating pH Balance in Your Diet (Get the book.)

"Relative sweetness is one test of determining whether raw foods have an adequate mineral content. The sweeter-tasting the fruit or vegetable, the higher the concentration of minerals.32 Generally speaking, mass-produced vegetables sold in grocery stores are grown in mineral deficient soils. When consuming these, we should supplement our diet with food-form or herbal-form mineral preparations, as well as natural sea salt, to ensure we are getting all of the minerals required by the body. Good Oils and Bad Fats First, we need to understand that the body requires oils from our diets." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"In our clients put on a 100-percent living and raw foods diet with 15-20 percent raw plant fat, including raw nuts, seeds, and avocado, we saw an average 44-percent drop in LDL with an average drop to an LDL of 82. We saw relief from all diabetic degenerative symptoms, including improved mental function. The improved mental function suggests an increase in blood flow to the brain. These results support the large studies cited about the beneficial use of whole raw nuts and seeds such as walnuts and almonds." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Nothing shows the value of raw foods more than the work done by the late Dr. Francis M. Pottenger. In 1946, he experimented with 900 cats. Half were fed raw milk and raw meat; the other half ate cooked meat and pasteurized (cooked) milk. During a ten-year period, he found that the cats on the raw diet thrived, while those on the cooked food diet showed all the degenerative diseases common in man. By the third generation, all the cats on the processed diet were sterile or congenitally malformed." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"As such, Salmonella is usually transmitted to humans by eating foods contaminated with feces. Many raw foods of animal origin are frequently contaminated, but fortunately, cooking kills Salmonella. Improper hand washing by food handlers is another source of contamination. Of note, Salmonella can also exist in animal feces and thus pet owners, including reptile owners, should be careful to wash their hands after handling pets and/or their excrement." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"Since raw foods have enzymes still intact, they are a vital component of a healthy diet. The Thrive Diet is built on a platform of enzyme-rich foods. Those who follow the diet will simply build and maintain healthy levels of enzymes with no additional effort. Consuming a daily dose of raw foods, reducing uncomplementary stress through proper nutrition, and avoiding enzyme-depleting foods such as starchy and deep-fried products are all important principles of the diet. inflammation reduction Food cooked at a high temperature can also cause inflammation in the body." - Brendan Brazier, The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life (Get the book.)

"In other words, if you are planning a two-day fast, stick to raw foods for two days before you begin and continue with raw foods for two days after. You don't start fasting because you have over-indulged and want to punish yourself. A fast must be planned carefully; fasting employed correctly can result in the body performing miracles. I have seen this not only in myself, but in many other people, as well. Take the case of Ingrid, age twenty-one. Ingrid was diagnosed as having a cyst close to her anus and was told that her only option was surgery." - Mary-Ann Shearer, Perfect Health the Natural Way (Get the book.)

"By contrast, raw foods are loaded with pro-life chemicals and wholesome nutrients. And the body can use them with glorious, health-building results! In the final analysis, if the body could make use of a drug as a material with which to build healthy blood, brain and brawn, it would not be classified as a drug but as a food. When bringing something into your body, first ask, "Does this item support life or poison life?" This distinction is what takes lifesaving insulin out of the poison-drug category and puts it into the emergency replacement-drug category unto itself." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) "Another reason I didn't know about the startling benefits of raw foods is that almost all the books on the raw food diet are self-published and are therefore not found in bookstores, where 1 would peruse and purchase any books I wanted to read on health. All of my adult life, I used to go to bookstores every week, looking for new avenues to research to satisfy my curiosity about health, spirituality and other subjects. Yet I never encountered a raw food book. The only way I could research this topic was by ordering books from the Internet, obscure titles that no one has ever heard of." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"The simplest way to add raw foods is to alter cooking methods. As healing of the digestive tract occurs and as tolerance permits, fewer and fewer cooked foods are required. For example, the steaming time on vegetables may be gradually reduced so that they're eventually firm instead of soft, or they may be stir-fried to a similar consistency. Vegetables should never be boiled. Experiment to see what you can tolerate. If getting enough vegetables is a problem, you may supplement with liquid greens or capsules. (See Resource Directory." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "Fresh-squeezed lemon juice: alkalizing to the body, stimulating bile production and cleansing the kidneys Why raw foods Trump Cooked Foods Since meats are generally prepared at a temperature of at least 350 degrees and grains at 325 degrees or more, wholesale enzyme destruction occurs when these foods are cooked. Any processed foods, even uncooked, are devoid of enzymes due to the heat applied in the refining process. Freezing and refrigeration also have some effect on enzymes but result in only about a 30 percent loss." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "Normally, enzymes are present in raw foods to assist with digestion. However, many foods are depleted of their natural enzymes through cooking and processing. Without the essential enzymes needed for proper digestion, the body may not completely break down those foods to absorb their nutrients. As a result, undigested food in the digestive tract can ferment, causing gas, bloating, and other digestive difficulties. If you have trouble digesting certain foods, you may want to try supplementing your diet with some enzymes and see how it affects you." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"There are dozens of ways to do this, using just raw foods, lightly steamed vegetables, broths, fresh vegetable juice, medical foods like Metagenics Ultra-Clear, or any O combination thereof. Many excellent g books give details. One of my favorites is n The New Detox Diet by my friend, Elson jo Haas, M.D. 1/1 3. Eat a liver-friendly diet. Obviously, the fewer chemicals, preservatives, and artificial ingredients the liver has to get rid of, the better. Some foods are particularly liver friendly." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

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