At Raw Food Live Food, we believe that "healthy" is just the minimum requirement. What we all really want is excellent health, lots of energy, clarity of mind, and a vibrant and active lifestyle. Getting there and staying there is a lifelong commitment. At Raw Food Live Food, our goal is to help you stay on course.
It’s our belief, at Raw Food Live Food, that the foundation of good health is feeding our bodies properly and that means eating raw food. Of course sleep, exercise, and stress management all contribute to good health.
The truism or cliché, “You are what you eat,” is more relevant today than ever before. Part of this is due to the influence that the global AgriFood business now has over what we consume and what we know about food. Another part is that we generally lack the scientific knowledge to distinguish scientific fact from pseudoscientific hype when the two are closely intertwined. So, things like energized water and life-changing nutritional supplements are presented with compelling arguments. But are we being misguided? 
At Raw Food Live Food we hope to provide you with the information you need to make your own informed decision about the benefits of introducing raw food into your diet and building up raw food consumption to at least 50% of your diet. Your elimination system can get rid of the toxins created from eating the other 50% as cooked food. And, we intend to present raw food facts, not pseudoscientific hype.
A raw food diet is about eating mostly uncooked and unprocessed plant foods: fresh vegetables and fruits, raw nuts and seeds, sprouts, beans, dried fruit and other raw foods; all preferably organic. Raw Food studies done in the European Union have confirmed that organic raw food can have higher levels of nutrients including vitamins, antioxidants, and omega-3 and CLA fatty acids. Organic raw food also lowers levels of heavy metals, pesticide residues, and other undesirable chemicals.
Despite popular belief, raw food is not more expensive and time consuming to make than cooked food. It takes no more time to shop for, prepare, and serve raw food than it does cooked food. And done correctly, a raw food diet can be less expensive and time-consuming.
Raw food has (live) enzymes that are invaluable in the digestive process, helping break down components in food so the body can absorb them. Cooking destroys the live, natural enzymes found in raw food that assist in the digestive process. Raw food also helps speed the elimination of toxins that build up in the digestive system. Fiber from raw food such as fruits, vegetables and grains adds bulk that physically cleans the intestines and also chemically binds to toxins, aiding in their removal from the body.
Eating mostly cooked and processed foods contribute to acidifying the body thereby disrupting its natural alkaline state (a state that's supported by raw food). When raw food is heated above 118 degrees Fahrenheit it goes through quite a transformation at the cellular level. You may not notice this change in terms of flavor or appearance but it’s quite profound. The negative changes to raw food include the destruction of enzymes that contribute to good health and good digestion and the creation of free radicals and carcinogens. 
Of course, free radicals and carcinogens are known to wreak havoc to our bodies, also at the cellular level. And they’re frequently showing up in health studies as causing us to be more susceptible to serious illnesses and diseases like diabetes, cancer and heart disease. They can also cause us to become overweight and age prematurely. Essentially, with a mostly cooked food diet, our bodies take in more acidic toxins than they’re capable of eliminating. And this causes a constant disruption of the natural alkaline state our bodies strive to maintain (e.g., a healthy body) and that raw food supports naturally. Naturally nutritionally dense organic raw food is great for your body. Ounce for ounce, organic raw food contains more nutrients than conventionally grown food. With organic raw food, you’ll find you are more energetic and eat less.
It’s our belief, at Raw Food Live Food, that the foundation of good health is feeding our bodies properly and that means eating raw food. Of course sleep, exercise, and stress management all contribute to good health.
The truism or cliché, “You are what you eat,” is more relevant today than ever before. Part of this is due to the influence that the global AgriFood business now has over what we consume and what we know about food. Another part is that we generally lack the scientific knowledge to distinguish scientific fact from pseudoscientific hype when the two are closely intertwined. So, things like energized water and life-changing nutritional supplements are presented with compelling arguments. But are we being misguided? At Raw Food Live Food we hope to provide you with the information you need to make your own informed decision about the benefits of introducing raw food into your diet and building up raw food consumption to at least 50% of your diet. Your elimination system can get rid of the toxins created from eating the other 50% as cooked food. And, we intend to present raw food facts, not pseudoscientific hype.
A Raw Food Diet
A raw food diet is about eating mostly uncooked and unprocessed plant foods: fresh vegetables and fruits, raw nuts and seeds, sprouts, beans, dried fruit and other raw foods; all preferably organic. Raw Food studies done in the European Union have confirmed that organic raw food can have higher levels of nutrients including vitamins, antioxidants, and omega-3 and CLA fatty acids. Organic raw food also lowers levels of heavy metals, pesticide residues, and other undesirable chemicals.
Despite popular belief, raw food is not more expensive and time consuming to make than cooked food. It takes no more time to shop for, prepare, and serve raw food than it does cooked food. And done correctly, a raw food diet can be less expensive and time-consuming.
Raw food has (live) enzymes that are invaluable in the digestive process, helping break down components in food so the body can absorb them. Cooking destroys the live, natural enzymes found in raw food that assist in the digestive process. Raw food also helps speed the elimination of toxins that build up in the digestive system. Fiber from raw food such as fruits, vegetables and grains adds bulk that physically cleans the intestines and also chemically binds to toxins, aiding in their removal from the body.
Raw Food and the Alkaline Body
Eating mostly cooked and processed foods contribute to acidifying the body thereby disrupting its natural alkaline state (a state that's supported by raw food). When raw food is heated above 118 degrees Fahrenheit it goes through quite a transformation at the cellular level. You may not notice this change in terms of flavor or appearance but it’s quite profound. The negative changes to raw food include the destruction of enzymes that contribute to good health and good digestion and the creation of free radicals and carcinogens. Of course, free radicals and carcinogens are known to wreak havoc to our bodies, also at the cellular level. And they’re frequently showing up in health studies as causing us to be more susceptible to serious illnesses and diseases like diabetes, cancer and heart disease. They can also cause us to become overweight and age prematurely. Essentially, with a mostly cooked food diet, our bodies take in more acidic toxins than they’re capable of eliminating. And this causes a constant disruption of the natural alkaline state our bodies strive to maintain (e.g., a healthy body) and that raw food supports naturally. Naturally nutritionally dense organic raw food is great for your body. Ounce for ounce, organic raw food contains more nutrients than conventionally grown food. With organic raw food, you’ll find you are more energetic and eat less.
