Once upon a time, when a person still did not know how to handle fire and cooked food on it, he ate everything raw and felt great. Civilization, however, taught him the heat treatment of products, and they began to lose their initial advantage. Processed food is not so rich in vitamins, fiber and trace elements. Therefore, now some of us are ready to return to raw food, positioning it as a way of life.
A person who feeds on raw foods does not suffer from excess weight. You can even reset for a few months 8-10 kilograms.
Daily diet means excluding from the food of all cooked, roasted, baked and boiled. That is, no cereals and soups, sugar, alcohol, baking and bread. Glucose comes from fresh vegetables and fruits. Dairy products are used by the raw in unpasteurized form. He also eats raw mushrooms. Basically it is an industrial mushroom champignon.
Meat and fish also enter the menu, despite the animal origin and not subjected to heat treatment. Although, of course, most of the raw food are vegetarians. They allow themselves only eggs and milk, feeding on vegetable food. A more strict principle is the vegan raw food, where all animal food is excluded. There is also less common fructarianism, when a person eats only raw fruits and berries.
The cuisine of raw food is not as simple as it seems. Mistresses do not spare time to search for fresh meat products, sprout beans and seeds, dries the sun, herbs and fruits, dried fruits and mixes various gifts of nature. Dried vegetables and mushrooms are more delicious due to the fact that useful substances remain in their original form and after the moisture evaporates.
In addition, products that have not been processed are better and even prevent many diseases. For example, it is better to use all kinds of cabbage in raw form, as it reduces the risk of bladder cancer, even if it is only 6-8 times a month. Raw vegetables can prevent oncology of the digestive system. The carotenoids strengthen the immune system. To maintain beauty, health and energy, vitamins B and C are important, which do not tolerate heat treatment.
However, raw food can not only benefit man. Let's consider all the pros and cons of this way of life.
Benefit:
- Protection from diseases: rheumatism, atherosclerosis, kidney disease, hypertension and oncology.
- Cleaning the body and fighting with constipation, due to the rich fiber content in food.
- Getting rid of excess weight and faster sense of satiation.
- Many remaining in food vitamins and minerals.
- The burst of life energy.
Harm:
- Lack of certain nutrients and minerals: iron, calcium, fatty acids.
- Non-heat-treated products that cause digestive disorders and exacerbation of gastrointestinal diseases.
- The existence of products that are better absorbed by heat treatment: tomatoes, meat, eggs and fish.
- Impossibility of destruction of all harmful substances and bacteria (salmonella, Escherichia coli, solanine).
- Loss of products of a part of useful properties during delivery and storage.
- Contraindications for diseases: allergies, pancreatitis, colitis, ulcers, pancreatic and gallbladder diseases.
You can avoid some of the negative effects of raw food, if you still decided on this step:
- try to eat only very fresh foods;
- Wash vegetables, fruits and herbs under running water;
- for wiping fruit, use only a plastic float (metal deprives them of vitamins);
- "raw" dishes eat immediately, because when stored, harmful microorganisms reproduce;
- chew longer and do not drink a lot of water so that your stomach does not swell;
- Make variety: experiment with seasonings and spices.
When choosing raw food, your diet should be full and varied in the ingredients and methods of cooking them. Take care of changing the lifestyle of a sensible and careful, because this depends on the safety of your health.