Gluten the Enemy

Raw food diet

By Ms H    Judit Hadnagy

The diet regime of eating foods in its natural state, uncooked fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds raw or heated at highest 48⁰C called raw food diet. Raw food, consist of enzymes, phytonutrients are enzymes, so the digestion of raw foods are easier then cooked foods. Raw food has high efficiency, the energy from food goes to every cells because does not contain any toxins. They reinforce immune system. Balances the sugar level, control weight.  Raw foods make the pH of the blood higher, slightly alkaline, helping to prevent disease.  Raw foods also enhance oxygenation. They have anti- ageing effect. They improve mental health. This diet may include a selection of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, eggs, fish, meat and dairy products.  It may also include simple processed foods such as various types of sprouted seeds, fermented foods such as yogurts, kefir, kombucha  and sauerkraut. The diet rejects pasteurized, homogenized and produced with the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides.  

Are any cooked foods allowed on the raw food diet?   Minimise the cooked food to 20-25% of your daily meal. Cook non gluten-free grains: bulgur wheat, gluten –free grains: quinoa, millet, buckwheat, teff oat brown rise, been. You are allowed to steam or sometimes roast or grill vegetables. Cook warm soup.  Your meal should start with salad first in this case the raw vegetables will have a better digestion.

Health benefits of raw food diet :

1.     They make most effective use of enzymes helping the digestion.  Cooking, high temperature denatures enzyme.

2.     Improve digestion- links to the no 1 point – having greater number of enzymes in the food it digests easier and passes through the digestive area quicker than cooked food.

3.     Boost metabolism. raw food has no or much smaller amount of toxins, so less energy of the body needed to get rid of toxins more energy goes into feeding every cells.

4.     Reinforce immune system raw food eliminates toxins from the body so the immune system can focus on fighting against bacteria and viruses.

5.     Controls blood sugar level and weight, plants contain small amount of calories, you can eat as much as you want cravings disappear.

6.     Balances pH of blood – slightly alkaline is healthier, prevents diseases, which needs acidic pH.

7.     Maximize anti-ageing : healthier cardiovascular system, vibrant skin stronger more flexible bones,  enhanced eyesight and  hearing, greater fitness.

Do you need to take any supplements?      Take B 12 vitamin, which is obtained from the meat, probiotics, enzyme is advised. Taking other vitamins and minerals depend on your state of heath and fitness.

 Recipes of smoothies

Green smoothie

Ingredients

·      1 kale leaf 
steamed for 2 minutes

·      1 green apples 


·      1⁄2-inch ginger root 


·      4 large celery ribs 


·      1 cucumber 


·      1⁄2 lemon 


·       2 Handfuls of spinach

·      Water up to your taste

Directions:


Wash all products

Place them into the smoothie maker