The Healing Powers of Raw Food
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It is said that sickness starts in the colon. If the colon is not well fed it will bring disease and illness to
the body. A diet high in raw food consumption helps the colon to heal thus the body gets well also. My journey to raw foods began after illness set in. At only 28 years old I was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer and one of my first steps to healing was to start eating 100% organic and include as much raw, unprocessed food as I could.
The fact that the vitamins, nutrients, minerals and enzymes necessary for healthy body all reside in food that is whole and live is proof enough that a diet that is high in raw foods is best for the body. People who eat a greater percentage of living, organic foods are generally free of most illnesses, have greater mental clarity and higher levels of energy. I know I have never felt better and only a couple years ago my number was almost up.
The body is amazing in its healing power but without the proper nutrition it can not function in the way it was created. To make the body a dumping ground for dead, cooked, and processed foods is ignoring the laws of nature where the body is concerned. Raw foods help the body do its work and provide healing power to any diseased parts it may have. Raw foods are not necessarily miracle foods that heal you…they are just the ultimate in nutrition for your body. Raw foods heal because the more you consume raw and unprocessed the less you are eating the processed foods that can and do harm you.
When food is cooked beyond a specific temperature the necessary nutrients are then depleted the body’s immune system weakens at an alarming rate, causing colds, flu, diabetes, heart disease, allergies, and other illnesses and conditions to enter your body. Raw foods build the immune system to it optimum defense level giving it the fighting power if needs to keep disease where they belong – outside of your body.
There is evidence that many fruits and vegetables have nutrients that not only build the immune system but also kill cancer cells and/or stops the spread of the often debilitating disease. Fruits and vegetables have phytonutrients that include antioxidants. These nutrients help prevent chronic diseases such as cancer.
Think about a slice of cooked pizza. After you eat it, what does your body do with it? Much of it gets absorbed into the body and it is then used as raw materials to build new cells. Will those cells function properly? Or will they be a reflection of the poor nutrients they were built with? Wouldn’t you rather your body build cells with a stronger nutritional foundation, perhaps from leafy greens and fresh fruits? I know which option sounds better to me. It is painfully obvious.
If you are one who suffers from forgetfulness or declining thinking skills, a diet high in raw foods will help you be more alert, think shaper and more logically. On a raw food diet you may experience the elimination of body odor and halitosis.
There has also been much focus on alkaline/acid food consumption. Scientists have discovered that healthy people have systems that are more alkaline and less acidic. An alkaline body is more conducive to health and well-being in contrast to an acidic one. If the body is more inclined towards acidity the pH balance is undesirable and it increases the risk for infections from bacteria, yeast, parasites, and viruses. Cancer thrives on acidic conditions. A healthy person’s body fluid pH level should be between 7.1 and 7.5. Most raw foods are alkaline forming thus we have one more reason why raw food has healing powers.
A diet high in raw food consumption helps the body to work at a level conducive to healing. When the
body is properly furnished with the nutrients it needs to thrive then a longer healthier life is a definite possibility. If you are sick in some way…raw foods may be just what you are looking for.
I recommend reading The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life by Timothy Brantley. According to Dr. Brantley, most health problems are not caused by genetics or germs but by the standard American diet. Drawing on Brantley’s groundbreaking research and his years of working with nutritional healing, The Cure contains a revolutionary step-by-step program that can flush toxins out of the body, restore balance, promote natural healing, and increase vitality.
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12.10.08 at 12:43 am
breastfeeding comments:
I have never seen such a success story as my mother. She has faught over 16 forms of cancer and won ever battle. She won these battles because she faced her fear head-on and never denied her illness.
By denying have an illness or the possibility there-of is going to deny you the chance of a cure.
And please watch what you eat. I am a firm believer that high-fructose corn syrup is a major benefactor to illness. Our body does not know what to do with it. Why do you think we can drink soda after soda without feeling our thirst has been quenched?
anyways, I am going on and on.
breastfeedings last blog post..Cancer-causing chemicals in cooked meats