| When starting out on a raw food diet it will be | | | | against colds, flu, measles etc. |
| prudent to get some perspective as to where | | | | Clearly even just incorporating a raw vegan food |
| you stand right now. First and foremost, don't | | | | diet in bits can yield more benefits that you can |
| just accept the hype surrounding raw food diets | | | | enjoy. The biggest fact that will most probably |
| and just jump into it. Rather take it slowly and | | | | stop you is the "routine" that you have become |
| easily and incorporate a raw food diet into your | | | | acclimatized to. You know the old 3 meals a day |
| daily life. So here are the most important things | | | | routine that is so common everywhere. While |
| that you should know when starting out on a raw | | | | being an office goer might warrant the need to |
| food diet:a. Raw food is rich in dietary fiber: This is | | | | have three meals a day (although by no means |
| almost critically important to maintaining a good | | | | necessary) you should try to have little "snacks" |
| digestive system, in fact every stomach related | | | | or "mini-meals" several times a day. Eat only as |
| problems from stomach burns to gastritis, | | | | much as you feel like. The biggest problem with |
| constipation and even appendicitis.b. Raw food is | | | | the three meal routine is that people end up |
| high in caretenoids like beta-carotene which is | | | | literally stuffing themselves as they wont get to |
| extremely important in protecting you against | | | | eat for many hours. |
| cancer and other life threatening ailments.c. You | | | | Try some raw recipes and see what works for |
| can eat as much as you like and still not get fat.d. | | | | you, in the end only you have to gain and there is |
| It can help you conquer obesity and help you stay | | | | absolutely nothing to lose. |
| slim.e. It can boost your body's natural defenses | | | | |