| g a raw food diet has been around for many | | | | food. This includes such foods as raw fruits and |
| years, but only recently has it started to come | | | | raw vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Raw foodists |
| into popular practice. There are many raw food | | | | believe that the more raw food in the diet, the |
| recipe books on the market now, as well as raw | | | | healthier it is, so some eat a 100% raw diet. |
| food restaurants. Much information can be found | | | | It can be extremely difficult for most people to |
| online in the form of support groups, forums, and | | | | stick to a 100% raw diet so various types of raw |
| newsletters. | | | | foodism have developed. The living foodists eat |
| Many people are drawn to the raw food diet | | | | foods that are alive and full of enzymes such as |
| initially as a means of losing weight, since there | | | | sprouted seeds and sprouted nuts. Juicarians take |
| are many testimonials to be found of amazing | | | | their raw food in the form of fresh raw juices. |
| weight loss stories using the raw food diet. Others | | | | A small minority of raw foodists go as far as to |
| discover the raw food movement while searching | | | | eat raw meat and raw milk. This practice can be |
| for alternative cures for chronic or fatal diseases | | | | dangerous in today’s world however due |
| such as cancer. There are also many testimonies | | | | to contamination concerns. And another small |
| to be found claiming the raw food diet cured | | | | offshoot of raw foodists will not eat food that |
| various illnesses. | | | | has come into contact with a machine at all |
| In any case, one soon discovers that this is not a | | | | including juicers, dehydrators, or blenders. Instead |
| new fad diet. Eating raw food has been practiced | | | | they choose their raw food in its natural state. |
| since ancient times and in fact was probably | | | | The underlying principle of raw foodism is the |
| man’s initial diet. The raw food diet is | | | | practice of eating living foods instead of dead |
| more of a lifestyle change to a healthier more | | | | processed food. Living foods are full of enzymes |
| natural way of eating that supports the body. | | | | and thought to have more life force and be |
| The raw food diet is based on eating raw vegan | | | | better for the body. |