Planning Your Raw Diet With Organic Raw Coconut Oil

Planning Your Raw Diet With Organic Raw Coconut Oil

What is a raw diet?

A raw diet is a diet of 100% raw, unprocessed, uncooked and often organic foods. Raw and living foods contain enzymes and have enormously higher nutrient content than the foods that have been cooked, trans-fat free and are low in sodium.

Enzymes are important because they assist in the digestion and absorption of food. If you eat food that contains no enzymes, your body will not get maximum nutrients from the food. This causes toxicity in the body. Heating food above 50 ? C is believed to destroy enzymes in food that can assist in the digestion and absorption of food. People who are on a raw diet are convinced that by eating raw organic foods they detoxify their system promoting weight loss and will prevent or heal many diseases. They are also convinced that the greater the percentage (75% -99%) of raw foods in their diet, the greater the health benefits.

The raw food diet is Trans-fats free and is low in sodium and high in potassium, magnesium, fibre and other important nutrients.

Benefits of raw food diet

There are many reasons why people eat a raw and living foods diet.

Health: Persons embracing this type of diet invariably experience improvements in their general physical and mental status, including more energy, better health, weight loss, detoxification and more effective immune system that fights and recovers from just about any kind of disease.

Energy efficiency: Since you no longer have to cook, you don't waste electricity and help save the environment.

Since you eat organic agriculture, you help to save the planet. Most become more in-tune with their body; many report definite spiritual improvements.

No animal products are used, so the animals appreciate it.

Raw food diet is the ultimate vegetarian /vegan diet.

Raw Diet using Organic Coconut Oil

Organic certified virgin coconut oil is 100% raw coconut oil that is cold pressed under the temperatures below 50 ? C therefore is full of important nutrients such as antioxidants, enzymes, essential fatty acids including up to 57% Lauric acid, the highest content available. Most of virgin coconut oils are expeller or centrifuge processed at the temperatures much above 50 ? C making the nutrient content of coconut oil poor; they are not cold pressed or raw coconut oil.

By using organic cold pressed virgin coconut oil, which 100% raw premium quality coconut oil in your diet, you can feel that it boosts your energy levels, improves your digestion and nutrient absorption and optimising your weight by increasing metabolism.

What can you eat, if you are on a raw food diet?

Unprocessed and preferably organic whole foods such as; fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans, grains, legumes, dried fruit, seaweed, freshly juiced fruit and vegetables, purified water, young coconut milk and raw cold pressed oil. Raw plant food protein is even a better source than cooked plant foods or animal foods. At least 75% of food consumed should not be heated over 50?C.

If you are on a raw food diet you can use the following cooking techniques

Specific cooking techniques make foods more digestible and add variety to the diet including; sprouting seeds, grains, and beans, juicing fruit and vegetables, soaking nuts and dried fruit, blending and dehydrating food.

What equipment can you use?

A dehydrator, a piece of equipment that blows air through food at a temperatures below 50?C, a juice extractor for juicing fruit and vegetables, a blender, food processor and glass containers to soak and sprout seeds, grains, and beans. Mason jars for storing sprouts and other food.

What you should consider if you are going to switch to raw food diet:

Some people experience a detoxification reaction when they start the raw food diet, especially if their previous diet was rich in meat, sugar, and caffeine. Mild headaches, nausea and cravings can occur but usually last for several days.

People must be aware that certain nutritional deficiencies can occur on the raw food diet, including: calcium, iron, B12, protein and lack of calories.

Tanya Harris is a health-food and diet enthusiast who operates a business specializing in virgin coconut oil sales.