Eating Raw and Detoxification  

We are continually inhaling residues from petrochemicals, plastics and pesticides. At no time in the earth's history has the average person had to live in a more polluted environment. Along with the environmental toxins there are toxins the body builds up internally. 

The good news is, our body is always cleaning itself, detoxifying is an constant part of our lives. Detoxification is what our body does to purge the environmental and chemical toxins from your body. The skin, lungs, liver, kidneys and lymphatic system work together to remove these poisons, as they build up. If this is not done on ongoing bases toxins can disrupt every system in our body.  

If your body does not get toxins out through its own detoxification system you will get clogged with these poisons, and it will affect every cell of our body. You will start to notice a difference in your physical, mental and emotional health.  

Toxins can create such problems as lethargy, foggy thinking, mood swings, and digestive problems. Raw foods assist the digestive system in the process of taking away the dangerous toxins from the cells of the body. 

In an attempt to detoxify, our bowels, kidneys and liver can get overloaded. Our channels of elimination can become blocked. The western diet is often acid forming, and it just contributes toward being toxic. To relieve the strains on the kidneys and liver it is more important than ever to do what you can to help with the detoxification process. 

Most of the healing traditions except Western Medicine offer body purification as a way to clean out the system so that the body can heal without hindrances. 

Raw food helps to detoxify the body by flushing out these poisons. In addition to helping your bodies detoxify, raw foods provide the body with nutrients it needs to feel your best. 

The raw food diet revolves around the consumption of all natural, organic, unprocessed and uncooked fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouted grains, legumes, seaweeds, dried fruit, freshly made juices, raw carob powder, cold pressed olive oil and certain spices, seasonings and mineral water. Nothing is heated above 116 degrees F because this destroys the enzymes in the food that helps with digestion.  

What to expect on a raw food diet.  

The principle of the plan is to get rid of toxins and waste from the body. You will look great and you may start to feel great almost immediately. For many people during the first weeks, when the process of detoxification starts, you are likely to experience some negative detox reactions, such as nausea, headache, fatigue, coated tongue, foul breath, madness, etc. This is because your body is flushing out toxins. You need to drink lots of water, get plenty of rest, and don’t eat cooked food or your detox will stop. 

Sticking to a raw food diet is not difficult once you get into it. You will feel so good that you will not want to go back to the old way of eating. 

George B. Siba