What is the most natural diet?
A natural diet is one consisting of fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts and seeds in their natural state without them being processed in any way that would alter their nutritional and natural state. I believe that we were meant to eat foods in its most natural state. This means a living-foods, plant-based diet.
One does not see any of the animals in the vegetable kingdom cooking their food. So why should we do so? All these animals manage to live healthy full lives. Yet, as human-beings, throughout the years we wonder why are encountering more and more diseases and illnesses threatening our health.
I always try to imagine what a child would do if left to his/her own devices in terms of choosing his/her food. If the child had to pick between a colorful fruit from a tree or a dog or any other animal around him/her, most likely the child would go for the first choice picking a juicy strawberry and most likely try to play or just observe the other. It is not our humane instinct to grab an animal and reap it into pieces and eat it without any tools. We are not built to do that and it is unnatural to do so. The only reason most of society eats meat and cooks most foods is because it has been taught to us. As kids we are not given an option to act and behave according to our natural instincts. I remember being a little girl and disliking milk. However, my mom would force me to drink it in spite of my disliking it so much. If left alone I would have never touched milk again; and that is exactly what I did when I was old enough to make my own choices!
I believe that it is not casual at all that natural food comes uncooked in its natural state as provided in nature. In our attempt to make food more palatable or digestible we have resorted to fire and manipulating our food. All methods of cooking to one extent or another alter the quality and nutritional value of the food we eat. Therefore, if we want to get the most nutritional value out of our foods we ought to return to more simple ways of preparing our foods which do not involve cooking it. You will be surprised to see how if you start feeding your body uncooked fresh foods it will start to crave those foods more and more. Ironically, the more ‘raw food’ one eats, the more cooked and processed food starts to feel and seem less appealing to the point that eventually one stops having so much desire for processed foods.
This shift in our taste and perception is not casual. It is due to the fact that our bodies gravitate towards that which is natural if given half a chance. Once one has been eating raw food for a while, it is possible to trust more and more the intuitive food choices that come from within in terms of the type and quantity of food our bodies need. Many of the foods that for long were consumed in its cooked form will become unpalatable in their raw state. We can then know that it is time to stop eating or stop including these cooked foods in our diets. The more ‘raw’ one eats the more certain foods that used to taste good stop to entice us. Also as we try foods in their raw state we realize that certain foods do not taste good in their raw state. For instance, I would not want to eat raw potatoes! A good rule of thumb is: “If it does not taste good in its raw state, then it is better not to eat it. ”
Therefore, eating raw fruits and vegetables makes sense because this is what we are supposed to eat. It is the most natural and normal way to eat and live for the highest exchange of life-force and least loss of energy.
Natural foods contain their full life-force. However, the life-force in food is destroyed when it is exposed to heat. Life-force is the most important factor in food. If you doubt this, just try for yourself. See how you feel when you eat vibrant and living fruits and vegetables, and how you feel in comparison when you eat dead foods like meat and cooked potatoes. The difference of life-force in your body should be enough to convince you of the benefits of raw fruits and vegetables. Think of how you feel after a typical Christmas dinner. Most likely you will feel tired and without much energy to do much of anything. Next time around try an all raw meal and you will be left feeling clear, bright and full or radiant energy! This is because a raw natural meal contains all its life-force intact while in the cooked one, the life-force has been destroyed.
Diets which are not plant-based or include much cooking may lead to deteriorated health such as dental corrosion due to excess consumption of added sugar, and body organs impregnated with various residues of cooked, flavored, and otherwise processed foods containing chemical formations not found in Nature. Many of these signs of illness do not appear until later on in life when our bodies have accumulated too many residues. Sometimes, at this stage when the signs of sickness appear it can occasionally be too late to reverse the situation in extreme situations. Others, depending on the condition of our bodies and how deteriorated they happen to be, one can recover its optimal health by following a raw diet, enzyme rich juices and a change in lifestyle that includes exercise, love and compassion in one’s life. This is why we never question our patterns of eating until it is too late and an illness has appeared. The problem is that our bodies strive to live and they put up with our poor eating conditions for a long time before they show any real signs of deterioration. Because it is not always easy to receive accurate messages of the level of deterioration or toxicity in our bodies, it is always better to prevent by treating our bodies with the natural plant-based preventive diet and foods which it is made to receive.
Think of the body as an engine, it requires very specific care. It is our responsibility to give that quality care to the vessels of our spirits.
In the end it is always your own personal choice to select the optimal diet to enjoy your highest quality of life and receive the most nourishment and life-force from your nutritional plan and lifestyle.
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