In today's fast-paced world, many of us strive to achieve optimal health and a sense of inner peace. We search for ways to nourish our bodies and minds, hoping to find the key to longevity and happiness. One lifestyle choice that has gained considerable attention in recent years is the adoption of a raw food diet, particularly a vegan one devoid of meat.
Introduction to Raw Food
When we talk about raw food, we're referring to fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and grains that are consumed in their natural, uncooked state. These vibrant and nutrient-dense foods are rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and antioxidants that are often diminished or destroyed by cooking. By consuming raw fruits and vegetables, we provide our bodies with a powerful dose of essential nutrients that support our overall well-being.
One of the most significant benefits of a raw food diet is its positive impact on our health. Numerous studies have shown that a plant-based diet can lower the risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer. By eliminating meat from our plates, we reduce the intake of saturated fats and cholesterol, both of which are linked to these health conditions. Additionally, the abundance of fibers found in raw food aids digestion and promotes a healthy gut, further enhancing our immune system.
In next lines you will learn more in details about deeper impact that what you eat have on your body, mind and spirit.
“Life is too short not to eat raw and it's even shorter if you don't.”
Marie Sarantakis
Nature Has all the Answers for Our Question's
There are certain facts that we as a species have underestimated. They are as simple as possible and that could be the reason why no one is paying attention to them in this modern day of living. Amidst the cosmic canvas, Nature wield its brush sculpting mountains and breathing life in every leaf and living creature. There are no mistakes made. Nature itself is the creation of an infinite source and infinite intelligence. We are an extension of that same source. Many of us have suppressed this fact deep down and forgotten in the circumstances of growing up.
Human Body: Universe of It's own
When we compare the anatomy of humans and animals at first glance, we can see that humans have more similarities with herbivores than carnivores.
Humans have four types of teeth: incisors, canines, premolars, and molars, which each have a specific function. The incisors cut the food, the canines tear the food and the molars and premolars crush the food. While human canines may tear the food they are nothing like sharp canines of true carnivores. Our mouth are small and can fit only particular amount of food inside. Our jaws can open and close as well as move forwards, backwards and side-to-side. Cheetah with its strong jaw and and sharp teeth can kill her pray with a bite and then tear her apart and swallow whole chunks of flesh.
Fascinating design that humans have as a main part of their body are hands with long fingers and nails. Everyday life would be unfeasible without the function of capture, manipulation, sensory and tactile capabilities. Fingers and nails do not have the strength and ability to rip open flesh. But on the other hand, they can pick up fruits and vegetables easily and naturally.
Furthermore, humans have two legs to stand up tall. With their height trees of cherries and apples are easily accessible to us. With our long legs and arms, we can easily harvest the fruits. And with our nose smell juices and evaluate the quality of fruits.
Each piece of the puzzle comes together naturally and perfectly. Logic and reason, but also intuition, if we listen to them, tell us the same thing. Human beings are designed physically and spiritually to eat raw fruits, vegetables and nuts. The only question that remains is: Do you listen to your body and the inner wise voice that is given to each of us?
Main Differences Between Humans & Animals
In order to round up and complete the story of the infinite intelligence of nature, we will now make a major comparison between the two species that coexist on this planet - human and animal.
In the beginning of this section we mentioned that humans have small mouth with teeth that are designed rather more for crushing the food than tearing it. Animals with its sharp blades can kill and cut of pieces of flesh, skin and organs. They have much bigger mouth so that they can swallow big chunks of flesh without chewing. They are not seasoning or cooking their prays, like humans.
The scene is raw - blood, skin, the smell of death, the crunch of bones, juices from organs, flies.
With that vision in mind most humans would feel at least discomfort but more likely nauseous. For humans to be able to eat meat they must first season it and let it sit in spices for several hours, then cook it at 75°C.
Carnivores are with their strong bodies and fast legs designed for chasing their meal. The fastest Cheetah Sara can run 100-meter dash in 5.95 seconds while fastest human sprinter Usain Bolt ran the same distance for 9.58 seconds. Lets put it in perspective, Bolt is the fastest human being but most of population does not even have condition to run several laps around playground. It would be a different story if the statistics were reversed and there were more Bolts in the world. But it is not, which is telling you something - it is not natural. We do not have capacity to to run after pray and kill it with bare hands, but we can outsmart them and use tools to kill them.
With external differences, there are also major internal differences. Lets start from top to bottom of digestive system.
Firstly, humans saliva contains enzymes that begins digestion process while we are chewing our food. Carnivores saliva does not contain digestive enzymes.
Humans digestive tract is very long and complex, measuring 9 meters all together. Meat - eating animals have short and straight digestive tract that is resulting in their transit time of 2 to 3 hours. Humans transit time of meat is on average 40 hours. In that time the flesh in our bodies decomposes, rots and damages cells and organs.
Stomach structure is also having some differences. Humans stomachs has multiple chambers which is more similar to herbivores. On the other hand carnivores typically have single stomach chamber.
Carnivores also have high acid stomach juices. As they eat flesh, organs and bones the acid allows food to decompose into smaller pieces to make it easier to get out. Humans have much lesser amount of stomach acid because it is not needed to digest herbs, plants, fruits and vegetables.
Alen Dodić a visioner: On a Mission to Help the Masses
Author of the book "Heal yourself", a literary masterpiece that leaves an indelible mark on the reader’s mind. The book is already sold in more than 28 thousand copies. For now it is available in Croatian, Slovenian Macedonian, English and German language. After his education at the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies in Ithaca (NY), he dedicated his time to translate the new acquired knowledge and wisdom about nutrition into 300 pages of the book. The pages are imbued with the author’s profound understanding of the subject matter. The author skillfully crafted a book that speaks to readers of all backgrounds. It’s a testament to their ability to simplify complex ideas.
Here we will put some of the most interesting excerpts from the book and commentary on it.
Animal Products: Main Factors of Trouble
The protein content in human milk is four times lower than in cow's milk. For a human baby to double the weight, it takes 120 days, while in a calf it is only 47 days. We are not expected to grow three times faster.
It is not surprising that many mothers encounter complications in the transition of children from breastfeeding to cow's milk. Indigestion, abdominal spasms, haemorrhages in the intestines or anaemia, all these are possible health problems and many others.
The worst thing about eggs is the high concentration of cholesterol in the stomach, even three times higher than in meat. This is so that the chicken can develop without external energy in 21 days. In the egg is pure fat and cholesterol.
Nutritionists emphasize the value of eggs in the diet and their non-exclusion. By consuming eggs the only thing we can ensure is high cholesterol, which is a faithful participant in the narrowing of blood vessels and heart attacks.
Apart from cholesterol - which is not found in plants, there is not a single substance in the food of animal origin that plants are not richer in, but our body creates enough cholesterol for our needs even if we eat plant foods. Fiber, which is not found in animal foods, serves to facilitate digestion and prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes, blood diseases, haemorrhoids and colon cancer.
Through advertisements and expert advice of doctors convinced the population that with a plant-based diet it is not possible to enter a satisfactory amount of protein. The WHO said we only need 0.75 g of protein per kilogram of food we eat. The human body consists of 3% protein as much as plant foods.
Meat is dead and therefore we cannot call ourselves carnivores but vultures, because we eat meat that stays frozen in refrigerator for days, months, and sometimes years. Meat is hard to digest protein, and since it does not have enzymes that help our digestion - as is the case in a plant-based diet, bacteria and acids jump in on it, which lead the meat to rot, and raise acidity in the bloodstream. As a result of rotting, increased stomach acid and gases are created that travel through our body and do damage.
Children become prone to alcohol precisely because we spend our whole lives shoving sugar into their mouths, which in their small bodies turns into alcohol by fermenting. More and more common type 1 diabetes in children - precisely because when consuming sugar in the body destroys lizards. Sugar acts on the brain as an opiate and therefore forces to constantly increase the amount of consumption in order to achieve the previous effect. White sugar due to rapid burning did not give us the necessary energy, but it consumes cleansing bodies - antioxidants.
In modern times, the idea of "drawers with sweets" was popularized. Some households also have a whole pantry with sugar supplies. It's so normal that it's not normal. Children have access to sweets every day and it is understood that after lunch instead of fruit they get chocolate bar or gummy candies. With years of daily consumption of sugar, harmful consequences for the brain occur, resulting in addictions and mental difficulties in adulthood.
Cooked Food is Dead Food
Plants don't have brains or consciousness, but they're alive. Thanks to photosynthesis, they assemble the limb into plants and become parts of life, they become alive. When they enter our body, they speak the same language of DNA and therefore easily become part of us. That's why dead food just keeps us alive, because the body has one-sided communication and can't read the dead DNA record.
The silent communication that we are not aware of is taking place between us and food is crucial to the mechanism of our body. cells are our loyal teammates who make our lives possible. dead food affects our physical, mental and energy state. Our energy is not pure and does not flow with dead food in us.
Mental Health Issues
According to a new nationally representative Consumer Reports Survey of 1,947 adults - more than half of Americans regularly take a prescription medication which is on average four. Many in that group also take over-the-counter drugs as well as vitamins and other dietary supplements. Never in history have Americans consumed as much pills as they do today.
There are many cases where people come forward with chronic stress or nervousness in search of a medical solution. Then they are prescribed unnecessary pills with far stronger doses. After using them, the same patients experience harmful side effects in the form of depression and suicidality. Tablets are prescribed for absolutely everything. In many cases where they are by no means needed and where they have a counter effect and endanger human lives.
Lets see what author Dodić has to say on this topic.
Hospitals in every branch of medicine are focused on the consequence, not the cause of the disease. whether mental or physical. In order to feel good, we need a balanced ratio of hormones in the body. To be happy, we need the hormone serotonin. Tryphtan is an amino acid responsible for the production of serotonin in our body, and is found in nuts. Panic and depression are the result of poor dead food in which there are no quality amino acids that encourage the formation of hormones.
Sexuality & Food
Hormones play crucial role in functioning and development of sexual organs.
Estrogen is produced in the ovaries and is responsible for the development of female secondary sexual characteristics. It also regulates the menstrual cycle and affects the reproductive system, including the development of the uterine lining during the menstrual cycle. It is also present in males in smaller amounts.
Progestogen is Also produced in the ovaries following ovulation, progesterone prepares the uterus for a fertilized egg and supports pregnancy. It works in tandem with estrogen to regulate the menstrual cycle.
Testosterone is commonly associated with males, but testosterone is also present in females in smaller amounts. In males, it’s produced in the testes and is essential for sperm production and the development of male secondary sexual characteristics.
Therefore, the root cause of confusion in our body occurs if we eat a piece of an animal; we also ate her hormones. With this, we have caused a stir to the glands, but also to the brain. This explains the unnatural heightened hairiness in women and even male aggression in them, while some women are simply masculine. Men can also increase estrogen, which makes them more and more feminine.
Dr. Joel Kahn: The Holistic Vegan Cardiologist
Dr. Joel Kahn is a renowned cardiologist who emphasizes the importance of plant-based nutrition and integrative medicine for heart health. He is known as “America’s Healthy Heart Doc” and operates the Kahn Center for Cardiac Longevity in Bingham Farms, Michigan. A popularized doctor who advocates a plant-based diet as an essence for a healthy heart and the whole body.
I stopped eating every animal product when I was 18 years old, so 46 years ago. So I’m a living, breathing, long-term vegan, long-term whole food, plant-based eater, and a healthy one.
No prescription drugs, no surgeries, excellent health, pretty low Glycan Age. And I think the diet is a part of it. You know, I give the most credit for intelligent discussions of nutrition to the University of Southern California scientists. Dr Valter Longo has done research with another ageing expert, Morgan Levine, PhD that suggests from animal models and then human studies, that a low protein diet is actually an advantage until your older years, you’re less likely to stimulate pathways that increase mTOR activity, increase IGF-1 levels, promote cancer, maybe promote atherosclerosis.
So he actually recommends 0.4mg/kg of protein until you’re in your mid to late 60s, which I’m getting pretty close to. That’s half of what the US government recommends. They recommend 0.8, and Dr Longo says in your mid to late 60s, you should increase the protein intake, but also lift some weights, get in the gym, and do some push-ups.
Said Dr. Kahn in his interview for Kahn Longevity Center .
Love Your Heart ♥
Our heart, a tireless pump within, is the cornerstone of our vitality. Yet, in the hustle of life, its whispers for care often go unheard. Heart health is not merely the absence of disease but the pursuit of a lifestyle that cherishes this vital organ. Awareness is the first step; it empowers us to recognize the signs our body sends and to nurture our heart with what it truly needs—balanced nutrition, regular exercise, and a smoke-free breath. Let’s pledge to listen to our hearts, for in its steady rhythm, lies the dance of life.
In his short and powerful downloadable pamphlet, “Heart Attack Prevention Guide,” Dr. Kahn outlines seven steps you can take to help you avoid heart disease:
Don’t smoke
Exercise 30 or more minutes every day
Sleep at least seven hours each night
Maintain a normal weight
Eat five or more servings of fruit and vegetables each day
Live with a sense of gratitude
Enjoy a small amount of red wine if it doesn’t cause you problems
It's not just one factor the answer for heart attack or heart disease. Lifestyle is a prerequisite for illness or health, both the heart and any other organ. Heart disease can develop for more than a decade, so it can be seen that everyday habits have built internal abnormalities.
Transition to Raw Whole Plant Diet
Beyond personal health, adopting a raw food diet also has profound ethical implications. The meat industry has been criticized for its treatment of animals, with many creatures enduring unimaginable suffering in factory farms. By choosing a vegan lifestyle, we actively contribute to reducing animal suffering and promote more compassionate and sustainable practices. Furthermore, the immense resources required for large-scale animal farming contribute to environmental degradation and climate change. By embracing a raw food diet, we can significantly reduce our ecological footprint and help protect our fragile ecosystems.
We are giving you some basic tips you can orient to, if you have in mind taking your health in your hands and start living the life you deserve.
Start Slow - If for the first time in your life you have decided to switch from an animal diet to a live plant-based diet, you should keep in mind a balanced and slower transition. Before taking action, it is important that you align yourself with the new decision in your life. Substantiate the action with a lot of information from different sources that teach a plant-based diet, watch documentaries, join groups on social networks where are people who practice this way of life.
Composing Menu - What must be emphasized is that in a plant-based diet it is not necessary to spend hours every day in the preparation and cooking of meals. There is no cooking in the raw diet - because it is raw. If you are a gourmet and like to spend time in the kitchen there are culinary and recipes for raw plant-based diet that you can check out.
Plant Pallete - What you choose to use in your diet is your choice. If you are not a fan of certain vegetables or fruits of course you do not have to force yourself to consume them. You don't have to worry about minerals, vitamins and proteins. If you live on a raw plant-based diet, health is a guarantee.
Eat when you feel hungry. when your diet consists of plants you can not eat too much. Nuts will help you feel full, if you can not easily get satiated. It is possible that you will find it harder to get satiated in the beginning of a new diet, but when the body is cleansed of all toxins and pests it is possible that it will require less food. It's just important to listen to your body. What it tells you can't be wrong.
Here is pallete of plants you can incorporate into your diet:
Fruits: Such as apples, bananas, grape, avocado, berries.
Vegetables: Including leafy greens like spinach and kale, as well as broccoli, carrots and cauliflower.
Nuts and Seeds: Like almonds, walnuts, flax seeds, chia seeds, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, sesame seeds and so on.
Seaweeds: Some common are nori, kombu, wakame, dulse, arame, umibudo.
What to Expect in First Months on Raw Diet
Here are some of the things you can expect, everyone is different so these can vary:
One of the first things visible to the eye will of course be the reduction of the current weight. If you already have ideal body weight, by intake of nuts and some of the fruits, you enter natural fats and thus maintain a balanced weight of your body.
Depending on how many years you have been on animal and dead food, the body will need time to cleanse itself of all toxins. Headache, diarrhea, frequent stool, changes in the skin and so on. Every new change you feel in yourself in the beginning is the result of cleansing your body. Embrace them and accept them. Your body is wise and absolutely intelligent. With it's ability to regenerate and adapt to change you get a new chance at life.
After about 4 weeks, more obvious changes will begin to occur on a plant-based diet. Besides the weight, you will have a lot more energy, your skin will be regenerated, clean and shine. If you've had health problems, you'll notice that they're retiring. It depends on the severity of the disease that much time will be needed. It is important to keep in mind that the body needs to accept and process new information. It begins to heal itself. Embrace a new way of life unconditionally, with positive thinking and balance in your head and on a plate, will contribute to a new dimension of physical reality.
A few months have passed and you are still disciplined and you have more and more physical evidence to support the thesis that food is responsible for the state of the human body. You have plenty of energy, diseases have receded, your mental state is no longer in the fog. Your mind is calm and focused. The quality of life has improved by 100%. You see reality with other eyes, eyes of vibrating colours, senses, joy and pure delight.
If you've encountered all of these nutrition facts for the first time, we understand. You may feel as if the curtain has opened in front of your eyes and a new reality stands right in front of you. The environment fed your illusion of what is healthy, what is disease and how it occurs, the necessity of pills and life in anxiety, obesity and unhappiness. Most of the things that are in our minds from the very beginning, from our first steps, do not necessarily mean that they are true. We are beings who have received as a gift intuition. We can also think critically about the things we believe in. What are beliefs? Thoughts that are repeated over and over again. Everything is relative. It's time to start thinking for yourself.
We have come to the end of this rich information article, the decision to adopt a raw plant food diet, particularly a vegan one, is a personal choice that can have a profound impact on our health, the welfare of animals, and the environment. By nourishing our bodies with fresh, uncooked fruits and vegetables, we provide ourselves with an abundance of essential nutrients while reducing our reliance on animal products. Let's embrace the power of raw food and take a step towards a healthier, more compassionate world.
If you have encountered these facts for the first time, this may be your basis for further research on this extremely important topic for life. Open your minds and critical thinking, no one else can do it for you. The world changes with the individual. That individual is each of us, including you.
Life can be lived differently from "normal". Raw plant-based diet is the NEW normal!
Take that step today and experience the transformative power of raw food!
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