| In the past, raw food has languished amid erroneous | | | | storm for ill health and premature death. Chemicals |
| connections to E.coli and salmonella illnesses. The truth | | | | cause the immune system to be suppressed and |
| is both E.coli and salmonella live beneficially as part of a | | | | cause unhealthy changes in whatever food is grown in |
| health gut flora. Given this fact, the idea of eradicating | | | | them. Cooking further acidifies and destroys any |
| these microbes is ridiculous, especially since they are | | | | nutrients that might remain. Acidic food creates an |
| everywhere. Are we better off for our extensive use | | | | acidic body pH. Couple that with nutritionally dead and |
| of anti-bacterial soaps and creams? for waging war | | | | empty calories and you've got the perfect |
| on "germs"? Not in the least. In reality, we're worse off, | | | | environment for a whole host of ailments from the |
| because anti-bacterial products kill everything and | | | | common cold to cancer. |
| cause bacterial imbalances. They are basically | | | | At last, the benefits of an organic raw food diet are |
| pesticides. Ironically, they actually contribute to bacterial | | | | beginning to come to light. Not only is organically grown |
| infections, which arise when an imbalance occurs and | | | | raw food nutritionally dense, enzymes, which make |
| there is an overgrowth of a particular bacteria. | | | | raw food bioactive, accompany those nutrients. Raw |
| Interestingly enough, even the idea that these bacterial | | | | food is living food designed to support living organisms. |
| overgrowths are the actual problem and not an | | | | It's no accident that raw food detox diets and raw |
| immune response to a problem has yet to be proved. | | | | food weight loss diets work. They give the body what |
| But incidences of over-growth aside, many of the | | | | it craves. All it needs is cooperation from your brain |
| cases of so-called E.coli or salmonella "poisoning" are | | | | and your tongue. |
| really anaphylactic reactions to medications. | | | | There are great raw food recipes that will trick your |
| So, why the war on raw foods if they're so healthy? | | | | tongue into thinking you've not changed your bad |
| Without getting sidetracked and going into the details | | | | eating habits at all. There are also ways to find the |
| of the economics and politics of food, simply follow the | | | | motivation to ignore your taste buds and eat it |
| money. No doctor gets paid if you're well, only if you're | | | | anyway. But even that is short-lived. Since you get |
| sick. The obvious motivation of the medical community | | | | new taste buds every two weeks, you only have to |
| is illness. Without it, there's no profit. Think about that | | | | put up with protests from you tongue for a short time. |
| next time you're asked to contribute to a disease | | | | When the new taste buds take over, they'll love the |
| foundation. They only get paid to look for a cure, not to | | | | new raw food. So, what are you waiting for? It's time |
| find it. But, I digress... | | | | to get healthy and get raw about eating. |
| In short: chemicals plus cooked food is the perfect | | | | |