Raw Food

Healthy, delicious vegetarian cuisine made with living foods.



 First Things First



Food can be called raw if it has not been heated above 42C (104F).
Sometimes referred to as living because the enzymes have not been destroyed or denatured by the cooking process. The damage caused to the enzymes in by cooking can reduce the nutritive value of a meal.


This diet can have some great benefits.
Everyone knows that fresh fruit and vegetables are nutritious but eating them raw can add great benefits such as:

• Live enzymes and vitamins offer the best nutrition
• Eating an organic raw food diet can allow the body to release toxins. This can lead to better health and possibly help to eliminate some diseases.
• If you need to lose weight, eating this way will almost always lead to weight loss without the feelings of hunger and fatigue that accompany many diets.
• Those who eat this way find they have more energy and a better skin tone; often they will start to look younger.

Why eat MORE fruits and veggies?

 

Color & Texture. Fruits and veggies add color, texture … and appeal …  to your plate.

 

Convenience. Fruits and veggies are nutritious in any form – fresh, frozen, canned, dried and 100% juice, so they’re ready when you are!

 

Fiber. Fruits and veggies provide fiber that helps fill you up and keeps your digestive
system happy.

 

Low in Calories. Fruits and veggies are naturally low in calories.

 

May Reduce Disease Risk. Eating plenty of fruits and veggies may help reduce the risk of many diseases, including heart disease, high blood pressure, and some cancers.

 

Vitamins & Minerals. Fruits and veggies are rich in vitamins and minerals that help you feel healthy and energized.

 

Variety. Fruits and veggies are available in an almost infinite variety…there’s always
something new to try!

 

 Quick, Natural Snack. Fruits and veggies are nature’s treat and easy to grab for a snack.

 

Fun to Eat! Some crunch, some squirt, some you peel … some you don’t, and some grow right in your own backyard!

 

Fruits & Veggies are Nutritious AND Delicious!

Benefits of natural food

                     A natural, organic, healthy food diet is something you should consider a must, not a wish. Yes, my grocery budget had to increase, but only slightly. And every time I buy local, organic fruit and vegetable produce, I realize I'm voting for a safer, healthier food supply with my food dollars. If I'm going to scrimp on something, I'd much rather it be a piece of clothing, a pair of shoes, or even a haircut. Scrimping on food really doesn't make sense, since the quality of the food you eat really does determine the quality of the life you lead. Garbage in, garbage out, as they say.

Why eat a natural food diet?

           Do you need more energy? Are you looking for the ultimate weight loss food? Have you ever wondered if there was a simple, quick fix for your lack of energy? Eating natural foods, real food, is the quickest, easiest way you'll ever come across to change your life. A natural food diet is a smorgasborg of quick diet fixes. I'm speaking from experience because when I started a natural food diet, problems that had been plaguing me for years started to disappear faster than I could have ever imagined. 

              The truth is, the processed foods that fill the shelves in our local grocery stores are killing us. Slowly, maybe, but killing us nonetheless. I know I sound like I'm selling something here, and in a way, you could say I am. I'm trying to sell you on the fact that the food industry is never going to be looking out for our best interests because our best interests aren't in theirs. They need to make money, and cheap, fake food makes them a lot more money than wholesome, natural food...

Introduction to Naturopathy

                    The natural way of healing Naturopathy shows the way.... God has not given us any disease for which he has not provided a remedy, only we must have the vision to look at it! Naturopathic Medicine, or Naturopathy, is a system of medicine that uses natural substances to treat the patient and recognition that the patient`s mental, emotional, and physical states must all be treated for a lasting effect.

                   Naturopathy is based on the belief that the body is self-healing. The body will repair itself and recover from illness spontaneously if it is in a healthy environment. Naturopaths have many remedies and recommendations for creating a healthy environment so the body can spontaneously heal itself.

Though the term Naturopathy was coined in 1895, this type of medicine had been practiced for hundreds, if not thousands of years prior. The fundamental difference of Nature Care with other systems is that theory and practice are based on holistic view point whereas the latter`s approach is specific. Nature Care does not believe in the specific cause of disease and its specific treatment but takes into account the totality of factors responsible for disease such as one`s unnatural habits in living, thinking, working, sleeping, relaxing, sexual indulging etc.

                 It also considers the environmental factors involved which on the whole disturb the normal functioning of the body and lead it to a morbid, weak and toxic state. The foundation of Naturopathic medicine is the vitalistic philosophy of the healing power of nature. This means that within every human organism there is a healing energy, which includes our immune system in the fuller sense of both the physical and the psyche, which is responsible for our wellness and our ability to heal and maintain health.

Principles of Naturopathy

       Naturopathy is a holistic, natural healing system that focuses on the prevention and treatment of diseases and promotion of the self healing process. This method of treatments includes herbs, massage, fasting, detoxification, acupuncture, hydro therapy etc.

It blends the old, natural, traditional therapies with the current study of health. Naturopathic doctors follow six principles of healing based on the observation of health and diseases with scientific methods.

-The healing power of nature-

It is believed that human body has an inborn ability to heal itself and maintain and restore good health. So, here the Naturopaths teach the patient about the self-healing skills of the body by identifying the cause and eliminating the impediments and establish a healthy internal and external environment.

-Do not harm the body-

The main emphasis is on avoiding any harm to the patient. The Naturopaths develop methods which minimizes the risk of harmful side-effects to the body. The diagnosis, treatment are all measured keeping in mind the individual`s healing process and refer for proper treatment when naturopathic healing therapies are incompatible to the patient`s health.

-Identify and treat the cause-

-Every illness of the body occurs with a cause. The Naturopathic doctors seek to identify the cause and treat the patient rather than just suppress/eliminate the symptoms.

-Heal the whole person-

A broad approach to diagnosis and treatment: Naturopaths take into account the patient`s over all mental, physical, environmental, emotional, social, spiritual factors that affects the health.

-The physician as Teacher-

The Naturopathic doctors teach the patient and instill in mind the self-responsibility for their own good health. With strong encouragement and motivation, the physician maintains a therapeutic potential of a good doctor-patient rapport.

-Prevention is the best cure-

-The most vital health care method is the prevention of disease and can be achieved through education, promotion of healthy lifestyle/healthy living. The Naturopaths evaluate the risk factors and make timely interventions to prevent illness.

This Articles ather Rathiloganathan Selvraj EXPERIENCES WITH NATURAL FOOD

     My name is Rathiloganathan and I am 33. I am living in India, married and have two daughters of age 10 and 5. I was a non-vegetarian before and I also used to take lot of milk and milk products like milk, curd, butter, ghee, buttermilk, cheese etc. I was having wheezing problem, pain in the body, continuous sneezing in the morning,  sweating in the body etc. I use to give 3 glasses of milk everyday to my elder daughter when she was 5 years old  thinking that milk is very nutritious with calcium and protein. She used to suffer from cold and cough very often. I was under the impression that I was providing the most nutritious combination of food - egg and milk. Yet something was wrong with her immunity that she fell sick often. Visit to the physician became a regular affair, atleast once in a month. When my second daughter was born I consumed lots of egg in my diet thinking that it will help in lactation. I became so fat and I weighed 75 kgs (My height is only 150 cms) and it also resulted in lots of complications to the body. My husband suffered from migraine, kidney stone and rheumatism. My search of health books for the correct diet ended with the book IYARKAI UNAVE NOI THEERKUM MARUNTHU written by Shri. M.A.Appan  in Tamil. The topic of the book means that NATURAL FOOD IS THE MEDICINE FOR ALL DISEASES. Reading the book I was totally amazed to know that the author himself who was a leprosy patient in his younger days got rid of leprosy and is leading a healthy life. Though he tried all types of treatments, he did not get cured. On the advice of his brother Shri. Ramakrishnan he stopped all medicines and ate natural food only and got rid of leprosy. He is now living in kulasekarapattinam of Tamilnadu. He is 70 now and takes care of  3 acre land all by himself. Many persons had told their experiences regarding natural food  in that book. I was more and more amazed to read that many coma, epilepsy, asthma, cancer patients who were left hopeless by the allopathy doctors have got cured by natural food. So I stopped non-veg and reduced milk and milk products in my diet. Before that I used to buy 2 litres of milk every day for my family. Now at present I have completely stopped milk and milk products after 4 years. At the same time I started to include natural food (raw and uncooked food) in my diet. Gradually I got rid of all my diseases without any medicines. My daughters and my husband are also healthy now. My weight came to 51 Kgs without any exercise. I feel very active and enthusiastic now. It has brought positive changes in my character too. Now I am tolerant, smiling, cheerful and relaxed with  sound mind. I am a working mom. I am able to balance both home and office at ease. I don't get stressed up or get exhausted at the end of the day. I work on computers and still have healthy eyes/vision. I don't have eye irritation, watering of eyes etc even if I work for long hours (12 hrs) in the system. I wish the readers to follow this diet and be healthy.

BLOOD AND NATURAL FOOD

     Blood is alkaline. Raw food is also alkaline. Raw food maintains the alkaline nature of the blood easily. When food is cooked it becomes acidic. Cooked food taken turns the blood to acidic nature.  Hence the body fights to turn the blood into alkaline to maintain the health. When it fails to do so we become a prey to
diseases.

HOW TO FAST?

              Only water should be taken when thirsty.  Those who can't can take juices. After the sickness has reduced juicy fruits and fleshy fruits can be included little by little for a few days.  Then after recovery nuts can be included.  During fasting taking rest is a must.  If airy places are available rest can be taken there.  Energy losing activities such as watching TV, talking more, listening to music, walking long distances should be avoided.  The body should be helped to divert all its energy to cure the body.  Due to fasting the toxin level in the body gets reduced. Since the toxin level is reduced the diseases also gets reduced.

TO INCREASE DIGESTIVE POWER

             2 spoons of ginger juice daily will help those with weak digestion.  The white colour sediment which settles after the juice is taken should not be eaten. Juice taken should be kept for 15 minutes for the sediment to settle and then taken with a spoonful of honey.  Not advisable for ulcer patients.  They can chew cumin
instead.  Drink warm water made by boiling cumin and pepper in it.

CAN KIDNEY FAILURE PATIENTS DRINK WATER

       Kidney failure patients can drink water when they are thirsty provided they are on complete natural diet (mainly on juicy fruits).  If more juicy fruits are included in the diet the less thirsty he will be.  Acupressure can also be given to the kidney point in hands and legs. Salt and sugar should be avoided completely.

               Kidney stone patients should drink lots and lots of water to dissolve the stone formed.  They are formed because of the lack of body's capacity to absorb the calcium.  Hence they tend to crystallize in the form of stone.  This arises due to the non-functioning of thyroid gland and it can be cured easily by giving
acupressure on kidney and thyroid gland point. (More details in the book Health in your hands Vol I By Devendra Vora ). Following juice diet will give faster results. (Banana stem juice will be helpful).

HOW MUCH WATER TO DRINK?

               There is no minimum and maximum limitation for drinking water in natural food.  One can drink water whenever he feels thirsty.  The concept of drinking 3-5 litres of water daily to purify the body  applies only to those on cooked food.

HOW TO GAIN SELF CONTROL TO CHANGE TO NATURAL FOOD

                    (1) Follow Acupressure and giving pressure on the endocrine glands.
                    (2) Meditation.
                    (3) Reading more and more about natural food. (Daily atleast 2 pages)
                    (4) Having contact with people who take natural food.


PREPARING MENTALLY

One should prepare himself mentally before starting natural food.  This article would have given the reader a general idea of natural food and how it functions in the body.  Interested persons can go in for more reading through books and websites.  The more and more informed he will be able notice and understand
the changes in his body.  He won't get panicked at the elimination process. Persons who take natural food to recover from their illness should be prepared mentally well about the treatment he is to be given. His co-operations play a vital role for recovery.

He should keep his mind away from negative thoughts.  Fill it with positive thoughts like 'I am going to recover' 'I am going to be happy and cheerful'.  Keep away from people who laugh at naturopathy and changing diet.  Laugh a lot. People who laugh a lot rarely get diseases.

SAYINGS REGARDING NATURAL FOOD

                               (1)   Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
                               (2) Health is wealth.
                               (3) Eat to live; don't live to eat.
                               (4) Eat water drink food.(drink water little by little and eat food after chewing well.
                               (5) Medicine and food should be one and the same.
                               (6) Indigestion and Constipation are the basic diseases for all other diseases.
                               (7) God created fruits; Devil created cooking.
                               (8) Bed coffee will make us fall in bed.
                               (9) Eat for the body and not for the tongue.
                              (10) Salt and sugar are poisons.
                              (11) Good air is equal to 100 ounce of medicine. (Japanese Proverb)
                              (12) Doctor is present where sun is absent-Spain proverb
                              (13) Wake at 5 take food at 9 (morning)  Eat  at 5 sleep  at 9 (evening)
                              (14) Where the stomach is big the brain is small - German Proverb.
                              (15) Over eating kills more people than famine and war.
                              (16) Taking food after sunrise and before sunset increases the life span.

NATURAL FRIDGE

Fruits should be eaten when it is fresh itself to avoid loss of nutrition. It is not wise to refrigerate and eat.  Fruits can be kept fresh without keeping in fridge by a simple method.  Take a broad vessel ( size according to need ).  Fill it with sand.  Pour some water on it to wet the sand.  Spread a thin cotton cloth over it.  Keep the vegetables and fruits over this cloth.  This will help to a certain extent to keep them fresh.  Water should be sprinkled over the sand whenever necessary to keep it wet.  Greens can be kept with their stems  immersed in water for a day to keep them fresh.  The best way is to purchase whenever necessary and use as soon as possible.  They can also plant fruit trees grow greens, vegetables in their gardens instead of other decorative plants.

A/C BOON OR A CURSE

Air-conditioning is a curse.  It is not at all necessary.  It prevents the toxins coming out from our body in the form of sweat.  We take steam bath, banana leaf bath etc to bring out the toxins in our body where as A/C does just the opposite.  Hence it is wise to avoid A/C in our rooms.  Whatever is against nature is not necessary.  Moreover long time intake of natural food removes all the toxins from out body and hence sweating will reduce from our body and consequently there won't be any need for fan, A/C etc.  Whatever against nature is not necessary. The chemicals used in A/C and refrigerator affects the ozone layer which prevents us from the harmful UV radiations of the sun.

PHYSICAL CHANGES AFTER LONG TERM USE OF NATURAL FOOD

                 (1) Body will change to its ideal weight according to height with stamina to work for long hours
                         without tiredness.
                 (2) Skin will be soft, flexible and appear young without wrinkles. The problem of wrinkles while
                         reducing weight through other systems (exercises, gym activities, reducing the food,        
                         capsules)won't be there.
                 (3) Hair will become soft.
                 (4) No need for moisturizing lotion for skin, luxury soaps and oil, shampoo for hair.  If required
                        any grain flour can be used instead of soap and  methi soaked in water for 8 hours and
                        grinded serves as a wonderful  coolant and shampoo for the hair. Aloevera can be used as a
                        natural moisturizer for skin and shampoo for hair. The inner gel can also be eaten. It is also a
                        wonderful medicine for white discharge   and other menstrual problems in women. It can be
                        very easily grown in pots and garden and it requires very less water for its growth.
                 (5) Eyes will be clear and sparkling.
                 (6) Tongue will be clear without white patches.
                 (7) Body will become light as a feather.
                 (8) The body will take us where we want and we need not lift our body.
                 (9) Nails will become strong without white lines and breaking of nails will stop.
                (10) Teeth will become stronger from what they had been.
                (11) Dandruff will disappear.
                (12) Colour of gums will change from black to red due to good blood circulation.
                (13) Black marks around the eye will disappear.
                (14) Mind will become sharp.
                (15) Breath with be deep and regular.  There won't be any gasping for breath.
                (16) Can look young.
                (17) Pus won't form on wounds.  Pain won't be there.  Blood will clot soon and loss of blood will
                       be prevented.
                (18) Voice will become soft and sweet.
                (19) All internal and external organs will become powerful and highly efficient.
                (20) Uttar black skin will change to reddish black.

SIMPLE NATURAL FOOD RECEIPES

                        a.   Natural milk: Coconut milk. (Jaggery or honey can be added for children.

                        b. Carrot juice: Carrot + coconut + Ginger ( a small piece)

                        c. Natural chocolate milk: Coconut + Dates The above juices can be taken with a help of 

                              mixie at home itself.  No need to go for tinned juices which is harmful.

                        d. Vegetable salad with less salt more pepper and drops of lemon.  (Cumin powder + 

                              coriander powder can be added for taste).

                        e. Fruit salad: available fruit pieces + honey

                        f. Grinding coconut + dates and making it into a laddu and topping it with cashew nut and 

                             dry grapes will make a wonderful snack for children.

                        g. Fruit juices with pieces of fruits floating in it.

                        h. We can form our own receipes to suit our taste, family needs and available natural food 

                              in our  living area. The natural food once prepared should not be kept for long and 

                              should be consumed fresh.

NATURAL FOOD- ONE STOP SOLUTION FOR ALL WORLD PROBLEMS

(1)     World will escape from plastic usage since cloth bags can be used to purchase fruits and tinned and preserved food not required. Manufacturing of  plastic goods and killing animals for eating and leather
goods will stop ONLY WHEN DEMAND DECLINES.
(2) Bad habits will vanish.
(3) Ahimsa will flourish.
(4) Peace will prevail.
(5) There won't be any caste, race, religious, linguistic, colour and country wide differences.
(6) Unity will exist.
(7) There won't be population explosion.
(8) Blind beliefs won't be there.
(9) Women will get independence from cooking.
(10)  Divorces will disappear from the society.
(11) Fuel consumption for cooking will reduce and hence the CO2 in the atmosphere.
(12) Economy will improve.
(13) Famine will vanish.
(14) Fire accidents won't be there.
(15) Forests won't be cut down for wood.
(16) All the agricultural fields will change to orchards.
(17) Sufficient rain and underground water will be there due to these orchards.
(18) The dried leaves of the trees will itself become the fertilizer for the trees.
(19) Soil erosion will be avoided due to the roots of fruit trees
(20) Due to the shade of these trees global warming can be avoided naturally.( A simple solution to the      
 world wide problem the scientists and ecologists are yelling at to save the world for our future generation)
(21) Pure air can be obtained from these trees.
(22) No necessary for law enforcing organizations as crimes will disappear
(23) Food adulteration not possible.
(24) Food storage (holding & storage)  for black market not possible since the natural foods cannot be stored for long time. Whatever is in demand in the market will only be produced.
(25) World without any problems can be formed.
(26) One world (Real Global Village), One race, One Government can beformed.
(27) Distance from the greedy, cruel, disastrous, competition warring
present modern life which is the basic cause of disaster, war  , calamities to
a calm happy, healthy, harmonious life which originally designed for human beings by mother nature is the distance from the product on our dining table (cooked food) to the natural food.

TO THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS

                              Habits once formed are very difficult to overcome. Some parents may argue that during young age let them eat whatever they want. After their middle age they can control their diet.  But they are making the grave mistake of making their children a slave for taste.  Don't over feed.  Over feeding decreases the brain power.  They are harming more than helping by over feeding their children.  Let what they eat be nutritious even if it is in small quantity. There is no need to show our affection through over feeding. If they refuse food let them fast.  There is no harm if a child misses a meal. He will automatically take food after he feels hungry. A lean playful child is healthier than a fat lazy child. Pregnant women and newly married couples can take lot of natural food in their diet and meditate to have both physically and mentally strong children. Parents and teachers play a vital role in spreading this message to the younger generations. Children spend more time with the teachers than with their parents. Hence they can tell their students about natural food and their benefits in their classes through books, stories, puppet shows, slides, games etc. A healthy disease less world will bloom in future.

MAN IS THE BEST CLOWN OF THE UNIVERSE

Man's basic NEEDS are food, clothing and shelter.

(1) Food - Fruits and nuts

(2) Clothing - 2 sets of dress enough for man. We can get that from the cotton plant and the hand made spinning wheel (used by Mahatma Gandhi). No need for textile industry and their dyes which pollute the rivers.

(3) Shelter - we  can get from the mud houses and huts. (earthquakes are caused by the big building and dams which we build.  It is not the earthquakes which kills, it is the buildings which get destroyed during
earthquakes which kills.

     For the above three we need not disturb the eco cycle.  The eco cycle will remain balanced. No need for Industries and factories which spit enormous chemicals into the environment. The other things which we do are for our GREED.  Our greed is killing us through weapons, famine, flood, tsunami, earthquakes, violent wind etc.
  
     Man is the most intelligent (He can create himself by cloning) and he is also the most  foolish (He can kill himself through weapons created by him) of all the creatures.  He is a 2-in-1. Hence we can crown ourselves with the title BEST CLOWN OF THE UNIVERSE.

    Will man realise before the last tree is cut down in the world he can't eat and breathe money?