How good is raw food?

How good is it for you? What healing does the raw food have on the body and mind?

Thank you.How good is raw food?
I have %26amp; continue to explore the Raw Food venue. I'm personally finding the more raw the better in my diet..but I need a balance of a small amount ot cooked foods. The ratio depends on many factors but right now it's 75/25 in a whole day with some meals being 100% %26amp; some 85%.



There are tons of wonderful helpful raw sites to give you the different views on this..many are 100% Raw.

http://www.rawfamily.com/

http://www.thegardendiet.com/

http://www.beautifulonraw.com/

http://www.living-foods.com/index.shtml



Slaint茅 (to your health)How good is raw food?
It's very good (in fruits and some veggies)....but tubers need some cooking to turn the starches to sugars...I'd go with steamed veggies myself.



Grains and legumes (beans, peas, lentils, etc.) need to be cooked for proper digestion however.
Raw foodism is not a new eating habit. It has existed since a long time. It may have some health benefits like high fiber for proper digestion, low cholesterol and low fat. But it is not the ideal eating habit. Some foods do keep their nutritious value while uncooked, but many nutrients require cooking or processing for our body to absorb it better. For example, the cancer fighting Lycopene is absorbed more efficiently from cooked tomatoes or tomato sauce. But Vitamin C from fruits die out when too exposed to heat. So, this eating pattern has both benefits and disadvantages. Moreover people following this pattern have been diagnosed as iron and B12 deficient. They have also been seen with dental erosion due to excessive munching and chewing and experience severe stomach cramps when eating excessively indigestible foods like sprouted black lentils for instance. So instead of paying too much attention to this, try to eat balanced as far as possible, whether cooked or raw. Eat a lot of wholegrain, fresh fruits and vegetables and lean protein + some non-fat dairy.How good is raw food?
It has soo many nutritional value to all plant base diet(lifestyle).You leave all the nutiriants in the plant so you intake to your body to nurish.
It's not healthy physicly for your body, I don't really no what it does on your mind but in my oppinion, raw eggs are the best in cookie dough! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!How good is raw food?
well its not bad for you thats true unless its like not cooked at all if you know what i mean!:)