Just 51% Raw Food Will Give You a Health Boost

Most people who get into raw food don’t eat a 100% raw

diet for various reasons. The great news is that you can receive many of the

benefits of raw foodism without the dedication that’s required to be entirely

raw: just eat at least 51% in weight of raw food at every meal. Why does this

work? Because that magic number allows your body to recognise enough of the

food to digest it, rather than attack it.

When you eat cooked food, your body doesn’t recognise it:

it causes leukocytosis. This is where white blood cells are released into the

stomach to deal with the “invader”. Your body doesn’t know the difference

between cooked food and a virus. Having leukocytosis many times a day is the

reason why our bodies can end up in a terrible auto-immune self-attacking

state. Imagine the lift from your body’s load if half of your food was raw and

you didn’t suffer from leukocytosis. Knowing this, we can now easily choose to

create better health for our whole family.

Just remember the magic number: 51% in weight of raw food

at each meal. Easy. Easy. Easy.

If you feed yourself or your child cooked food, it shouldn’t be

calorie-laden and nutrient deficient. Choose whole foods that are lightly

cooked, minimally processed and mixed in with lots of raw foods.

Sweet potatoes, buckwheat pasta, steamed vegetables,

hummous, wild rice and sprouted breads are all great choices for the person who

eats some cooked food.