Is Raw Food Good For You?

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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.