What Type Of Raw Food Diet Will Work Best For Me

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What Type Of Raw Diet What Type Of Raw Diet Will Work Best For ME?Will Work Best For ME?

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What Type OF Raw Food What Type OF Raw Food Diet Will Work Best For Diet Will Work Best For

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๏ There are many different types of raw food diets out there.

๏ There are also different ways of increasing variety, nutritional value and digestibility of raw food

๏ This is a quick summary of:• the main areas associated to

raw food diets, • arguments for, • and arguments against using

such diets and practices.

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The following areas will be addressed throughout the slides:

๏ Dairy๏ Grains๏ Legumes๏ Superfoods๏ Juicing๏ Dehydrating๏ Sprouting๏ Fermented Foods๏ Alkaline Diet๏ Food Combining๏ Vegetarianism๏ Veganism๏ Fruitarianism๏ RawMeat

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DairyDairy

Arguments For:๏ Good source of bacteria and immune

antibodies (if raw/unpasteurised)๏ A source of calcium๏ Convenient and easily source

Arguments Against:๏ Have been in human diet

<10,000 yrs๏ An immune response to dairy is

common๏ No other animal consumes milk

other than in its infancy๏ Proteins, fats and calcium

molecules are damaged in the processing

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GrainsGrains


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Arguments For:๏ Convenient and easily sourced


<10,000 yrs๏ An immune response to grains

(particularly gluten and wheat grains) is common, even wholegrain versions

๏ Processed grain in particular are linked to numerous health problems

๏ Most cannot be consumed raw

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LegumesLegumes


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Arguments For:๏ Source of protein, carbohydrates,

vitamins and minerals๏ Adds variety to the diet


<10,000 yrs๏ Take time to prepare i.e. must

be soaked before cooking (unless consumed from a can, which should be avoided as much as possible)

๏ Cannot be consumed raw

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SuperfoodsSuperfoods


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Arguments For:๏ Contain higher levels of vitamins,

minerals and antioxidants๏ Some are suggested to aid

detoxification

Arguments Against:๏ High levels of a given nutrient

is not necessarily a good thing, especially if it is not suited to your metabolism

๏ Often expensive

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JuicingJuicing


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Arguments For:๏ Concentrated levels of vitamins,

minerals, antioxidants, phyto-nutrients and enzymes

๏ Fast way to raise nutrition in the diet without needing to “eat” a lot of veggies

๏ Can add detoxifciation

Arguments Against:๏ Some ingredients could trigger

blood sugar imbalances๏ High carbohydrate and

potassium contain may not suit some metabolisms

๏ Must be drunk within a short space of time

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DehydratingDehydrating


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Arguments For:๏ Alternative to cooking that

maintains nutrient and enzyme content of the food

๏ Increases variety in a raw food diet๏ Some cooked and processed foods

can be imitated

Arguments Against:๏ Can be time consuming and

involve preparation๏ Can take a long time to

dehydrate foods

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SproutingSprouting


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Arguments For:๏ Destroys phytic acid found in

grains, legumes, nuts and seeds๏ Increases the vitamin, mineral and

enzyme content of the food

Arguments Against:๏ Requires preparation and

organisation

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Fermented FoodsFermented Foods


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Arguments For:๏ Increases levels of nutrients and

enzymes๏ A useful source of good bacteria๏ Foods are “pre-digested” by the

bacteria they contain

Arguments Against:๏ Requires preparation and

organisation๏ Some argue that they can

have an acidifying effect on the body

๏ Some argue they are not “live”

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Alkaline DietAlkaline Diet


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Arguments For:๏ Entails eliminating a lot of poor

quality foods๏ Raises the quality of foods

consumed

Arguments Against:๏ The importance of the pH of

the ash of a food in determining its overall acidifying or alkalizing affect on the body is questionable

๏ Any given food can have alkalizing or acidifying effects on the body

๏ The diet assumes everyone is overly acidic

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Food CombiningFood Combining


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Arguments For:๏ It can aid the breakdown and

absorption of nutrients๏ Can help alleviate digestive

complaints

Arguments Against:๏ Some of the theory is illogical๏ There are better ways of

dealing with digestive complaints

๏ Consuming fruit in isolation may trigger blood sugar problems in some

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VegetarianismVegetarianism


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Arguments For:๏ Animal products can cause a lot of

health problems๏ Some statistics show vegetarians to

be healthier than meat eaters๏ Better for the environment๏ Less harmful to animals๏ Religious reasons

Arguments Against:๏ High risk of nutritional

deficiencies๏ Vegetarians, in general, tend to

adopt healthier lifestyles than meat eaters, which more likely explains their better state of health

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VegetarianismVegetarianism


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๏ The metabolism of some individuals rely on meat in the diet in order to maintain a balanced state of internal health

๏ There is some controversy as to whether vegetarianism is better for the environment. Such an argument largely oversimplifies the situation

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VeganismVeganism


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Arguments For:๏ Many of the same arguments as for

vegetarianism๏ For the most part dairy is harmful

to human health๏ Most of the fish in the world today

contain high levels of toxins

Arguments Against:๏ Arguments as those against

vegetarianism

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FruitarianismFruitarianism


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Arguments For:๏ No cooking and minimal

preparation is involved๏ The nearest species to man, apes,

eat a high fruit diet๏ Eating such a diet is reported to be

accompanied by optimal weight, less sickness and more energy

Arguments Against:๏ Could cause blood sugar

management problems in some

๏ Involves eating a lot and often๏ Fruit typically lacks fat,

protein and minerals

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FruitarianismFruitarianism


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๏ Some peoples metabolisms require high levels of fats and proteins (and animal products) in order to function properly

๏ Seems very unnatural in the context of our evolution

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Raw MeatRaw Meat


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Arguments For:๏ Fats and proteins will be

undamaged meaning their consumption will be much healthier than when they are cooked or processed

๏ Contain higher quantities of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phyto-nutrients

๏ Most of the worlds population have evolved from am ancestory that ate raw meat

Arguments Against:๏ Greater risk of infection๏ Takes time for the digestive

system to adapt to such food

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Raw MeatRaw Meat


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๏ Requires a strong immune and digestive system in order to breakdown the food and prevent infection

๏ Meat and raw meat in particular will not be suited o the metabolism of everyone i.e. those that need much more carbohydrates and less animal products in their diet

๏ Animal products take longer to digest than plant based products

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๏ Because of our unique make up, each of us respond differently to the same food, thus there is no one “healthy” diet out there that will work for everybody.

To understand this point in greater depth

more please see my slides on “Why Raw

Food Diets DO And DON’T Work”.

๏ The key to knowing what type of diet will work best for you is to understand the type of metabolism you have. The science of Metabolic Typing provides a solution to this problem.

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In the context of Metabolic Typing:๏ Veganism and vegetarianism will

work very badly for some metabolic types but much better for others

๏ Juicing will not work well for some metabolic types

๏ The types of fruits and vegetables that should be juiced will vary

๏ Raw meat will not work for some metabolic types

๏ Some superfoods will be far from “super” and may have an opposite affect to that desired

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๏ Metabolic Typing recognises the impact of foods on certain bodily systems that determine the acid/alkaline affect of the food far greater than the ash of the food, which is the principle idea by which Alkaline Diets are based.

๏ In order for the bodies organs, glands energy systems to work best; some Metabolic Types require lots of fat and protein in the diet whilst others need many more carbohydrates. The idea that we need high amounts carbohydrates or sugar in the diet for energy is vastly oversimplified and does not stand up.

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Learn More…Learn More…

You can learn more about the concept of Metabolic Typing by viewing the

following resources (links are contained in the text

to the right):

My slideshow on:• When and Why Raw Food Diets DO

and DON’T Work

๏ My You Tube Video on Metabolic

Typing๏ My FREE teleconference on “What

Foods and Diets will Work Best for You?”๏ My FREE eBook “The Raw Truth”

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