Personal Diet – Raw Food for Optimum Weight-loss and Great Skin

The raw food diets goes by a lot of names, but this type of diet is one of the strictest ones out there mainly because it demands a whole lot of dedication to stay healthy while on this personal diet. As you may well have inferred from the title, this diet requires you to eat un-cooked food. And what food can be safely eaten while raw? Well, there’s always sashimi but not a lot of people are open to eating raw fish day in and day out. In fact, not a lot of people are crazy about eating raw dead animals at all. This raw food diet has very vegan leanings and while very stringent does have its good points and some bad points as well.

For you to be a qualified raw food dieter, at least 75% of the food you consume has to be uncooked and living. For something so strict the benefits must be sky high right? It depends, some of its benefits include better skin appearance, improved energy levels, weight loss and lower risk for heart disease since the raw food diet has fewer levels of saturated and trans fats than the normal diet for westerners. It also has lower amounts of sodium while containing higher levels of magnesium and potassium.

So what can you eat while on this personal diet: choose fruits and vegetables that are organic and unprocessed. You can also indulge in seeds, nuts, beans and even seaweed. Dehydrated food is also welcome along with young coconut juice and freshly squeezed juices. Take note that 75% of the food you eat must not be heated in temperatures exceeding 116F.

This type of personal diet is not for everyone as it is time consuming and very particular when it comes to methods of food preparation. Most of the meals are made from fresh ingredients and nothing comes pre-packed. Some ingredients are also hard to find and are only available in specialty shops.

Meat eaters will also balk at not being allowed to consume any meat. Children, pregnant women, c, and people suffering from osteoporosis since some minerals might be missing in this diet.