Using Food As Medicine (11)

In the first part of this article, I emphasised that 60 per cent of our ailments are caused by poor diet. I also pointed out that a lot of people believe that diseases are only caused by infections but forget that we are what we eat.
In other words, a poor diet leads low immunity thus one is frequently exposed to minor or in most cases serious ailments such as anaemia or organic failure that can cause liver or kidney damages.
Consequently, excessive consumption of a particular food such as carbohydrates or protein can lead to obesity or cancer in extreme cases. Its thus advised to always eat different variety of foods to improve one’s body nutrient.
Naturalists believe that fresh foods are the best of what the body needs. These consists of fresh vegetables and fruits even natural oils such as olive, palm oil and coconut oil, among others.
Raw foods are living foods. In addition, they are easily digested. Uncooked foods are rich sources of valuable blood- building minerals, revitalising vitamins and life giving enzymes.
To extract the medicinal benefits of food, fruits and vegetables should be eaten raw whenever possible. Cooking does deplete and destroy precious vitamins which may result  in loss of vitality.
Raw foods are living foods, rich in elements that can revitalise, rebuild and sustain your health. Raw foods contain vitamins, minerals, enzymes and protein.
It has been discovered that most ailments such as ulcer, arthritis, rheumatism and diabetes can be effectively treated or managed with raw fruits and vegetables.
For instance, ulcer patients can enjoy the soothing relieve of non fibrous diet made  up of banana, carrots and potatoes blended or grated raw.
The nourishing substances from fresh foods reach into the cells. These substances carry oxygen which are destroyed by cooking.
Nutrients in raw foods bring about the constant interchange of energies and substances in the blood cells and this helps to eliminate body wastes, while nourishing and restoring in the same process.
One way to use food as a medicine is to learn how to take raw juice, fruits and vegetables. This can be done gradually like blending and drinking raw carrots, cucumber or apple juices.
For instance, water melon can be blended to clean the system. The minerals in watermelons help remove toxic wastes in the body. The should be eaten only without  mixing with other fruits.
Those with high blood pressure, skin diseases could improve their situation by adopting to a raw food therapy to help them manage their health.
Adopting a raw food eating habit is one sure way of improving our health and vitality. It will help supply fresh nutrients to refreshen us.