Maintaining a Raw Food Diet and Things to Think About
In todays advertising are constantly reminded with ads about where, how and what we should be eating. Our own common sense tells us that too much of this “food” we eat is unhealthy but it tastes so good that it’s hard or sometimes impossible to resist. What could end up happening is a downturn in your physical health if you are not willing to change your diet or exercise.
Just like physical fitness, our own emotions play an integral part of our nutrition and well being. We’ve probably all had the experience of receiving some bad news or been on an emotional roller coaster and suddenly losing your appetite. This clearly shows that our emotions are an vital part of how your body addresses and processes food. It’s a very important part of your health.
Even if you’re a veteran raw-foodist, hopefully you will find some key thoughts in this article that will help you refine your diet and improve your overall health program. Here are some things to consider
1. The evil food cravings
As we make the decision to start a raw food diet we feel the need for processed and cooked food. This need is persistent and hard to resist but is a perfectly normal experience.
In has been my experience that there are two reasons for our cravings: our nutritional and emotional responses.
Continuing to have cravings for cooked processed foods because of the failure to adhere to a regular habit of eating your vegetables and fruits makes it easy to pinpoint the nutritional aspects.
Consuming too much fat from the calories in the fruit is the hard part while still getting enough minerals from your greens.
Some of our cravings come from eating or consuming too much fat. The best defense against cravings is by forming a “healthy” approach to nutrition that includes a “low fat” diet.
There are several sites like www.fitday.com will show you what your daily calorie intake of fruits and veggies should be but remember that an average fit man consumes 2500 to 3000 calories while an average fit woman consumes 1800 to 2500 calories each day.
2. Physical Fitness should always included daily
Did you know that physically fit people are not necessarily healthy? Have you heard of athletes that have died of heart attacks? You can be physically fit and not healthy but not healthy without being physically fit.
You may think that you are healthy just because you are watching what you eat. You must also include a regimented fat intake and exercise routine in order to truly be healthy.
People who are physically fit not only digest their food better, the whole process of nutrition is dramatically improved with an improved fitness program. This means the food you eat will be assimilated better, you’re blood sugar will be more under control, and numerous other health advantages.
Staying or starting a physical fitness program has always been the hardest to maintain. This is usually our weakness but staying on the path and making it a routine will make it easier to achieve your goal.
3. Make sure and Eat Fruit Before Each Meal for the best affect.
Most people like fruit don’t they? Well how about including it as a before meal snack? This has the effect of making you more full when you eat your regular meal be it lunch or dinner. Don’t stuff yourself with fruit though, just enough for a good snack before each meal and you’ll find yourself eating less.
When you’re making the move to a raw food diet make sure and include fruit at the beginning of every meal like we mentioned earlier. Did you get in trouble when you were a kid for eating fruit before a meal? Now that we’re grown up we need to change our eating habits by satisfying our sweet tooth’s with fruit which will curb our craving.
4. Eating Whole Grain Products
While simple sugars don’t keep us going for long the 100% whole grain produce contains complex carbohydrates that our convert to fuel at a slower rate keeping us going longer. As the toxic waste build up in our bodies we need something to clean it out. That’s where the grains come in with fiber and natural antioxidants to help flush out our bodies. The evidence has become overwhelming over many years from many experts that state how beneficial grains are to our diet. Our own ancestor were physically fit and worked until they were well on in years on a mostly grain diet. Including grains rich in complex carbohydrates are always a great choice in your diet.
There is no mistaking it, you can either make the time and take 2 months to start a regular routine putting a healthy raw food diet lifestyle together, or you can take 2 years or 20 years out of your life! Choosing the shortest route to success will be doing your body good.
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