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Article Series: Raw Food Diet
What
Are The Benefits Of The Raw Food Diet?
Suggestions
For a 10 Day Raw Food Cleanse
If you want to rejuvenate, find new energy
and bring a sense of well being into your life, plus lose a
few pounds, what better way than through undertaking a raw
food cleanse?
Raw food is almost always healthier than the foods that most
of us are choosing every day. If you eat only fresh,
unprocessed foods, you will automatically cut out all refined
sugars and
flours and most fatty foods. During a raw cleanse, you will
eat very simply and your body will thank you for that!
The raw cleanse can last from 7 to 10 days. You will need
to do some planning ahead of time. Social occasions can be
difficult when you are eating raw so if you want to make your
detox as easy as possible, try to pick a period of time when
you do not have any business lunches, restaurant meals or visits
to family. If people are visiting you that's fine because you
can control what you eat. It is possible to take your own food
when eating at somebody else's house but it can be hard for
them to understand so it will be much simpler if you can find
a clear week in your diary for your cleanse.
The
day before your cleanse begins, try to eat as simply as
possible with plenty of fruit and vegetables. Avoid eating
a lot of meat or fatty, sugary foods and stay off alcohol.
If you drink more than two cups of coffee/tea per day, cut
down gradually in the days leading up to the cleanse to avoid
caffeine withdrawal headaches during the cleanse.
Then begin your cleanse with a 24
hour fast, starting from
the time that you finish your evening meal on the last day
before the cleanse. So imagine I am starting a cleanse on a
Saturday. I eat dinner on Friday evening, finishing at 7.30
pm. I don't eat or drink anything else after that except water,
until 7.30 pm on Saturday, day 1 of the cleanse. Then I will
have my first raw food meal.
During
the cleanse you will eat anything that is the fresh,
non-fatty fruit, leaves, stem or roots of a plant, without
cooking it. This includes salad, vegetables and fruits. You
can have as much of these as you like, whenever you like, but
do be sure to include at least one pound of green vegetables
each day. This will give you a broader range of minerals than
if you eat fruit only, which means you will have fewer cravings.
Celery is great if you have cravings for salty foods.
Be sure to have a wide variety of ripe fruits and vegetables
in the house at all times during your raw food cleanse. It
is important to be able to have whatever type of fruit or vegetable
you feel like eating.
There
are a few fatty fruits that you should avoid. These
include avocado, coconut and durian (jackfruit). You will also
avoid nuts, seeds and oils. There is no need for any dried
herbs or seasonings, although you can use fresh herbs in small
quantities if you want. You will not need any drinks other
than water. Be sure to wash all foods well.
You can make a simple salad dressing by blending equal quantities
of tomato and cucumber in the blender. Add a few herbs or red
bell pepper if you want.
If you want to continue eating a raw food diet after the end
of the cleanse, you can add some fats in the form of nuts,
avocado, unpasteurized cheese etc. The cleanse program does
not contain all of the fatty acids and other nutrients that
are needed for a long term diet.
Be aware that you may have some detox symptoms in the first
few days of the cleanse and in some cases these can be quite
severe. Check with your medical adviser before going on a raw
food cleanse, especially if you are pregnant or nursing or
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: 2010
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