Posts Tagged ‘raw nutrition’

Dandelion Supreme: Raw Food Recipe for Raw Vegan Diet

May 10th, 2009

Dandelion Supreme

eating raw foodsThis living food recipe for the raw food diet is a great source for strong greens and an excellent detoxifying recipe.

Dandelion is often referred to as the “weight-loss” herb.

Dandelion helps to purify the lymphatic system as well as provide an excellent source of calcium and chlorophyll.  With this tasty recipe, you can enjoy the nutritional benefits of dandelion at any time.

1 ½ bunches dandelion, chopped

¼ cup scallions

1 clove garlic, minced

1 large mango, cubed

1 cup purple cabbage, shredded

½ lime

½ cup pine nuts

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons flax seed oil

1 teaspoon Braggs Liquid Amino

Dash of sea salt

Marinate cabbage with lime juice, 1 teaspoon of olive oil, and sea salt.

Set aside for 20 minutes.

Fold in cabbage and mix together with all ingredients.

Watch the intake of salt and liquid amino.

Braggs liquid amino is quite strong. It only takes a little bit.

Mixing with sea salt can be overpowering, if one has a heavy hand.

Article by Roslyn Randle from www.BlueLotusLiving.com

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Juice Fasting: Raw Food Health

February 25th, 2009

juice fastingThe Health Benefits Of Juicing

I started juicing raw vegetables and apples in 1996.

It is very easy to do. All you need is a good juicer.

Much of the foods people eat, such as french fries, fried chicken, microwave popcorn, doughnuts, margarine, cookies and pastries contain an artery-clogging fat called Trans fat.

This fat can lead to type two diabetes, high cholesterol and other health problems.

If you desire to live a long, healthy, vibrant life, you have to take care of your body by giving it the proper nutrition. That is why I am such a strong advocate for Juicing.

Health Benefits

The benefits of consuming these freshly made, health drinks are many. They aid in keeping organs such as heart, liver, and kidneys strong and healthy.

They also help prevent colon cancer and keep your digestive system in tiptop shape. This is because they are a great supplier of protein, vitamins and minerals.

These drinks also boost the immune system and promote good-looking healthy skin.

Another health benefit to consuming these drinks is they help you lose weight and lower cholesterol naturally.

Nutritional Health Begins On The Inside

I am a firm believer that if you work on being healthy on the inside it will show-up on the outside.

Sometimes when I run into old friends they tell me that I look very healthy. I believe the juices that I drink has a lot to do with this.

I know a woman who smoked for many years. When she finally quit smoking I noticed in a short period of time, the skin on her face look healthier.

There was almost a glow to it. Can you visualize what would happen if more and more people would work on being healthy from the inside out? I can!

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Raw Vegetable Juices for Raw Nutrition

February 13th, 2009

Real Raw Food, Juicing Nutrition and Vitamins

A daily vitamin packed drink of your choice that includes romaine lettuce, celery, stalks kale, apples, lemon, and fresh ginger (or make your own drink)



To eat healthy we need to eat daily one pound of raw vegetables for each 50 pounds of body weight.

By juicing this amount, it is very easy to get 50% of your body weight’s requirement of raw vegetables.

Raw food is important to our body because when it is consumed, it does not raise our white blood cells like cooked food does.

It did not change when raw foods or low temperature cooked foods were consumed.

Health juices are not a new thing over history. Limejuice cured scurvy in the16th century, saving thousands of sailor’s lives. But our generation has only recently discovered the nutritional and biochemical properties of fruit and vegetable fresh juices.

Juicing is the cheapest and most economical method to maintain the health of the individual in our time today. It was discovered that the best time to take a juice drink is in the morning and during the evening.

real raw food

Freshly squeezed juices from vegetables and fruit contain more vitamins and minerals, along with enzymes, than any canned or fresh juice. When making your juice, always include a dark leafy vegetable such as spinach, broccoli, cabbage, or beet tops.

It was discovered that the best time to take a juice drink is in the morning and during the evening.

Within ten minutes after consuming the drink they are absorbed into the bloodstream.

This is an advantage to drinking freshly juiced vegetables as compared to eating fresh vegetables and fruit.

Eating solid foods take several hours to digest, while a fresh fruit or vegetable drink is absorbed quickly into the system. The fiber is lost due to the juicing process but a higher amount of nutrients goes into the body and its system.

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Juice Detoxing to Detox Fast!

February 12th, 2009

Juice Liver; Detoxify and Cleanse

Due to the highly processed foods that we consume and the polluted air that we breathe, our body accumulates toxins.

The body does its best to eliminate the toxins, but ends up being stressed due to the overload. Symptoms such as chronic headaches, skin allergies, premature ageing, etc. start to manifest.

What can we do to help our ailing body? Try juice fasting, as a safe way to detox! Many studies have been done on the beneficial effects of juice fasting. We can increase our lifespan, treat bio chemical imbalances, reduce our cholesterol levels, treat allergies, acne, etc.

In juice fasting, by giving the body a rest from food and digestion, the immune system can focus on elimination of toxins, with the aid of the organs of elimination (liver, pancreas, gall bladder, kidneys, intestines, skin, etc.).

During a prolonged fast (3 plus days), the body will start to burn off and digest its own tissues by process of autolysis in a discriminate manner.

It will first decompose and burn those cells and tissues, which are diseased, damaged, aged or dead (tumors, morbid cells, abscesses, excess fat deposits, etc.). The stomach shrinks and becomes less acidic.

Then, certain detox symptoms are experienced eg. acne breakouts, fatigue, headaches, as the body eliminates its toxins. These symptoms should ease and we will feel a renewed sense of health and well-being!

raw vegetable juice, detoxifyingYou can juice almost any fruit and vegetables that you can eat raw. Vegetables that are good for juicing include tomatoes, cucumbers, celery and carrots. Fruit vegetable combinations taste delicious.

For example, apple and carrot juice makes a nice blend. Another nice combination is apple, celery and tomato.

For vegetable and fruit skins, peel them off especially if you suspect that they have been sprayed. If you can use organic fruits, this will be much better. Rinse off in filtered or distilled water.

How to Juice for Juice Fasting?

It is recommended to dilute your juice 50/50 with water, especially if you are using fruits and the juice is too sweet. Use distilled water, if possible, for dilution. Also, remember that you can’t buy freshly prepared juice from a supermarket or any juice that comes from a packet, despite what the label on the packet says.

Any juice in a carton, can or bottle has been heat treated for preservation. Juice has to be prepared fresh! The longer the juice stays out, the less fresh raw food enzymes it will contain. This means that you either find a store that prepares it right before you drink it or you use a juicer yourself.

By: Sandra Kim Leong Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com/ Sandra Kim Leong publishes information on detoxification and cleansing. She is dedicated to promoting alternative therapies as a remedy for some of the health problems faced today. For more details and free resources, please visit www.detox-cleansing.com.

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Raw Eating for Raw Food Health

February 8th, 2009

Raw Food: Juice vs Blend

We saw an interesting article about starvation in which the comment was made that there are really two types of starvation. One, of course, is caused by too little or no food at all.

But there is another type of starvation caused by serious malnutrition, and even though the U.S. is the fattest nation on the planet, our bodies are starved for important nutrients and enzymes.

It’s partly why we’re so fat, because we keep eating and eating, but we’re eating highly processed, cooked foods that have the essential components burned out of them.

Cooking removes up to 80% of food’s important amino acids, fibers and vitamins.

It’s one reason why switching to a raw foods diet makes such compelling sense. When you start eating raw foods, you’re suddenly getting all the nutrition from food that nature intended you to get. It’s the way our bodies were meant to eat, in balance with the planet.

We suddenly become the vibrant, healthy animals we’re supposed to be. But we still live in the modern world, with all its pressures and time constraints.

It’s one reason why getting your whole foods from juicing is a good idea. You can still get all the fiber you need without taking the time to cut, peel or slice the food.

Raw foods do take a little more time to chew and swallow and that’s a good thing. But if you don’t have the time for that, then you should consider using juices for at least a portion of your raw foods intake.

You do need to invest in a good juicer though, and that’s different from a blender. A blender can’t process the fruit peels that contain most a fruit or vegetables vitamins and enzymes. A juicer is a more high-powered appliance that will process everything – seeds and stems, peels and pulp.

It’s designed to do it quickly and efficiently. They can be expensive, but there are many more options today than there used to be as this concept has gained in popularity.

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Juicing Without A Juicer

Juicer or Blender? Spinach Breakfast Drink : Raw Epicurean I love juicing and blending fruits.

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