Challenges Of Eating A Raw Food Diet And Tips To Deal With Them

Remember, there are healthy cooked foods, and there are unhealthy processed and cooked foods. It is more important to stay away from the latter.

You see, I would gather that most people turn to raw foods for health reasons. Thus, it makes more sense to focus on ‘healthy’ foods rather than dogmatically sticking to ‘raw’ foods. After all, don’t you think it is pointless to eat raw foods which actually harm our bodies?

And even if you do succumb to unhealthy cooked and processed foods – pizzas, potato chips, chocolate cakes and the like, don’t get too hard on yourself! Refocus, and pick up again where you left off. Remember your reasons for wanting to eat raw in the first place.

Getting used to raw foods and raw foods diets

If you are making the transition from a diet which contains mainly cooked food towards one which is mostly raw, do so at your own pace. You will need time to adjust and adapt, so there is really no need to rush yourself to make the transition very quickly.

You may also wish to be aware that, when you first embark on a diet with an increased amount of raw foods, you may experience some symptoms, commonly called detoxification reactions. These could include headaches, tiredness, nausea, etc. However, rest assured that these symptoms would slowly fade away as your body cleans itself out.

Generally, the more you eat raw foods and the longer you do it, the easier it gets. Your body and taste buds slowly adjust, and you will most likely love the light and energetic feeling which raw foods give you.

Think about it, how do you feel after a heavy meal of burgers, steaks, fries and soft drinks? And how do you feel after a salad and some fresh juice?

Conclusion

If one is going fully or mainly raw, I feel that it is important to keep things simple. A raw foods lifestyle pretty much goes hand-in-hand with simple living, so to complicate your dietary preparation and consumption process would very much be, in my view, defeating the purpose.

Do be aware that raw foods diets containing solely raw foods may not be suitable for everyone – read this page discussing raw food nutrition.

Raw foods diets come with many challenges and also many advantages and health benefits. At the end of the day, how raw to go, is very much a matter of personal choice. Only by trying it out for yourself will you be able to tell how much you like it, and how your body reacts to it.

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