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The raw food diet is based on the theory that eating uncooked and unprocessed food can help you to achieve better health and prevent chronic diseases. Proponents of the raw food diet suggest that cooking breaks down the enzymes in uncooked or live food which aid in the digestion and absorption of nutrients, but research supporting this claim is lacking. The human body produces its own enzymes to break down food, whether it's raw or cooked. The raw food diet has roots as far back as the late 1800s when Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner, MD cured his own case of jaundice by eating raw apples. The diet has evolved over the years to include a variety of raw foods, though it has not always been popular, even in its current iteration. Some followers of the raw food diet might have started as vegetarian or vegan before making the switch to mostly raw foods. While most people who are on a raw food diet plan are vegan, some may eat raw animal products such as raw milk, cheese made from raw milk, or raw fish or meat. The raw food diet, often called raw foodism or raw veganism, is composed of mostly or completely raw and unprocessed foods. A food is considered raw if it has never been heated over 104-118 DegreesF (40-48 DegreesC). It should also not be refined, pasteurized, treated with pesticides or otherwise processed in any way. Instead, the diet allows several alternative preparation methods, such as juicing, blending, dehydrating, soaking and sprouting. Similar to veganism, the raw food diet is usually plant-based, being made up mostly of fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Do you want to know more about The Raw Food Diet Cookbook? get this book by Sally Smith

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