Sensationalist but true fact coming up: eating more raw food will improve some aspects of your health.
Cooking food aids our digestive system and we absolutely need to ensure that we kill off the dangerous bacteria that grows in raw meat, however we can meet a happy medium with the type of vegetables we consume. BUT bear in mind that vegetables lose most of their nutrition when they are cooked.
The most common form of raw vegetables served up as a standard dish is a salad. You can get really creative which vegetables you combine in a salad instead of opting for the usually expected ingredients such as; lettuce, mixed leaves, tomatoes, cucumber, beetroot, celery and peppers. Why not opt for something a little more creative that adds a great amount extra to the nutritional value of the salad and add in some raw spinach leaves, kale, carrots grated, courgettes thinly sliced, mushrooms finely chopped and some blended broccoli.
Sure the above ingredients don't have to be used all at once, it's simply a choice of adding something different in the nutritional spectrum and to spice up a salad in a new way.
Juicing has become a popular phenomenon in ensuring that a large number of nutrients are being absorbed by the body each and every day. There are a vast number of books and websites dedicated to the subject of juicing and there is certainly a plan for everyone. If you fancy venturing down the juicing avenue, preparing and drinking the juice in the morning is the absolute optimum time. Your body has been repairing itself during sleep and there's nothing better to start off a new day with a nutritional juice for your vessel, which works so hard for you unconditionally.
If you want to go the extra step and really say thank you to your body, opt for a three or five day juice cleanse. It not only cleanses your entire body but also cleanses your mind. If you have a dependence on food which you know not to be good for you, then this is the perfect positive way to stop lifetime bad habits and do something nice for yourself.
The juice cleanses to go for are the ones that include vegetable juice as well because you don't want to be running off just sugar from fruit for five days. A balance between both will allow you to obtain more nutrients and keep your blood sugar levels evened out as well. Also keep some fibre from the fruit or veg in the juice!!
Always get medical advice if you have any health problems and always look at the reviews and ratings of juice cleanse you are thinking to use. Nutritionists spend an extremely long time ensuring that their plans are not only delicious, but totally stable, something you don't want the cheap option on your health right.
