Lifestyle Master Program

Author(s): Ellen Livingston
Publisher: Ellen Livingston

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Lifestyle Master Program
eBook 1.0 by Ellen Livingston
eat a few more bites. In this way, your stomach will regain elasticity and be able to accommodate a more natural volume of fresh food.
Not eating enough fruit will set you up to crave unhealthy complex carbohydrates like grains and starches, or concentrated foods like fats in an effort to get enough calories (and nutrition).
2. Too much fat
Eating too much fat (more than ten percent of total calories) is inevitable if you don't eat enough fruit on a raw diet. This is one of the most dangerous (and common) pitfalls, because too much fat in the diet contributes too many serious diseases. It coats the arteries and interferes with the body's ability to deliver oxygen and glucose to its cells. Nuts, seeds, and avocados are primarily fatty foods. Too many calories from fatty foods will leave you feeling sluggish, and wondering why you aren't experiencing the abundant energy and vitality promised by raw food diet advocates.
3. Irritants and stimulants
Some commonly used irritants and stimulants are: salt, pepper, spices, garlic, onion, vinegar, coffee, tea, alcohol and chocolate (including raw cacao). Many or even most gourmet raw recipes contain salt and garlic. Our body does require sodium, which is sufficiently available in its organic form in fresh fruits and vegetables. Inorganic salt of any kind, including Celtic and Himalayan sea salt, is poison to our bodies and must be diluted with water from our tissues. This dehydrates us, and leads to unhealthful water retention, and also makes us less able to taste the natural saltiness in our natural foods.
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