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Review: The Raw Food Detox Diet

Avi Marcus — Tue, 08 May 2007 22:55:04 +0000

This book was the beginning of actually having a plan for what I eat, instead of just eating “healthier”. This is NOT a diet – diets don’t work. This is a lifestyle change, and can be summed up in two main points:

Eat whole, unprocessed, natural foods in uncontrolled portion sizes
Combine those foods properly, for quick exit combinations – following the Fit For Life guideline

While this diet could be very extreme, Rose presents this diet in 5 different levels of detoxification. She warns that if you go completely raw natural foods too quickly, toxins will build up in the body instead of being eliminated, besides for the psychological impracticality of switching your diet so suddenly and completely.
She has a little questionnaire to determine what level you are currently on, and suggest staying at each level for at least one month before moving to a more detoxified level. Each level comes with a sample one week meal plan, with all the recipes included in the back of the book. There are many treats included in the recipes, that are all natural.

She suggests that everyone, even kids, eat only whole grain products, and all adults should combine their food properly. If this is all a person changes for the rest of their life, Rose says this is enough to make a difference.

This detox diet will help you lose weight, feel healthier, have more energy, and eat like never before.
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Have a salad with your meal

Avi Marcus — Mon, 07 May 2007 22:30:47 +0000

We see many restaurant offering salads now. However, they are mostly just tossed meals with extra greens!

Please note, an actual salad is vegetables – cucumber, lettuce, pepper, carrot, alfalfa, kale, tomato…… and NOT egg, chicken, meat, etc… If it has those, its a tossed meal. If course, you can mix your salad and your meal, but it’s no longer a salad!

What are the benefits of salads?

Veggies with every meal provide needed fiber to get undigested food waste out of your body.
They also provide lots of nutrients and enzymes, if eaten raw, that will aid in digestion.
Salads are help fill you up and look wonderful and colorful on the dinner table.
They can be eaten as a completely healthy and guiltless light meal.

And don’t worry about them making you gain weight. If you look at Weight Watchers, vegetables are ZERO points!

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Don’t Overeat!

Avi Marcus — Tue, 01 May 2007 04:03:01 +0000

I know we often like to keep eating until… we can no longer eat a drop more, but the feeling that lasts for a while afterwards of being incredibly stuffed isn’t something we should strive for. It makes us feel heavy, and indicates that digestion isn’t working at its peak.
When eating, pay attention! When you feel yourself getting full, look for those last few tasty morsels (preferably the healthy ones) and finish up your meal. This will leave room in your stomach for optimal digestion and leave you with more energy.
Instead of washing your meal down with a drink that will dilute the digestive juices in your stomach, try some juicy veggies like cucumber or peppers.
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Eat slowly – for better enjoyment and digestion

Avi Marcus — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:41:08 +0000

There are several reasons to eat slower, here are a bunch:

Enjoy your food – theres especially no point in scarfing down junk food if you don’t stop to taste it. If you are splurging on something sweet, take the time to enjoy the flavor and mouth feel!
Chew well to make the food easier to digest in the stomach. When you chew, the saliva in your mouth mixes with the food. The saliva breaks down carbohydrates. Also, if you are breaking breaking up the food, the digestive juices of the stomach can get to them easier.
Those who eat slower eat less – if you are trying to lose some weight, one main way is portion control. If you eat slower, the brain has time to figure out that you are full, so you can stop eating. I have heard people say they keep eating and suddenly find themselves completely stuffed (and don’t feel so good). Eating slower will help!

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Don’t drink with your meal

Avi Marcus — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:40:59 +0000

Drinking while you eat could dilute the digestive juices in your stomach, making digestion take much longer.
So how do you stop drinking with your meal? Drink 5-10 minutes before your meal. If you need something to help you wash the food down, try some delicious bell peppers or cucumbers.
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