All You Wanted To Know About The Raw Food Diet Mrr Ebook

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Part One: A Defining Moment

Before jumping into the nuts and buts of a raw food diet, it would be expedient to define some key terms.

Raw: a material that is in its natural, unprocessed form, e.g. a food that has not been cooked

Vegan: a person who ascribes to a philosophy and lifestyle the seeks to exclude the use of animals for food

Enzymes: biomolecules that catalyze, i.e. increase the rates of, chemical reactions

Legumes: the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)

Unpasteurized: refers to a liquid that has no gone through the process of heating for the purpose of destroying bacteria, protozoa, molds, and yeast.

Organic: in reference to foods that are grown without the use of conventional pesticides, artificial fertilizers, human waste, or sewage sludge, and that were processed without ionizing radiation or food additives.