Does Going Really Raw Guarantee Weight Loss?

Wild animals don't deal with overweight or obesity issues. How many overweight wild antelope have you ever seen? What about morbidly obese zebras waddling around the savannah? Wild animals don't usually eat cooked or processed foods. They eat raw foods, in their natural state and maintain ideal body weight. The human body is designed to run on the clean fuel of raw foods too, just like all the other animals.

Through our experiments with cooking and processing foods however, we have moved ever further away from simplicity, towards the so-called 'Franken-foods' and we pay for it with our health. Our addictions to processed starches, refined sugars and greasy foods lead to widespread obesity, which we then try to 'fix' with yet more processed, chemical pills, powders and packet 'diet' foods. The majority of people in the UK and USA are dealing with overweight or obesity issues. The consequences are enormous — from increased illness and medical costs, to 'lost' work days, family tensions and more. The obesity epidemic infiltrates all aspects of life.

Not surprisingly then, the weight loss market is one of the largest industries in the world and growing constantly. Bombarded with slimming plans, pills, powders, and pre-packaged, processed diet foods, slimmers fret about calories, fat grams, low-carb, no-carb and all number of issues.

There are literally thousands of different diets available and a HUGE amount of conflicting information. It can be very confusing to decide how to lose weight. In contrast, a raw food lifestyle is all about keeping it simple. No more calorie counting or portion controlling — it's about returning to natural, nutrient-rich foods. Choosing to simply include more raw foods daily, as part of a permanent lifestyle change, can help you lose weight, detox and enjoy much more energy. Stop counting calories — ENJOY your weight loss…

The effects of going raw are well-documented — we look younger, hair and nails strengthen, skin gets clearer, pores tighten, eyes brighten, depression lifts, diseases heal and we feel energized. In addition to all those benefits, swift, sustainable weight loss is one of the primary effects of beginning a diet rich in raw foods. This is a completely different approach to 'dieting'. It's not about how many calories something contains, the fat grams or the endorsements on the packaging. It's about how it feels in your body - do you enjoy it, are you energised by it, are you feeling better? The body goes through an incredible transformation: toxins, including fats that have accumulated over years are released through massive detox. The body always works towards health, so when it suddenly receives potent enzyme and nutrient rich food with which to clean and cure itself, it seizes the opportunity to become much healthier, very quickly. In our opinion, eating more raw is easily the most natural, simple and rapid path to sustained weight loss available. Most people however seem to look towards those unsustainable 'quick-fix' solutions for weight loss like dieting, 'miracle' powders/pills or even bariatric surgery. These solutions rarely provide satisfactory results in the long-run. The truth is that diets don't work. Often, people just lose excess water when dieting. They're thrilled to see a lower number on the scales and soon revert back to previous habits. They then re-gain weight (and often extra), ending up in a 'yo-yo' dieting situation. We adjust to a permanent new abundance of fresh, raw food, which cleanses the body, nourishes and sustains us.

This path doesn't chain you to endless diet club sessions and expenditures, nor is it funded by any multi-national pharmaceutical company. There is no big business behind raw fruits and vegetables - it is just simple, natural and effective. The great news too is that you don't have to eat 100%, completely raw to feel the benefits — just eating more raw than cooked food will begin your healing. If you can simultaneously remove the primary 'nasties' in your diet — i.e. processed starches, refined sugars, pasteurised dairy - your cleansing and weight loss will progress dramatically. A KEY aspect to understand is that making committed changes to your lifestyle will bring about complete changes in your body and well-being.

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