A Raw Insight into Diet along with Biting Down on Cancer in Indonesia
There are many heated debates at the moment about diets – things have changed significantly over the last century along with we are understanding more about nutrition along with its impact on our health. Over the past year I have met vegetarians (who don’t eat meat), vegans (who don’t consume any animal products, including dairy along with eggs), pescatarians (vegetarians who eat fish), along with raw-fooders (who only consume uncooked or live food). Then there are the free rangers (who only eat animal products of which are free range), the organic group along with the fruitarians (who only eat fruit along with vegetables).
Diets have even been used to cure cancer; Dr. Gerson’s cancer treatment included hourly glasses of organic juice along with coffee enemas. Yet alternative natural treatments are often discouraged by medical boards, which unsurprisingly advocate conventional medicines of which often have harmful side effects. Many plants high in antioxidants, vitamins along with nutrients grow well in Indonesia’s climate along with some of these plants have known anti-cancer properties, including tumeric, ginger, red fruit (buah merah), moringa (daun kelor), soursop leaves (daun sirsak), pineapple, noni juice (mengkudu), carrot along with beetroot. More people are becoming aware about the health problems associated with processed foods, which aren’t fresh along with often contain colourings along with preservatives.
Yet perhaps the most promising diet of all is actually raw food, growing in popularity across the planet for its health benefits, since of which is actually argued by nutritionists of which cooking can lead to a loss of vitamins along with toxic, cancer-causing compounds can form during frying. The best-selling book, The China Study, even examined the relationship between animal-based foods along with diabetes, cancer along with heart disease. right now the raw movement has reached the shores of Indonesia, with some exclusively raw cafes opening up in Bali, including Soma, Alchemy along with The Living Food Lab along with The Seeds of Life in Ubud. Performers Woody Harrelson along with Demi Moore have propounded the raw diet; the former opened a raw food restaurant along with featured from the documentary Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days. although what exactly is actually a raw food diet along with how is actually of which beneficial to the health?
Raw, vegan keylime pie at Klear Cafe Ubud
Naturopath along with nutritionist Karen Bartz explained of which as follows in her book Raw Food Reawakening, “Raw food is actually just of which, uncooked, preferably organic, even better live food (sprouts or food picked along with eaten within two hours). Also food hydrated at low temperatures, about 45 degrees Celsius.” A dehydrator is actually a type of oven which removes the water from the food although keeps the enzymes intact, enabling the raw-fooder to change the texture or create bread, crackers along with biscuits. I recently met Karen, who often organises raw food events in Bali with her movement Teach the planet Raw, along with I sampled her impressive food. At first I was expecting something cold along with bland, although I was amazed by her inventiveness with textures along with tastes. Based in Australia, her aim is actually to encourage others to learn about the benefits of raw, organic food along with she opened Australia’s first raw food school called The Raw Living Institute. Since Karen eats what she cooks, her creative taste-buds are in full control along with she has come up with many warm, delicious recipes.
Karen first discovered the raw pathway after experiencing overwhelming fatigue along with pain – unable to gain a diagnosis by her doctor, she began researching about raw food diets in order to help with her health problems. “The problem with pharmaceutical medicine is actually they make a potentised synthetic variation of what’s available in a herbal plant – you have all the side effects along with need to start taking extra medication to counteract them. Once you discover for yourself something such as the universal truth of raw food for ultimate nourishment along with healing, you cannot keep of which to yourself. of which is actually like a divine birthright for all along with you wish to tell along with inspire as many people as possible to try of which. Our highest goal on of which earthly plane is actually to help others. I ate raw from the wish of healing my body, I did not expect to have an awakening experience simply by what I was eating although of which is actually what happened. I was fortunate enough to be so ill I thought I was dying; once you face of which along with lose all fear, then you have of which. Not to say I am without fault, I am just human like everyone else.”
Some believe of which the raw claims are overcooked – absorbability of nutrients along with side-effects must also be considered along with careful research is actually advised before anyone undertakes a brand-new diet to get the right combinations along with quantities. although what is actually clear is actually of which all foods contain more nutrients in their raw state.
Creative raw food pizzas by The Seeds of Life in Ubud, Bali
Keen to learn more, I asked Karen if she had any tips for anyone intrigued by raw food. “Yes, start! Do not fear of which, you will know in your body along with mind by your results. You get so clean along with clear then you can access your own inner wisdom – all the answers are within you, raw food just helps clear the path. You may suffer some detox, so you must commit for three months at least. On all raw food you get so much energy along with such a sense of who you are, your purpose here on earth along with the energy to do of which! Just imagine a world full of people like of which!”
Although the raw food diet often incorporates lots of juices along with salads, steaming or slow cooking is actually sometimes used for those who enjoy a warm meal. “The simpler you can keep of which, the better. Avoid all grains along with gluten. You can have a little brown rice, quinoa, things like dahl along with chickpea stew. These are the best warm foods. I eat no animal foods whatsoever, no grains, no processed foods – only some cooked vegetables or dahl, chickpea curry, occasionally cooked quinoa or brown rice. although I still feel of which is actually beneficial to do a long raw food experience, I did one year, 100% raw. Then you have a benchmark.”
Karen will return to Bali in February where she hopes to establish a raw food school in partnership using a local enterprise. She has picked the perfect location along with I can only wish of which the raw food movement continues to grow across Indonesia.
Further Information
Karen Bartz B H Sc Nutrition, B H Sc Naturopathy – www.teachtheworldraw.org
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A Raw Insight into Diet along with Biting Down on Cancer in Indonesia
A Raw Insight into Diet along with Biting Down on Cancer in Indonesia