Raw food is becoming popular nowadays especially amongst the health connoisseurs' quest for healthy lifestyle and clean living. A friend of mine, who is a vegetarian and a breast cancer survivor told me the benefits of eating raw food. Raw foods in my own definition are uncooked fruits, vegetables and nuts. This friend of my who was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer five years ago, went into this special diet consisting of raw foods. And luckily, she is till alive up to now. I remember when she told me that her doctor told her that she only have less than a year to live, her eyes was full of grieve and she was no longer keen to live her remaining days. Good for her she fought back through prayers and lots of research regarding alternative medicine. At first, her doctor told her that there is a risk involved in alternative medicine but she replied "I'd rather take that risk than die without trying" and her doctor agreed.
Basically, her alternative medicine is eating raw foods. According to her when food is cooked over 112 degree, it loses all of its enzymes. Enzymes are important for every body function. As we grow old, our bodies' natural source of enzymes gets depleted, so there is a need to replenish this source through the foods that they eat. Cooked food is not of them.
Her daily diet includes three cups of spinach, two-three cups of fresh lemon a day, one-half cup of almond, bananas, carrots, coconut juice. She also loves strawberries, cucumber, celery, turnips and sugar beets. She also make sure that she drinks at least two tables spoon of extra virgin coconut oil.
I am personally not a believer of alternative medicine, however, looking at my friend, I guess alternative medicine is true after all.
