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Ruth asks…

Effectiveness of raw food diet?

I am considering attempting a raw food diet. Can anyone attest to its effectiveness in improving overall health?

weight loss cardiff answers:

A raw food diet creates major improvements in health. The reasons are not known, but the experience is unmistakable. Weight normalizes, which generally means a reduction in fat. At the same time, a person feels extremely energized. It’s as if energy would rather be burned up than converted to fat.

There seems to be a major shift in physiology which makes one feel highly energized from raw food. I can only theorize why this occurs. It is quite likely that a large part of cooked food can only go into fat production, because heat and acid alter it making it unmetabolizable in other complex processes. By contrast, raw food should break down into components which can be directly metabolized in a variety of cells.

Health gets so refined and perfected with a raw food diet that a person notices effects of all types. The result is an important source of information about nutrition and quality of food.

For example, it is noticeable that sucrose (table sugar) goes entirely into fat production rather than immediate energy. Sucrose splits into glucose and fructose. Muscles use glucose but not fructose. Furthermore, the splitting probably does not occur during digestion, and then only fat cells can use the disaccharide.

One very obvious improvement resulting from a raw food diet is in the digestive system. Raw food digests marvelously well, so a person does not notice the acid, bile and residual effects of digestion that go with a cooked food diet.

Adding a little bit of cooked food to a raw food diet doesn’t work well, because acid is then produced in the stomach, and it is bad for raw food. Acid and raw food tend to create indigestion.

A problem with raw foods is that they are the highest in pesticides. Organic raw foods may be necessary, unless a person is very clever in working around the worst pesticides. The effects are quite noticeable, which allows adjustments to be made.

The usual assumption is that the only supplement which is needed in theory is vitamin B12, because it is primarily found in meat. It originates with microbes, and very little is needed. Outside link on B12

However, I find that copper and zinc are also needed with a vegetarian diet, because plant material is very low in these minerals compared to meat. These minerals are toxic while being absorbed, so they should be taken in small quantities. Other vitamins or minerals can be taken if desired. Even vitamin pills should not be taken in large quantities, because they are powerful reactants and can destroy organs, particularly when they contain byproducts of synthesis.

I think everyone should take B vitamins, but in small quantities. I find 20 milligrams per day to be the right amount for the main ones. Pills have to be cut up to get that size. B vitamins store best when separated into each type, because they tend to react with each other. Folic acid deteriorates into a toxic substance. It might need to be replaced every two to three months depending upon humidity.

Almost everyone needs vitamin D. It transports calcium into cells. It’s easy to get too much Vitamin D, particularly in the form of capsules. Dry D pills are safer. There is more than enough calcium in food when taking vitamin D. There is not much more calcium in dairy than other sources, and the hormones in dairy are not desirable.

Normally, salt is not used with raw food. I find that eating some salt seems to be physiologically beneficial with raw food.

Fruits and vegetables digest through different processes when raw. Eat fruit in the morning and vegetables later.

Learning to eat a raw food diet is mostly trial and error. Whatever is available and one wants to eat is generally adequate. Protein is found in raw nuts and seeds, such as sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, filberts, etc., and sprouts are also a good source of protein. Plant proteins do not have the same balance of amino acids as animal protein, so a variety of sources are needed.

Sprouts are often part of a raw food diet. They do require a slight amount of work, but not necessarily a lot. The easiest sprouts to make are lentils. The easiest way to make them is simply to soak them in a large plastic cup for 8 hrs, then drain and keep moist by spraying and occasionally rinsing. They can be eaten as soon as they get soft enough, though sometimes hard seeds might still exist for 8 hrs or more, which are bad for teeth. Sprouts can be allowed to grow for a couple of days.

Sprouts make a person hungry, as do other types of raw food to some extent. So there is little danger of being undernourished on such a diet. And still, it is about impossible to put on excess fat. Eating nothing but bananas and raisins might do it, but not much else would.

So persons who are concerned about fat should revert to a raw food diet. However, there is the social inconvenience that such a diet creates. The routine does not fit established cultures well, and a lot of persons aren’t going to eat “rabbit food” for whatever reason.

It seems to me that a raw food diet would be a good cure for eating disorders. Raw food creates perfect nutrition without negative effects including fat production.

Helen asks…

vet science diet dog food?

i started feeding my dobermans science diet dog food ..MAN THE DIFFERENCE their hair is shinier…. they act totally different… what do you think… i KNOW its the best out there… i have tried it all… nutro … all the expensive stuff….you>?

weight loss cardiff answers:

Science Diet is NOT the best… Vets recommend it because thye are PAID to do so.. Vets were also PAID to endorse this food (as you will read on the lable) vets receive very little or NO training on food and ingredients and an educated person can look at the bag and tell you it is over priced crap – over priced becuase of their marketing scheme to pay vets to promote and sell this food….

Shiney hair is NOT an indication of a good food – many low quality foods put extra fats into the food to give a shiney coat to fool niave pet owners who think a shiney coat means a healthy pet – it doesnt….

The ingredient list tells the truth about this food…

Some blends have bad stuff like SOY, BEEF, PORK, Wheat, COrn or By-Products (beaks feet feathers – preserved with a chemical pesticide known as ethoxyquin which is linked to numerous health problems).. Some even have WHEAT in them… (soy, corn, wheat, beef and pork are the leading allergins in dogs, soy causes behavior problems)

not all expensive food is good.. And some is better than others – usually its the ingredients that matter – good ingredients = less filler = less food you have to feed = less poops
Science Diet has lots of filler and is a CRAPPY OVER MARKETED OVER PRICED FOOD!!!!

Maria asks…

bearded dragon diet foods?

hi. I have just bought Exo Terra Bearded Dragon Food Adult Diet 750g Reptile of ebay. because she needs to go on a diet but how much do you feed the bearded dragon with the diet food a day. i think the diet food is some kind of pellets. thanks.

weight loss cardiff answers:

“Diet” means food, not “limiting your food so you are thinner.” Therefore you just bought regular food, not diet food.
If she is too obese I suggest feeding her less crickets (only about 30-40 a week but that may not be enough) and definatley NO SUPER OR WAX WORMS. If you’ve been feeding her those often that’s probably why she’s so fat: those worms are high in fat and should only one should be fed a week. You can use phoenix worms as a treat.

So cut back on the insects and give her more fruits and veggies. Adults NEED fruits and veggies. Here is a link including things to feed your beardie:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=824
Please focus on the produce more instead of the meats. Also note that your adult beardie’s diet should consist of only 20% insects and 80% produce.

Take her out more. Let her swim in the tub, run around on a towel or make her a little obstacle course. Or just simply handle her more often. Frequent excersize + balanced diet = healthy anything. Humans, dogs, beardies, etc.

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Chris asks…

Question about Raw food diet?

What are the benefits of a raw food diet? How will it improve one’s health? What do you eat on this diet? What do you do when you go out with friends to a restaurant or gathering? Thanks.

weight loss cardiff answers:

Raw food diets are based on the simple fact that nature provides your food encapsulated in it’s natural state – raw – and it’s man’s application of fire to it very recently on the evolutionary scale that shifted our perceptions of what food is.

Cooking food, according to raw food philosophy, is unneccesary- your body was shaped through millions and millions of years of evolution, primarily from herbivorous creatures, and only in the last two million years did meat slowly enter our primitive diets, and even then only the last 500,000-200,000 years or so has mankind been bright enough to be successful at hunting, to use fire and tools to their advantage, and to eat meat frequently.

Human beings are animals as well, and animals eat their foods raw. Raw foods contain all the living, vital enzymes and phytonutrients that exist within them. Cooking breaks down nutritional content, kills off the living enzymes that make digestion easier, and kills bacteria – most of which would actually be beneficial to you!

By becoming phobic of bacteria, we’ve actually harmed ourselves more than we realize. Raw food can still be washed and rinsed so there’s nothing gruesome on it, but you don’t need to cook it. Your body builds strength and immunity by ingesting bacteria. People wonder why modern kids are allergic to dust and everything else under the sun – perhaps it’s directly related to how we coat everything with antibacterial lotion and spray and boil the heck out of food to make sure there isn’t a single pathogen crawling on it.

Typically raw food diets are linked to dramatic physical transformations – weight loss, glowing, shiny hair and clearer skin, increase in energy, changes in mood and behavior (for the positive!), decrease in digestion problems (faster digestion, less gas or problems, etc.). Decrease in incidence of cancer, decrease in blood pressure and cholesterol.

I for one enjoy eating raw foods, I enjoy eating food in the state that nature intended for them to be. I have realized that cooking food to the point where it’s unrecognizable from it’s on the vine state is an addiction – the salt, the sugar, the herbs and spices – they all make you want it more and more.

Strawberries are so much sweeter now that I don’t overdose on cookies and cakes and all sorts of processed garbage all day. Natural fruit sugars taste just fine. Celery is high in sodium, it tastes salty again for me, while beforehand I had so much salt in processed foods that I literally had to even salt bread to taste any flavor whatsoever from it.

You will learn to appreciate the goodness and vitality that is in natural, whole food without feeling it has to be zapped and altered beyond it’s natural state somehow. And that’s benefit enough – if you lose some weight or feel better, that’s all the better for you, right?

I’m not a raw foodist, but I eat quite a large portion of my diet raw. It’s kept me thin and helped me bounce back after giving birth to my pre-pregnancy weight, and I’ve been the same weight since I was 17 years old, which is a miracle in itself that I credit to a high quality vegan diet.

I’m vegan and I like steamed vegetables and I cook about 60% of my meals to some extent. But raw foods are great for you, they’re just like nature intended them to be going down into your stomach, so don’t be fooled. You don’t need to be paranoid about germs – in fact worry about germaphobes more than the germs themselves.

P.S. If you want to eat meat on a raw food diet, be careful – most meat in the grocery store has been dead for WEEKS as it’s been shipped around from slaughter house to packing plant to grocery store. While three hundred years ago you could slaughter your own livestock and probably be none the sicker eating something raw, I wouldn’t eat the pathogen-infested meat in stores now.

Obviously, there’s only so far that you can harden your immune system against what you put in your stomach, and I seriously feel nauseous even putting my all-plant groceries down on the conveyor belt after someone put down a blood-soaked tray of ribs beforehand… Meat can cross-contaminate everything in sight.

George asks…

why does diet food seem so nasty?

I need to loose 3 stone, But every diet plan i have looked at seems to be many foods i don’t like!! I don’t eat fish (apart from tinned tuna) i don’t like chickpeas and i don’t eat any red meat. apart from eating rice, chicken, fruit and vegetables there is little foods i will eat. Plus i have the added problem of not being able to eat many acidic foods as it aggravates me (i suffer with serious heartburn) which was the initial reason i put on weight as eating things like bread and crisps seemed to stop the pain. I want to do more exercises which i have a plan that has been given by a fitness instructor. If there is any foods that anyone can suggest i would be most grateful as i am really finding this diet thing hard to find whats right for me
doctor has given me omeprazole (not sure of the spelling) for the acid which keeps it under control until i have ANY acidic foods

weight loss cardiff answers:

Many diet foods are less appealing than other foods because, let’s face it, natural fats and sugars just taste good. And when you take them out of food or eat only foods that are low in these elements, you don’t get the same kick.

If you eat a balanced diet that includes plenty of fruits and vegetables, I believe that the best way to go about having a healthy diet is to include, in appropriate portions, natural fats and sugars. If you try to strip these out of your diet, you’ll end up always feeling unsatisfied and you’ll just load up on calories from other things. Having a smaller portion of something with normal fat or sugar, along with a salad and an apple or whatever, is more likely to leave you feeling satisfied. There are books out there by people who agree with this view. You might poke around a bookstore or the Internet and see if you can find any by people with appropriate credentials.

In any event, good luck.

David asks…

raw food diet??

my doctor said i need to lose 10 pounds to be alittle more healthy, but recently, ive been having some personal issues and gained some, should i do the raw food diet??

weight loss cardiff answers:

The raw food diet is not like the Atkins diet or similar regimes. It’s about a lifestyle choice whereby you choose to eat mainly raw, unprocessed, uncooked foods.

Modern Western (cooked) diets contain un-naturally high levels of sugar, salt and unhealthy fats.
This is why we have an epidemic of obesity and diabetes.

To lose weight and be more healthy you need to kick any bad eating habits and introduce some regular exercise into your life. I’m not talking about going to the gym twice a day, just simple things like walking to the store instead of driving -taking the stairs instead of the elevator.

The more you get into the habit of doing these things the easier and more instinctive it becomes.

As for the raw food diet, it’s a great way to reach your optimum weight – as long as you don’t lapse back into bad eating habits.

I went approx. 50% raw just a few months ago and I’ve lost about 10 pounds without even trying. I feel much healthier, have loads more energy and no longer crave junk food.

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Lisa asks…

What are the facts behind diet? How can I find out scientific proof of diets that work without opinions/guru?

Well here are the diets I found that work the best for most people:

Vegetarian
Frutarian
Paleo Diet
Bible Diet
Monoeating
Vegan
Frugivore Diet

So which one works the best. How do you know what works for you and what doesn’t? There has got to be some truth to all these diets.
Raw Food diet

weight loss cardiff answers:

Why does there have to be some “truth” to all these diets?

James asks…

Can a hamster have sugar in their diets?

To be more specific, in some diets in certain brand food they include sugar in the ingredients. Does anyone know how this affects hamsters?

I’ve done my google searching, and to my surprise I didn’t find much information. The specific brand is Hutch Klub Food – Hamster & Gerbil- 2 lb. They didn’t specify how much sugar is in the mix.

weight loss cardiff answers:

I’m sure it won’t hurt them! We had a hamster once and it used to eat those yogurt nuggets!

Chris asks…

why do raw food diets for cats contain vegetables and fruits?

I have read that cats do not need fruits and veges in their diets and they derive very little nutrition from them… Why do most organic raw food diets contain these unnecessary ingredients then?

weight loss cardiff answers:

I make my own homemade raw food (catinfo.org) and there are no vegetables or fruits.
The reason manufactures add veggies and fruits is because they are cheaper and humans think it is good.
My cats haven’t had fruits or veggies all their lives and they are healthy and happy.

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Donald asks…

How many calories should I eat a day to lose weight?

I hear so many different things. I tried to eat 1200-1300 calories a day but I was starving when I did that no matter how many fruits and vegetables I ate. But when I bumped it up to 1400 calories a day, I did not lose weight. I walk 45 minutes 3 days a week for exercise at a moderate pace (about 3.5 mph). I am 145 lbs and 5 ft 4 inches. I would like to get down to about 120 lbs.

weight loss cardiff answers:

Honestly you can eat as many calories as you want up to the normal 2,000 calories, as long as they are the right calories. Remember the right foods burn fat with no exercise. Protein and vegetables are the most important, no sweets or sodas and drink plant of water

Paul asks…

How much possible weight could i lose if i eat nothing but popsicles for 3 days?

I have been losing weight for my college graduation on Saturday but i still want to lose 5 more pounds by then. If i eat nothing but popsicles for 3 days and go for a walk for 40 minutes a day, could i lose the 5 pounds by Saturday?

weight loss cardiff answers:

Try raw food diet. It’s extremely healthy way to go, but only with consulting a doctor (take b12 supplements, take in lots of greens).
I lost 60 pounds in 2 months. That’s 1 pound a day, mate. And I didn’t lose muscle mass. Just hoovering raw veggies and fruits all day. You should avoid nuts and seeds for a while, they have bunch of calories.

Jared Leto used raw food to lose weight after his Chapter 27 movie. I said it all.
I’ve tried it. Only thing that’s missing in raw food is B12, so take alge pills or eat fish to get B12.
And eat everything. Don’t stick to particular foods.

John asks…

What are some better tricks for losing weight?

I’ve been trying so hard to lose weight lately. I have been cutting down on portions, eating healthier, and going to the gym 3 days a week, and I still haven’t really seen any results. Is there something more I need to be doing?

weight loss cardiff answers:

Here are a few tips;

WHEN to eat for losing weight…

• Eat (at least) three times a day.
Because when you eat only once a day, your metabolism gets slower than it already is! That’s the main reason. Sounds funny, but to lose weight… You must eat (the right things, of course)
• Eat low-fat, high-fiber foods such as salads and vegetable pastas.
• Your last meal should be before 18:00. Try.
OK, one apple after 18:00
• Don’t starve
Starvation is not good for losing weight, nor your health.
Starvation is the worse thing you can do in a weight loss diet.
• Try oatmeal instead of cornflakes for breakfast–eating oatmeal can help reduce cholesterol levels, and its high fiber content will keep you full longer.

WHAT to drink for losing weight…

• Drink 6-8 glasses of water every day !
Can be tap, plain, mineral, sparkling. I just love mineral sparkling water!
This improves your bowel, reduces the “hunger” sensation, and hydrates your skin. Your skin will look much better after the first weeks!
Don’t believe the slogan “water makes me fat”. Besides being stupid… You might get into serious troubles with your kidneys.
• Drink ONLY natural juices, freshly squeezed!
Don’t drink Coca Cola, Pepsi, and Sprite etc. During the diet. Even lite or light versions.
• Avoid those vending machines by carrying around your own healthful foods and leaving pocket change at home.

Exercise for losing weight…

• If you want quicker results – exercise would be good.
• Don’t just sit in front of the TV and eat peanuts…
I guarantee THIS won’t work for your weight loss…
• Start a regular exercise program and stick with it. Don’t be afraid of those sweat suits and Lycra pants!
• Start swimming. Swimming is an excellent exercise to get involved with, since it increases blood flow and uses muscles we don’t regularly use. Start a swimming program and try to do it 3 times a week. You will feel excellent and rejuvenated.
• Choose an exercise program that you enjoy, and don’t shun the unconventional. For instance, did you know that regular vigorous dancing is exercise too?
• Also Cardiovascular exercises such as running, jogging, or aerobics will help you lose that unwanted belly fat. Weight training can also help you lose body fat because the more muscle mass you have, the more ability your system has to burn body fat.

Good luck!

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