Definition of RAW:
Unaltered from its natural state; not prepared by the
action of heat; uncooked, as with live fruits, vegetables, plants, and
herbs.
Benefit of RAW Foods:
RAW foods have all
of their natural, life-supporting nutrients intact. The process of cooking
foods destroys valuable enzymes, vitamins, minerals, probiotics and other
phytonutrients that are essential for maximum absorption and utilization
of the food consumed. All foods provide some nutrition, but
RAW foods provide higher nutrient levels.
RAW foods from nature provide the
complete collection of vitamins, minerals and co-factors necessary to fuel
our bodies properly. The co-factors (probiotics and enzymes) in
RAW foods aid in the digestion process of
breaking down foods efficiently and in the assimilation process of turning
nutrients into life-force fuel for the body.
 RAW
Foods Raise our Vibration & Strengthen our Life Force:
All objects (live or dead) hold a particular vibration
or energy signature. Lifeless objects tend to resonate at a lower
frequency vibration, whereas live objects resonate at higher frequencies
of vibration. Dead, processed foods have a lower level of life-force and
vibration, so they provide less life-force energy and tend to lower our
vibrational levels. By eating more live, RAW
foods, we are able to raise our vibrational levels and strengthen our
life-force energy. By raising our vibratory levels, we can be more ‘in
tune’ physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually with ourselves,
with others and with nature.
RAW Vitamins & Supplements
Most of us are not able to acquire all of our essential
nutrients from our diets alone. Even the healthiest of diets lack vital
nutrients that can compromise our optimal health and vitality. Part of
this is due to the lack of quality produce in our modern world. Since the
evolution of modern agriculture, the nutrient values of living foods has
declined from lack of nutrients in the soil (lack of proper crop
rotations), chemical fertilization, pesticides, water pollution and
genetically modified foods. Once the food leaves the farm it is often
subjected to preserving, irradiating, heating and treatments that change
the nature of the food. Eating RAW and
organic foods is extremely helpful but it can still be difficult to ensure
we are getting proper nutrition in every meal. It is also time-consuming
to make sure every meal we eat is as nutritious and life-supporting as
possible.
RAW vitamins and
supplements that are derived from RAW,
whole-food created nutrients can help fill our nutritional void. This type
of supplement or vitamin would be untreated, unadulterated and uncooked
and would be naturally cultivated - similar to the process of growing
plants. In nature, plants transform inorganic materials into useful and
bioavailable nutrients through the process of photosynthesis.
The
Vitamin Code
RAW multivitamins and single nutrient
vitamins by Garden of Life were developed to provide a natural source of
RAW, vegan, whole-food supplemental
nutrition and provide the nutrients in their RAW
food-created form – as nature intended. For more information about the
raw, whole-food, vegan
Vitamin Code
vitamins, click here.
In addition to RAW
vitamins, there are a number of RAW
supplements that can support us in eating more
RAW in our diets:
RAW
Meal
by Garden of Life is an organic, RAW, vegan meal replacement that provides 26 superfoods from raw organic
seeds, sprouts and greens. For more information about the
RAW Meal,
click here.
RAW
Protein by Garden of Life is an organic,
RAW, vegan, plant-based protein powder that provides complete
source of protein (18 grams per serving) and all of the essential amino
acids from 14 raw and organic sprouts. For more information about the
RAW
Protein, click here.
 
Perfect Food RAW
Green Super Foods by Garden of Life provides 35 nutrient-dense, raw,
organically grown greens, sprouts and vegetable juices. For more
information about the
Perfect Food Raw,
click here.
RAW
Cleanse by Garden of Life is a gentle, fast-acting,
RAW seven-day cleanse that supports the
health of the entire digestive tract and immune system health and helps to
rid the liver and digestive system of toxins. For more information about
the
RAW
Cleanse, click here.
Additional RAW Resources:
The following articles provide more information on
RAW benefits and
RAW supplements:
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