+Re: Regarding high protein diets

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Hi

I found this list very enlightening but I noticed no mention of Insulin/Glucose

levels improvement on the raw food diet. I know that there are very strong

claims that most of the benefits of CR are due to acting on signaling downstream

of Insulin Receptor so I guess the most objective study to prove health benefits

of raw vs mostly cooked would have to focus on that.

-HM

> > >

> > > Hello -

> > >

> > > I've done both the raw food and CRON diet and found the raw food diet very

> > > healthy for me.

> > >

> > > NOTE: " Raw food diet " is a misnomer. Even the most heated raw foodie (Dr.

> > > Cousins) advocates not more than 80% of the diet to be raw. One can be

> > > considered a raw foodie is anywhere from 50% to 80% of their diet is raw.

If

> > > salads are a big part of your daily intake, as they are for a lot of

people

> > > on this list, you maybe " raw " already.

> > >

> > > The upshot is, you can be raw and have cooked tomatoes (to get lycopene)

> > > too!

> > >

> > > Some of the recipes are ingeniously high in nutrients, for example, the

> > > spinach tortillas made from raw spinach and flax meal. The diet is high in

> > > fiber, good fats from nuts and seeds and generally low glycemic unless you

> > > go for raw honey deserts and such. My triglycerides went from high to

under

> > > 100.

> > >

> > > The downside is the learning curve for prepping the food, buying the

> > > dehydrator and juicer, and it can be high fat (because of the nuts and

> > > seeds) though that would be up to you.

> > >

> > > YMMV but speaking as one lab rat, I never feel better than when eating

raw.

> > > I don't keep it up because I have a family to cook for who want their

> > > standard American diet. It's just too damn hard to cook and " not cook "

every

> > > meal.

> > >

> > > There are a number of recipe books. My fav is from Cafe Gratitude.

> > >

> > > Best of luck,

> > >

> > > Andie

> > >

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