Raw food fast? You've gotta be crazy!!!It's amazing. The first time I heard about doing a raw food fast was when I was listening to an interview that Rory Freedman, the co-author of the book Skinny Bitch, was doing. She is an avid vegan, and makes no qualms about wanting to convert the world to veganism.
What intrigued me was the way she talked about how a raw food fast naturally detoxifies the body, especially the colon and blood. Because cooking food destroys valuable enzymes and removes nutrients from the food, consuming fruits, veggies, and nuts raw is the way to get the most out of every calorie. It scrapes the spackle off of the colon, & hydrates the system. It's almost like your body hits the "reset" button. I went on to do some independent research.
A raw food fast can be done for any length of time. I'd recommend a day or two for your first time, then work up from there. The longest raw food fast I've ever done was 7 days, & I wouldn't go longer than that. Towards the end, the body feels amazingly clean.
To do a raw food fast, only drink herbal tea or water. There is no coffee, soda, iced tea, juice, or alcohol. There is no sugar. Concentrate on dark green, leafy vegetables. Consume fruits and vegetables with the skin on them. Breakfast should be three different kinds of pieces of fruit. Lunch and dinner should be large salads that include leafy vegetables, carrots and celery, red onions, nuts, and other veggies that you like. There is no dairy, no meat, & no animal products of any kind. So, that means leave the eggs and cheese off the salad. Salad dressing should be homemade balsamic vinagrette.
Timing is important, so the first time you do a raw food fast, choose one or two consecutive days where you don't have a lot going on. Plan for it by going visiting produce & putting some good salads together in your head with the food in your basket.
Do: Visit http://www.rawfoodlife.com/ for more information if you'd like to consider a raw food fast sometime in the future.
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