"Let food be thy medicine, thy medicine shall be thy food" - Hippocrates

Our bodies Nutritional needs can be looked at like a scale. Say the scale is from 1 to 10 and 10 being the optimal. Each day that our body is below the optimal 10 mark is another day that we are not functioning to our bodies fullest, thus optimal health is not achieved which opens the door to a nutritional deficiency. Nutritionl deficiency can lead to many things, among them being Toxemia. Toxemia can occur when your body becomes overly burdened with toxins. According to the Mayo clinic, your body needs vitamin-nutrients found in most foods—for many reasons, including producing healthy red blood cells. If your body is deficient in certain key vitamins, you can develop anemia—a condition in which your blood is low on healthy red blood cells. Vitamin deficiencies also can lead to health problems other than anemia. Fortunately, you can usually correct vitamin and mineral deficiencies with dietary changes and whole food supplements. Health experts agree that the best way to obtain your daily nutritional needs is to consume a diet rich in raw and living fruits, vegetables, sprouts, nuts, seeds and legumes. The CDC  states that healthy diets rich in fruits and green leafy vegetables may reduce the risk of Cancer and other chronic diseases. Also, in Dr Joel Furman’s book, Eat to Live, these same benefits are explained in detail as well as the book The Live Food Factor by Susan Schenck.
     The problem is that most people do not fulfill there bodies nutritional needs because the diet is so poor, especially here in America. Fast food, processed, nutrient stripped, boxed and mechanically packaged so called food have become the norm for many because of the convenience. Another issue is the love affair with cooking our food. Cooking fruits and vegetables reduces there nutritional value by destroying anywhere from 20 to 50% of the vitamins, all of the enzymes, some amino acids and many of the minerals (wellness.ma). HealthForwardOnline recommends a lifestyle made up of mostly Raw and Living foods with minimal cooking.

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