I received a question from a reader yesterday - asking me if I'd heard of David Wolfe? Yes, I have.
David Wolfe promotes a 'Raw Food' diet for humans.
He is quite correct in his philosophy - we are a frugivorous species of animal.
Our diet should be approximately 75-80% raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds.
Our protein should also be harvested from the vegetable kingdom - to include: approximately 60-80 gms of protein per day from avocados, honey, nuts, seeds, dried fruits and some dairy products.
Starches - breads, biscuits, corn.
oats, barley, potatoes, rice, etc should comprise approximately 100 gms per day and of course must be lightly heated in order to begin the digestive cycle - we cannot break down the starch without the addition of heat.
However, it is not necessary to use heat in any other aspect of the human diet.
Heat is a catalyst and as such, enters into a reaction, speeds it up and is not used up in the process.
All foods have what is called a 'critical temperature' - that temperature at which the food article begins to deteriorate and lose its goodness.
This critical temperature is not very high - I recommend that you check out: INFLUENCE OF FOOD COOKING ON THE BLOOD FORMULA OF MAN by Paul Kouchakoff (Suisse), M.
D.
of the Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Lausanne, Switzerland-go to: http://www.
halalvitamins.
com/cooking.
htm And after all this - please remember and keep in mind that food - whether hot or cold - is only one part of the 8 step process leading to health.
So eat it raw, eat it slow and eat it in its natural state.
Kevin