Benefits of a plant based diet

• A raw plant-based lifestyle consists of natural plant foods in its purest, most nutritious state.  Raw foods are unprocessed, unrefined, cold pressed and have not been heated above 40°C.  Some experts have revealed when foods are heated above 40°C most of their nutritional values have been lost and are more harmful to the body.

  Some reported benefits from consuming a plant-based diet include:
       -  enhanced immune system
       -  increase energy and vitality
       -  detox and cleanse the body
       -  weight loss
       -  minimise cravings
       -  high antioxidants
       -  maintain nutritional value
       -  avoid preservatives, artificial flavours and colourings
       -  reduce environmental impact

• ALKALINE VS ACIDITY

  One of the many benefits of a raw plant-based lifestyle is that is it very alkaline.  Blood needs to be in a constant alkaline body to keep the blood cells alive, this is why a raw plant-based lifestyle can help prevent diseases like cancer. A normal alkaline body sits at 7.3 on the Ph scale, with the scale ranging from 0 – 14, anything above 7.3 is more alkaline and anything below 7.3 is considered acidic.  Your Ph level can be determined with a simple test of applying a strip on your tongue and matching its colour to the chart, these strips can be obtained from your local chemist.

  

• ENZYMESThe raw plant based lifestyle also provides an abundance of foods that are high in enzymes. Enzymes are living forces that conduct and direct every activity in your body.  Research suggests that eating high-enzyme food helps digestion, increase vitality and slow down the aging process.

• GOOD FATSIncluding fats into your diet is also a good thing, especially in the raw plant-based lifestyle as there are many good raw fats.  The “good fats” include mono-unsaturated fats, which you can find in avocados, almonds, olives and Omega-3 fatty acids, which are in flax seeds and walnuts.

  The "good fats" also include polyunsaturated fats, which can bind with toxins, helping to eliminate them from your body. So, these are some of the most healing fats for the body. You can find these in walnuts, flax seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds and other seeds.