Commonly Asked Raw Food Questions

Ever since I started the raw food diet, I have been asked many questions pertaining to the "diet" itself. The number one question is about my husband, "what does the rest of your family eat?" I think there are some misconceptions of the categorizing word, "diet" and what the new lifestyle I have ensued upon myself and family.

First of all, the raw food diet is not something new to the world of humans. Eating raw food such as nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables are what the beginning humans had to eat everyday. It is true that these early humans did not have a long life, but it is a myth that the food to nourish their bodies was the cause. Rather, humans served a very harsh life in the beginning of time that did not have the securities such as stable housing, protection against wild animals and so on. The raw food that was eaten daily was the supplements that their bodies needed to continue throughout the day.

That brings me to the second most common misconception of the raw food diet. When talking about the raw food diet, the word diet is used in the sense of "what goes into the mouth". The Random House Unabridged Dictionary states the definition for diet means "the foods eaten, as by a particular person or group." Therefore, the raw food diet is basically the food that one consumes to fuel the body throughout the day and night. It is not a weight lose diet, although that is one of the secondary benefits that arise.

In fact, studies are showing that obesity has decreased the amount of life expectancy age levels in Americans. Obesity, as many people are aware is caused by the American diet. Basically that means that Americans are putting garbage into ones mouth to fuel the body however it in turn is shortening our lives. Therefore, the only solution is to change our lifestyles so that we can live longer. Although I love to believe that the raw food is the only solution to a healthy, long living life, it is all about making a change in our eating habits.