a question about soup

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Permalink Reply by Jenny on June 29, 2008 at 11:32am

did he say what the benefits are from cooked soup? then we can answer those things Jenny

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Permalink Reply by watermelon on June 29, 2008 at 11:37am

well he said that when you make soup all the nutrients from the vegetables stay in the water and there for the only ones that are lost are some that die in the processes but that overall your getting vitamins from certain vegetables that you cannot get from them if they are raw and you are getting the fiber as well and all of this is good for those who dont digest nutrients well enough. hes a big fan of DR, JoelFurmans book Eat To Live, wich is based on a mostly raw vegan diet.

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Permalink Reply by Anabrese on June 29, 2008 at 12:09pm

Yes, this is a common thing said about cooked soup. It's true you do get some good nutrition and in the realm of cooked food, it's probably one of the best foods. But, you don't get the 'lifeforce' that raw soup can provide and its still easy to digest as it is blended.

Soup is one of my favourite raw foods and I've just had one. Simple, warm, tasty, alive and very easy to digest.

www.rawlifestyle.co.uk

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Permalink Reply by watermelon on June 29, 2008 at 12:15pm

his argument would be that when you blend it you lose the most of the fiber content. what do you mean by life force?

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Permalink Reply by Anabrese on June 29, 2008 at 12:40pm

You have all the fiber when you blend and Suvine makes some good points below. All animals eat their food raw except humans. You could be wasting your time trying to argue the points with your husband. Better to just let him do what he does and you go on with your raw prep. Much can be accomplished through quiet observation.

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Permalink Reply by watermelon on June 29, 2008 at 12:55pm

true, but i'm not trying to really argue with my husband so much than rather learn more myself and tell him what i've learned. considering i'm pregnant and just switching to raw again, I know that my digestive system is very sluggish and I can become deficient in nutrients. I only have access to green juice once a week right now, because I cannot afford a juicer yet and I cant afford to buy all organic either. he likes hearing the new things I learn, hes glad that I am doing all the researching I can, because knowledge is very important to him.

do you recommend any books?

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Permalink Reply by watermelon on June 29, 2008 at 1:53pm

I'll have to look into finding where I can get what you need to grow your own wheatgrass, I dont live in an area where raw food beside produce is readily available. I dont even know where to get a wheatgrass juicer, and right now I cannot afford nor do I have the means of purchasing things online. I do have a blender though so that soup Idea is really great. I go to Craigslist all the time, the last person who had a juicer for sale lived 3 hours away, and I cannot afford the gas to go that far. thank you so much for all your help and suggestions.

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Permalink Reply by Anabrese on June 30, 2008 at 6:24am

Hi Watermelon, I have an ebook 'Raw Lunchbox' -Quick and Easy Raw Recipes For Busy People. Take a look at www.rawlifestyle.co.uk T
There are easy to make raw lunch recipes that don't take much time to make.

You might want to make contact with other women who have been through raw pregnancy to help you with nutritional information.

If you have a blender, you can make juices by blending some greens with a little apple and lemon and then straining the mixture. I do this most of the time.

Check out the www.thegardendiet.com as Jinjee has given birth to several children on raw. Take good care of yourself.

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Permalink Reply by watermelon on June 30, 2008 at 10:19am

thank you for the raw lunch box website, and for the tip about blending greens, I never thought of that but it sounds simple enough. there are no raw foodist in my area what so ever never mind a raw woman whos had raw pregnancies but I reaserch everyday to see if I can find more and more about nutrition for raw pregnancy and have actually been following jinjee's diet when she was pregnant, but with some of my own additions, along with an organic vegan prenatal, and superfood. thank you so much for your comment. take care =)

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Permalink Reply by watermelon on June 29, 2008 at 12:46pm

do you know the names of these books I'd like to check them out. I understand what cooking does to most foods, but I also know that steaming veggies is very different from having them in soup. I for one perfer raw myself, the reason i'm asking this is so that I can pass the information onto my husband. I need actual scientific information.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Carlton on June 30, 2008 at 2:27am

When we heat food above the human body temperature of 38 degrees, it changes. This heated food effects our health much differently than natural, unchanged foods.

Prior to 1930, It was believed that whenever we ate, there was an immune system response as if we were poisoned. An immediate rise in white blood cells, by about 300%. White blood cells are our body's soldiers, they are produced to fight off threats, like poison, trauma or disease. This reaction to eating was called Digestive Leukocytosis and thought to be normal.

In 1930, Dr Paul Kouchakoff conducted research to compare the effects of cooked food versus raw food. He discovered that Digestive Leukocytosis occurred only when cooked or processed food was eaten. He found that there is no immune system response when we eat our food in it's natural, unheated, unprocessed state.

Because of Digestive Leukocytosis, eating cooked food keeps our immune system in a constant state of emergency. Even what we call allergies are just our over burdened immune system literally freaking out when a new irritant is encountered.

Another immune system response to cooked food is mucus. When cooked food is eaten, our bodies try to protect us from this invasion by creating mucus. This mucus makes a wall between the food and our bodies. The mucus builds up in our guts, causing Mucoid Plaque. This is a rubbery hose which lines the intestines and severely reduces the amount of nutrition we can take in from our food. (Here is a Google Image search showing Mucoid Plaque.)

After years of cooked food, our immune system literally gets worn out. We become run down, and illness becomes a normal part of life. We think that we are just ageing. We believe we have no choice other than to be sick.

When we eat Purely Raw foods, our immune system rests and recovers. People who switch to eating only raw foods always experience the same thing. Lifelong problems, conditions and diseases go away, usually within weeks or months.

People eating Purely Raw have experienced complete reversals of cancers, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, autism, depression, skin disease, etc. The list goes on and on. Our immune system can heal anything, if it's not continually engaged in a war against cooked food. Our bodies treat cooked food as poison, this of course means, that cooked food is poison.

When food is heated, the enzymes are also destroyed. Enzymes are the life force in food, the magic elixir of Life. They merge with our bodies and tell us how and where to use the food we eat. It's the enzymes which tell the vitamin C in the orange to go and become part of our skin. Some believe that enzymes are destroyed by stomach acids, but research shows that enzymes are mainly absorbed in the mouth, before our food gets into the stomach.

Our body cannot communicate with the food unless the enzymes are there. Raw food contains its own digestive enzymes and literally digests itself inside you. Raw food breaks itself down and goes where it is needed, and all is well.

Without it's enzymes, cooked food sits in you like a brick. Your body has to use its own digestive enzymes to deal with the cooked food. Many now believe that humans only have enough digestive enzymes to last them into their 40’s. When they are gone, everything seems to be harder work physically, many become apathetic and lose their zest for life.

Enzymes also allow Transmutation. We can eat one raw substance and turn it into something completely different. This recent discovery shows that when we eat purely raw food we can create things that weren’t there before. It's like saying that 1+1=3! This is how a 20 foot tall giraffe can build its entire body, bones, muscle, coat and mane whilst eating only a few types of tree leaves. Elephants are Raw Vegan too!

Cooked food changes our pH. It makes us acidic, when we are meant to be alkaline. The pH level of our bodily fluids affect every cell in our bodies. We thrive when our bodies are in an alkaline state. We use alkaloid highs like caffeine, cannabis and cocaine to mimic the feelings of being in an alkaline state. Unfortunately, these drugs throw us into a worse acidic state when they wear off, so we require more of them to get back to the alkaline high we desire.

When we are in an acidic state, we experience many health problems. Acidity constricts us, causing stiffness and tissue degeneration. Alkalinity does the opposite, we let go and our bodies can release tension and stress, and our blood and lymph can flow more easily. Being in an alkaline state is absolutely lovely. Alkalinity soothes away our heath problems and we become balanced, calm and peaceful.

Finally, vitamins are destroyed and deformed by cooking. We all know this one! This is why people steam food, rather than boil or bake it. Steaming is a little less damaging for the vitamins, but the enzymes still die, and digestive leukocytosis still occurs. Steaming has become popular now because it is commonly known that the less you have cooked something, the better it is for you. So, why cook at all.
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this is taken from Purely Raw here...
http://www.purelyraw.com/cooking.htm

Lovebows,
Chris

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Permalink Reply by watermelon on June 30, 2008 at 10:08am

Thank you! this is great information.

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