NUTRITIONThe food can be cold or a little warm as long as it doesn’t
go above 118 degrees. Raw food followers will sprout seeds
and beans instead of consuming them whole and uncooked.
Some raw food followers will eat unpasteurized dairy, raw
eggs, raw meat, and raw fish. There are four types of raw
food eating:
RAW VEGETARIANS: Only animal products consumed are
eggs and dairy.
RAW VEGANS: No animal products—most food is raw.
RAW OMNIVORES: Both plant and animal foods are
mainly raw.
RAW CARNIVORES: Meat products are eaten only raw.Acid Alkaline
The principle behind the acid-alkaline way of eating is to
help your body control its pH through diet. The theory is that
if you’re constantly putting acidic foods like red meat in your
body, your system has no time to do anything else but work
to remove them. In the acid alkaline diet, if you keep putting
your pH at a low level, then you can cause long-lasting acid-
ity. Those that eat the acid-alkaline way are trying to balance
their pH and get it out of the acidic zone.
The general rule of thumb for the diet is 80 percent
of what you eat should be alkalizing foods and 20 percent
should be acidizing. Acid-alkaline followers eat mostly fruits
and veggies, nuts, seeds, legumes, soybeans, and tofu. Dairy,
eggs, meat, most grains, and processed foods are on the
acidic side and should be avoided. Many followers of this diet
also avoid alcohol and caffeine.