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Showing posts with label raw diet. Show all posts
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Eating Clean is Eating Vegan!

There is a good reason that eating vegan is sometimes called “Eating clean.” Living Clean or Eating Clean as is built on the premise that “if you are what you eat then you should eat the best that you can.”

If you are eating dirty, then you are eating old dead food.  The more refined a food is, the deader it is and the worse it is for your physical health. 
Eating vegan means –

Eat live foods. Eating live foods means consuming fresh foods  Stay away from eating dead foods. These are foods that must be trucked from far away and are sprayed with preservatives, have been processed or that have been sitting around on a store shelf for too long.

Eating locally. Eating locally means that you are not going to eat food that is transported from a long ways away.  This also reduces your likelihood of eating a GMO food that has been altered not to rot.  Food that is not grown near you tends to be grown with more pesticide, is more at risk of being rotten or containing e-coli and is older so it does not taste as good.  Foods that are grown locally are fresher, have more nutrition and taste better.  When you eat locally you also help reduce global warming and it helps your local economy.

Eating raw. Eating raw means eating as many raw vegan foods as you can so that you can get the most nutrients from what you consume.  Most of us eat food that is heated over 188 degrees, which destroys most of its nutrients.  Cooking food also destroys many of the natural enzymes that are used by the body to break down food for digestion and facilitate the absorption of nutrients and the expelling of waste.  Old dead food that is processed, salty and stoked with chemical preservatives simply passes through the body with no real benefits.

There are a lot of benefits to eating raw and that includes more energy during the day and a deeper, more satisfying night’s sleep.  When you eat raw you can practically feel your skin healing itself at night.  You have more than enough fiber to keep your bowel movements regular, which in turn improves cell respiration and fights cell oxidization and aging.

Yet another benefit of eating raw is that you can eat as much as you want without becoming toxic or clogging up your system. You never have to go hungry because raw foods are complex carbohydrates that have a low glycemic index. 

Eating organically is another principle to keep in mind as you become vegan.

There are two great reasons to eat organically and that is that is your only assurance of totally avoiding pesticides and antibiotic-resistant infections. You also support local farmers and smaller agricultural operations when you eat organic; it is more ethical.

Finally it is also important to eat alkaline.  Eating alkaline means mostly eating raw foods with a low acid content. Bacteria and viruses cannot live in a highly alkaline environment and if your body is not acidic no disease can take root. 



There is a good reason that eating vegan is sometimes called “Eating clean.” Living Clean or Eating Clean as is built on the premise that “if you are what you eat then you should eat the best that you can.”
If you are eating dirty, then you are eating old dead food.  The more refined a food is, the deader it is and the worse it is for your physical health. 

Eating vegan means –
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Eat live foods. Eating live foods means consuming fresh foods  Stay away from eating dead foods. These are foods that must be trucked from far away and are sprayed with preservatives, have been processed or that have been sitting around on a store shelf for too long.

Eating locally. Eating locally means that you are not going to eat food that is transported from a long ways away.  This also reduces your likelihood of eating a GMO food that has been altered not to rot.  Food that is not grown near you tends to be grown with more pesticide, is more at risk of being rotten or containing e-coli and is older so it does not taste as good.  Foods that are grown locally are fresher, have more nutrition and taste better.  When you eat locally you also help reduce global warming and it helps your local economy.

Eating raw. Eating raw means eating as many raw vegan foods as you can so that you can get the most nutrients from what you consume.  Most of us eat food that is heated over 188 degrees, which destroys most of its nutrients.  Cooking food also destroys many of the natural enzymes that are used by the body to break down food for digestion and facilitate the absorption of nutrients and the expelling of waste.  Old dead food that is processed, salty and stoked with chemical preservatives simply passes through the body with no real benefits.

There are a lot of benefits to eating raw and that includes more energy during the day and a deeper, more satisfying night’s sleep.  When you eat raw you can practically feel your skin healing itself at night.  You have more than enough fiber to keep your bowel movements regular, which in turn improves cell respiration and fights cell oxidization and aging.

Yet another benefit of eating raw is that you can eat as much as you want without becoming toxic or clogging up your system. You never have to go hungry because raw foods are complex carbohydrates that have a low glycemic index. 

Eating organically is another principle to keep in mind as you become vegan.  =.

There are two great reasons to eat organically and that is that is your only assurance of totally avoiding pesticides and antibiotic-resistant infections. You also support local farmers and smaller agricultural operations when you eat organic; it is more ethical.

Finally it is also important to eat alkaline.  Eating alkaline means mostly eating raw foods with a low acid content. Bacteria and viruses cannot live in a highly alkaline environment and if your body is not acidic no disease can take root. 



For more information or to book a consultation about anti-aging, diet and weight loss programs or any health issue you may be experiencing, visit the Pinewood Natural Health Clinic website that has a list of full services and products at www.pinewood.ca or call our Toronto Office at  (416)-656- 8100.  We also have an office in Pickering, Ontario at (905)-427-0057. You can also email us at info@pinewoodhealth.ca and we would be happy to answer any question that you have about our holistic health services.

Friday, February 27, 2015

Delicious Raw Pasta Recipes

Eating raw is one of the healthiest things you can do for your body, but in the winter we find ourselves craving heavy carbs, especially pasta.  Here are some recipes for some vegan pastas where vegan carbs replace the starch of pasta noodles and that still have the mouth-feel and fullness factor of pastas made from grain. 

Remember too that eating raw means exactly that so you won't be boiling water, frying or broiling a thing to make any of these delicious raw pasta dishes.

Cinnamon Beet Pasta

Serves 4-6
10 cherry tomatoes
1 large red beet
5 red stems of Swiss chard, chopped
1 handful of cilantro
1 handful basil, shredded
Sprig of fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
6 large zucchinis

Cut zucchinis into pasta using a vegetable pasta-making machine called a spirolizeror a mandolin so that they resemble long noodles.  Place the zucchinis into a drainer to drain.
Blend the other ingredients until smooth. Put the pasta in the bowl and pour it over the pasta and serve.

Calories: 1284   Fat: 79g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 373 mg Carb: 26g Dietary Fiber: 7g Sugars: 22g Protein: 8g.


Mock Mac N' Cheese
Serves 4

Noodles:
Orange Cauliflower

3 organic zucchini, julienned into noodles

Sauce:

2-cup cashews
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup spring water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/4 teaspoon shallots, finely minced
1/2 teaspoon apple cider or red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon cracked black paper

Preheat oven to 115 F. Julienne the zucchini into long strips so they resemble noodles.

Blend with the rest of the ingredients until creamy.  Toss with the noodles in a shallow dish.

Dry out the raw dish for 1 hour. It will still be raw but with less water in it which gives the dish its texture.

Calories 510   Fat: 10g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 18 mg  Carb: 357g  Dietary Fiber: 4g  Sugars: 9g  Protein: 8g.


Mushroom Walnut Pasta
Makes 4 servings

Sauce:

6 sundried tomatoes, plumped in water
5 black olives, chopped
2 tablespoon nutritional yeast
2 tablespoon pine nuts
1 tablespoon walnut oil or olive oil
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
6 garlic cloves, chopped
several fresh basil leaves
dash of sea salt

Pasta:

1 medium zucchini, spiralized or julienned into thin noodles
8mushrooms, sliced

Walnut topping:

1/4 cup walnuts, soaked and dehydrated
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1 garlic clove, minced
a pinch sea salt
fresh cracked ground black pepper

Combine sauce ingredients in a food processor.  Toss with mushrooms and zucchini.  Process walnuts, yeast, garlic and sea salt until you have a crumble.  Sprinkle over pasta and sauce and serve.

Calories: 974   Fat: 62g Cholesterol: 0g Sodium: 1192 mg Carb: 37g Dietary Fiber: 13g Sugars: 30g  Protein: 21g.

For more information or to book a consultation about anti-aging, diet and weight loss programs or any health issue you may be experiencing, visit the Pinewood Natural Health Clinic website that has a list of full services and products at www.pinewood.ca or call our Toronto Office at  (416)-656- 8100.  We also have an office in Pickering, Ontario at (905)-427-0057. You can also email us at info@pinewoodhealth.ca and we would be happy to answer any question that you have about our holistic health