Health Vitamins and Minerals Guide

Superfoods: True Raw Health Foods A list of the top 5 raw health foods may seem unbelievable, but there are foods that possess such strong health benefits, that they are referred to as “superfoods”. This healthy raw food list consists of foods that have more nutrients per calorie than most other foods. They have also been shown to contain vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that prevent disease: from cancer to heart disease to arthritis, and many more. These super foods are ideal for quick and easy raw food recipes. We should include these super foods as part of an all raw food diet on a regular basis.

A great way to eat these raw health foods - whether you just begin a raw food diet or whether you are 100% raw already - is to add them to your daily smoothy. You can also add some raw honey and roll them into a raw health food bar. (more…)

Recent science and modern technology has greatly increased our understanding of natural foods and their benefit to human health. Perhaps one of the foods that have benefited most from extensive research is the bean. Beans have, in the past, been associated only with causing gas and as being high in carbs, which would probably promote weight gain. We now know, however, that the carbs found in beans are the kind known as “complex carbohydrates.” What does this mean? Put simply, complex carbs are not responsible for weight gain, but are instead a good source of energy for the body, muscles, and brain. (more…)