Eating raw foods or like you have diabetes?

[the_windwalker]

Sure hope your immune system is working well. E coli in spinach, and how many other things do we find out about in raw foods? Cooked eggs are healthy for you, but raw eggs are a very good laxative. I'd suggest that you weigh the benefits against the liabilities. The FDA tries to stay on top of those things, but virtually all veggies are capable of carrying things you don't want in your system. And, the FDA doesn't find out about them until a few people become sick.

If concerned about diabetes, dark green veggies (like spinach) will help, along with plenty of calcium. The amount of good excersize you get is another factor. If your job is sitting at a computer all day, you need to get out and move around. If you spend your day watching TV, during each commercial break, take a hike around the block. You don't have to go out jogging, just stay mobile as much as possible.

[stepka]

Well the most cost effective way to get your sprouts is to sprout them yourself. Try this: The Basics of Sprouting That should get you started and if you do your own, it's unlikely you'll have to worry about e coli ad they'll be fresher. Great doctor.

[jtur88]

Originally Posted by geos

My cousin just lost his leg because he didn't follow that advice.

If he's diabetic, he probably would have lost his leg anyway. Generally, if you have diabetes, you can't reverse it with diet. All you can do is slow the progress and effects of the disease.

The American diet contains enough of the nutrients for good health and longevity, but we just eat too damned much, and the nutrition is buried in processed foods and empty calories.

In most cases, raw foods deliver no more nutrition than when they are cooked, and in some cases, cooked foods are actually better for you, because cooking releases minerals which would otherwise remained locked into the foods during digestion. But it's a good idea for doctors to recommend raw foods, because the most nutritious foods CAN be eaten raw. The patient, then, by targeting foods that can be eaten raw, cuts down on his processed foods and empty calories. But if you eat carrots, for example, they are no better for you raw than cooked. So, buy things that you could eat raw if you wanted to, but go ahead and cook them if you prefer them that way.