If you want more energy, you must fill your body with higher grade fuel.
Our body converts food into energy, into life. The amount of energy we get from our food is dependent on how much life is in the food and how easily our body can digest and assimilate the nutrients.
When food is cooked we are essentially killing it. Heat destroys life. When we subject our foods to extended periods of heat, we destroy all of the life-preserving proteins, or enzymes, that are so critical for all of our bodily functions. Every food has the perfect ratio of different enzymes that make digestion simple and easy.
When we cook, heat causes chemical reactions in the food, destroying ALL of the enzymes, 50% of the protein, and 80% of the vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. When we eat cooked food our body has to produce its own enzymes to digest it. This means more energy is wasted on digestion and less energy is available for your brain, muscles, and immune system.
To make matters worse, we only have a limited amount of enzymes. In all mammals, the older they get the less enzymes are present in their body. The aging process is quickened or delayed based on the enzyme content of the food we eat. Therefore, we can measure biological age by how many enzymes are in the body. The reason old people get wrinkles is because of improper protein synthesis.
How often is it for people to eat cooked food for every meal of the day? If you want to feel alive, eat food that's ALIVE!
Eat the food that nature gives us, in it's natural state!
The more a food is processed from it's natural state, the more nutrients get sucked out of it. Anything that has a list of ingredients usually isn't good for you. Anything that you can't pronounce shouldn't be going into your body. If you want to eat healthy, eat more fruits vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains, and legumes. Make food yourself instead of buying it from the store.
How can pre-made food you buy at the store be healthier and tastier then food you make at home? Food at the store is made for profit, food you make at home is made with LOVE. 
Is it any wonder that correctly made homemade food tastes better than anything you can buy at the store?
When you shop at the market you can select the highest quality produce by look and feel. But man searching for profit doesn't tend to have your best health interests in mind and uses the cheapest, lowest quality products to make all of these processed foods.
Man takes fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, and legumes, and turns them into something he can make more money from. We do this in various ways like adding artificial preservatives like high fructose corn syrup to make food harder to break down for the earth and your stomach. If something is hard for your body to break down you will waste more energy to digest the food; preservatives slow your body down. Maybe this is why you are so tired all the time?
Profit seeks to use the lowest grade of food possible (find out why eggs are so cheap). Cheap, chemical-laced food does not taste as good and so it must be doctored up with salt and refined sugar. Although some people absolutely LOVE salt, when you stop adding it to your food it tastes just as good.
Is meat good for me?
The physiology and anatomy of the human body is equivalent to the body of herbivores. If humans were truly omnivorous our bodies would AT LEAST have the taste buds for raw, undoctored meat. While some people enjoy the taste of extremely high quality raw beef, they would not wish to consume it regularly, let alone have it at every meal. Most people need to alter meat by cooking it with salt, sauces, spices, and sugar for it to taste good. Fruit, on the other hand, just needs to be eaten, no preparation needed.
If we were true omnivores like bears, raccoons, or dogs we would never have to worry about the amount of saturated fats and cholesterol we consume. But because our bodies are not evolved to handle large quantities of meat, the more we eat the sicker we get.¹ The more meat and diary you eat, the more your farts and stools will smell, the longer you will spend in the bathroom, and the more toilet paper you will use. This is your digestive system telling you that it is having a hard time dealing with these foods. Overtime, bad things start to happen.
The reason America has such high rates of heart disease and cancer is quite simple. Instead of healthy eating habits, we choose to eat what is fast, easy, cheap, and tastes (relatively) good: mainly meat, dairy, and refined carbs. Numerous studies show with overwhelming evidence that the more meat and animal foods we consume, the higher our risk of various diseases, including cancer.1-4
A diet rich in whole foods, especially raw fruits and vegetables, will greatly reduce the risk of these diseases of affluence that plague America. Why does America have high rates of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease while developing nations do not? Simple: wealthy nations consume more animal foods and less fruits and vegetables.
Fruits and vegetables are high fiber foods FULL of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals that protect the body from bacteria and viruses. The more fruits and vegetables you eat the less you are at risk for chronic disease. To see the difference between equal calories of chicken and iceberg lettuce (one of the least nutritious vegetables) click here.
Animal foods, on the other hand, contain absolutely no antioxidants and very small amounts of vitamins and minerals, all of which we can get from plant foods. When you don't get all the nutrients your body needs, your body will tell you to eat more food. When you keep eating food that doesn't contain vital nutrients, you stay hungry, gain weight, and put yourself at risk to many diseases. Animal foods also contain no fiber; lack of fiber leads to various bowel and digestion problems. Meat and dairy takes the place of food that has real nutritional value. Our bodies are not meant to consume meat.
Diet plays the most important role in disease. Healthy eating means consuming more fruits and vegetables leading to a much lower risk of cancer and other diseases. Eliminating animal based foods entirely from your diet is not only a fast healthy way to lose weight, but your chance of catching a fatal disease is almost zero.
But where am I going to get my protein?
The problem with the Western diet is that we consume entirely too much protein. Despite what the diary and meat industries want you to believe, the more animal protein in your diet the greater your chance of getting cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and any and every kind of disease of affluence.¹
Getting enough protein is not an issue. If you are eating food, you are consuming protein. Fruit has around 7% protein, and vegetables carry about 23% of their calories from protein.4
Most people will assume that babies, who grow at a very rapid pace, would need more protein than adults. Naturally, the best food for a baby is its mother's breast milk. Yet human breast milk is only 6% protein!5
In The China Study - The Most Comprehensive Study on Nutrition Ever Conducted, Dr. Colin Campbell found that:
"The death rate from coronary heart disease was seventeen times higher among American men than rural Chinese men. The American death rate from breast cancer was five times higher than the rural Chinese rate."¹
That is a huge difference! Why are Americans at a much higher risk? It's because we are not concerned with healthy eating! The difference in the diet between rural Chinese and Americans is that most Chinese get there protein from plant sources. Most Americans are only focused on food that tastes good; they get their protein from animal sources!
Note that this data is from rural Chinese people. The wealthy Chinese, who eat similar amounts of animal foods as we do in America, have much the same risks for heart disease and cancer, nullifying the argument that disease is mostly caused by genes. Genetics only determines about 2-3% of the total cancer risk.6
So what are you waiting for? Click one of the links below to start improving your healthy eating habits today!
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1. Chenj, Campbell TC, Lij, et al. Diet, life-style and mortality in China. A study of the characteristics of 65 Chinese counties. Oxford, UK; Ithaca, NY; Beijing, PRC: Oxford University Press; Cornell University Press; People's Medical Publishing House, 1990
2. McDougall J, Litzau K, Haver E, et al. "Rapid reduction of serum cholesterol and blood pressure by a twelve-day, very low fat, strictly vegetarian diet." J. Am. Coil. Nutr. 14 (1995): 491-496.
3. Dwyer JT. "Health aspects of vegetarian diets." Am.J. elin. Nutr. 48 (1988): 712-738.
4. Dip JB. "The distribution of multiple sclerosis in relation to the dairy industry and milk consumption." New Zealand Med. J. 83 (1976): 427-430.
5. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (accessed December 2009)
6. Doll R, and Peto R. "The causes of cancer: Quantitative estimates of avoidable risks of cancer in the Unites States today." Natl Cancer Inst 66 (1981): 1192-1265.
