Skin Healing Concerns & Tips

Since the 1950's, there has been a debate among those in the physical culture regarding cooked vs. raw food diets. Among natural bodybuilders, this debate still goes on. This argument is focused mainly on the source of protein coming from a meat source.

Hemp Seed Powder and Wheat Grass are much richer sources of protein than meat which has been treated with hormones and cooked and difficult for your body to digest.

The advantages for raw food diet for a bodybuilder are immeasurable. You will find that you will have more lifting strength and require less rest between sets. Cooked food is depleted of vital nutrients such as enzymes, vitamins and minerals, all removed during the cooking process.

If you take a look at the largest consumers of raw food, you will see the strongest animals such as the gorilla, rhino, hippo, elephant, giraffe and more. They seem to be able to build strong muscle without eating cooked foods, wonder how that works?

The animals listed are all on 100 percent raw food diets. You can be healthy and build a strong, well-sculpted body with raw organic fruits, green leafy vegetables, nuts and sunflower seeds.

Cooked foods are known to clog the body's digestive system which puts a strain and saps energy from other parts of your body. It takes a strong mind and will to be successful at a raw bodybuilding diet. Cooked foods blow up, or give an inflated look to muscles that only last for a temporary time. A foundation needs to be built for muscle to grow, and this can only be done with all natural proteins and carbs that are found in raw, uncooked foods.

Just observing the nutrients in fruit alone is enough to convince you of the benefits and nutrients to your body. When I speak of fruit, I mean botanical fruit. Botanical fruits are fruit that contains seed that regenerate more fruit within itself. These are fruits such as cucumbers, red and green peppers, squash, avocados, tomatoes and many more.

You will find the benefits and advantages to a raw food diet versus a cooked diet for your natural bodybuilding routine. Keep a journal and document how you feel with your raw food diet, you will be able to determine what foods help you the most.

You will see that you will have lasting, healthy results that will last much longer with a natural foundation.