Growing Sprouts and Eating Raw Foods
Raw foods diet, living foods, raw vegan diet, acid alkaline diet and other new age diets are receiving a great level of interest from people all over the world hoping to increase their daily energy, overall health of themselves and their environments, and to protect themselves against disease and illness. Eating raw foods and growing sprouts is usually always a part of these diets for the convenience, nutrition and versatility that makes them a worthy dietary supplement.
There is an emerging trend moving towards personal health as people are more educated about the potential consequences of relying on the commonly accepted western medicine path of taking supplements or corrective action through medication once a health concern surfaces. This trend is seeing a significant progression towards the simple approach of using food and lifestyle as a preventative medicine. And why wouldn’t they, as the cost of healthcare increases along with the number of people that are not eligible for health cover, many proactive human beings are looking for alternatives.
It is a developing and increasingly acceptable belief today that preventative medicine is the best medicine. By reviewing daily practices and lifestyle choices, you can really hold the reigns of your overall health. In the US alone (and this is spreading worldwide daily), the accessibility of processed, fried and fast foods far exceeds that of fresh vegetables and living foods. These all too common foods that constitute a huge component of the American diet mainly consist of starch, processed meat, corn syrup, bleached flour, and foods that are deep fried in a variety of different harmful oils, like canola oil.These factors have combined to triple the obesity rate among young and middle aged Americans in the past 25 years. As more and more people are informed of this problem, the interest is increasing exponentially to find simple ways to integrate more simple living foods into their diet, which is why growing sprouts is surging in popularity.
One of the challenges that face individuals looking to consume a healthier diet is that a lot of the most outspoken individuals and groups that promote the healthier choices are very radical in their views, sometimes rallying against the people who make these “unwise” nutrition choices, rather than looking at the overall societal factors that have created the situation as it is. The team over at Seeds of Sustainability believes that human beings are innately intelligent, adaptable creatures that will overall make progressively better decisions as those options become available, and that focusing too much on the problems tends to reinforce them. For this reason, we suggest to anyone who is transitioning to a healthier, more oxygen rich diet to do so at a comfortable rate. For many people, they are taking this approach to make decisions that are more respectful to their body and the environment, so it makes sense to not make the transition a trauma for the body in itself. It is very common when individuals try to transition too hastily from a typical western diet to a vegan, vegetarian or raw foods diet to go into an intense and uncomfortable detoxification process, commonly known as a “healing crisis.”
Rather than taking away from your current diet, we believe in gradually adding living foods to your diet over a period of time. Using this approach you will come to your own conclusions of what you want to keep eating and what you will transition away from, without feeling like you are sacrificing something. The body is much more intelligent and self regulating than many of us give it credit for, and it is useful to keep this in mind as we review our lifestyles and decisions. If you are searching for a simple way to start this process, growing sprouts offers a fast and affordable option to obtain highly nutritious and versatile foods, to supplement your current diet. Using the Marche Method makes this process even easier, as it requires no daily rinsing of your sprouts and allows you to grow as little or as much sprouted foods as you would like in just 72 hours.