This document discusses the benefits of a natural diet, which consists of unprocessed, raw foods like vegetables, fruits, seeds, nuts, and water. Key points made include: - Eating natural, uncooked foods preserves nutrients and enzymes that are destroyed by cooking. - A natural diet promotes metabolism, hydration, and intake of essential pigments and minerals from colorful plants. - Following a natural diet can prevent diseases and keep a person healthy without relying on medicines. - What to avoid includes tobacco, alcohol, coffee, white sugar, refined flour, fried foods, and fast food.

1. NATURAL DIET By,S3 BNYS (2ndsem) S-VYASA

2. CONTENTS…INTRODUCTIONDEFINITIONWHAT IT INCLUDES?PROPERTIESWHY NATURAL DIET?EFFECTS OF NATURAL DIETAS A MEDICINEEFFECTS ON THE PERSONALITYWHAT NOT TO EATSUBSTITUES OF WRONG FOODReference

3. INRTODUCTIONEating is very essential to liveWhen it comes to food, we have to make sure that we can get proper quantities of nutritionWe can get many nutrients from the raw or natural dietNatural diet plays an important role in prevention of many diseases

4. DEFINITIONThe diet or food that is natural. Food that we eat naturally i.e. without changing its original state like raw vegetables and fruits

5. WHAT IT INCLUDES???Vegetables – all plants we can eat raw, especially leafy green vegetables, fresh sprouts and shoots, and edible raw roots Fruits – all fruits we can eat raw, especially low-sugar berries and richly-coloured vegetable and fruits Seeds and nuts – all edible raw seeds and nuts Water – including most natural teas and infusions

6. PROPERTIES OF NATURAL FOOD:UNPROCESSEDUNCOOKEDRICH IN NUTRIENTSFRESHORGANIC WHOLEUNCANNED

7. WHY NATURAL DIET ?A Natural diet is a diet which comes from all fresh plant foods These foods have higher nutrient values than the cooked foodCooking food can take the nutrients and vitamins out of foodOne can find the nutrients/vitamins and minerals in raw foods which our body needs mostThe more eating raw foods the more healthier you are

8. Cont….Raw vegetables and raw fruit are rich sources of enzymesWhen it is heated the enzymes which helps us to digest our food they are killedWhen the food is overcooked, it accumulates and it becomes toxinsIt can result into diseases like diabetes, heart disease, skin diseases, allergies, high blood pressure, cancer and etc…

9. If you want cooked food, the best way to cook food is to:lightly steamstew,use a slow crock cooker

10. EFFECTS OF NATURAL DIETObstructions are cleared because blood flow increases to the cells.Eating raw foods is a boost to your metabolism as wellThere is a higher volume of water in raw foods such as raw fruits and vegetablesYour body is getting the hydration it needs from foodsThat is one of the reason why you don't feel as thirsty after eating more raw food

11. Cont…What may be called the colored vegetables bring good amounts of other essential substancesWe all need some pigment in our dietPigment means minerals. Iron is red, manganese is purple, copper blue, etc.Carotene is yellow, and the yellow vegetablessuchas carrots and corn-contain good amounts of it

12. AS A MEDICINE….We forget that a natural life style consisting of a natural diet can give us good health instead of the medicinesFor the sick, the natural food is the best medicinePeople generally don't know – why to eat, when to eat, what to eat, what not to eat, how to eat, how much to eat, etc…That is why they suffer from diseases and ill healthIf the food is wrongly eaten, it produces morbid matter, which is the cause of ill health and disease.

13. Cont…So, Natural Diet is what can keep us in good state of healthAs the food is the combination of five elements of which our body is made, therefore, it is the best, the easiest and the quickest means of keeping a person in the perfect health with full energy

14. EFFECTS ON THE PERSONALITYIt affect your mood,fitness levels and overall well-beingIf you eat natural, healthy food you will more than likely be a healthy individualIt Helps us to maintain a sattvic personalityKeep us always fresh and active

15. WHAT NOT TO EATFor good health the following items should be avoided:Tobacco Alcoholic drinksCoffee and teaWhite sugar Bread and biscuit made of refined flourChocolate and artificial sweetsChilies and hot flavoring items- Spices; PicklesSynthetic soft drinksFast food; Fried items etc.“White flour, Salt, White Sugar and Vanaspati Ghee are called "White Poisons".

16. Substitutes for wrong food1.White Sugar ------- Honey, Jaggery2.White flour ------- Whole wheat flour3.Fried vegetables ------- Uncooked or boiled vegetables4.Tea, Coffee ------ Fresh Juice5.Heavy food ------- Digestive food6.Morning tea ------ Water kept overnight in brass jar

17. Cont…7.Fast food ------- Fruits8.Sweets ------ Dates, Raisins, Fruits9.Artificial soft drinks ----- Fresh Juices10.Non-vegetarian diet ------ Vegetarian diet11.Cooked food ------ Uncooked food

18. REFERENCE… www.wikipedia.comNature CureBy BhakruDiet And NutritionBy Henry Lindlord

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