Karen Schweitzer

Simply Whole (Live) Food is uncooked or baked fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouted grains and beans. Incorporating more whole, live foods in your diet is a lifestyle that embraces a new approach to living a life with greater physical energy, clarity and well-being.

What are the benefits of eating whole, live (uncooked or baked) foods?

Whole foods have not been stripped of many of the essential nutrients that are removed in today's highly processed foods. Totally live food have not been heated above 108 degrees as excessive heat destroys much of vital proteins, vitamins and phytonutrients. Eating nutrient and enzyme rich foods allows our bodies to maintain homeostasis (balance) and heal. By consuming life enhancing foods, we are creating an internal environment that allows for enhanced mental clarity and greater physical energy. The old saying, "you are what you eat" has never been more true.

Signs That You Are Enzyme Deficient

Some of the signs of enzyme deficiencies are indigestion, stomach upset, gas, and bloating. If you have some of these problems, it's highly possible that you do not have the enzymes needed to process the food that you are eating; this is a sign that you might want to think about changing your diet.

How to Incorporate Whole, Living Foods into Your Lifestyle

Start eating more fruit and vegetables, attend a whole, living foods class or potluck dinner, purchase books that are written by experts and get in your kitchen and start discovering the wonderful taste and simplicity of living foods.

The wide variety of recipes and menus are expanding daily. Living foods are not boring or difficult to prepare. You will, however, probably need to learn some simple new skills and the use of appliances that you may not be using such as a food processor and high speed blender. The possibilities for your menu can be endless, e.g. pasta, pizza, bagels, bread, chocolate cake, non-dairy milk, and much more. Living foods are simple to make and are delicate in flavor.

Karen Schweitzer is a graduate of The Natural Gourmet Cookery School, NYC. She is a Certified Whole, Living Foods Chef through Alissa Cohen, and is a Certified Natural Health Practioner, CNHP, from the University of Natural Health. She has worked as a Family Educator/Counselor and Lifestyle Coach and was the director of Patient Education at the Ayurvedic Health Center in Lancaster, MA under the clinical direction of Deepak Chopra, M.D.