Is it a diet for weight loss or a way of life? Answer yourself frankly, what motive pushes you to raw food. Experienced saviors say that the book about Douglas Graham's 80-10-10 diet is a collection of the most important and reliable knowledge about raw food, having read it, you will not need to study any other sources.
Therefore, before discussing the correctness of your choice, let's consider what a raw diet is according to Douglas Graham.
Douglas Graham
Dr. Douglas Graham is an athlete, trainer and specialist in the field of healthy lifestyles. He was the mentor of Martina Navratilova, Demi Moore, Ronnie Grendissohn and many other famous people. Graham is the founder of a number of organizations for the protection of nature, vegetarianism and raw food , regularly conducts seminars, leads a column in leading American magazines. As for his eating habits, Douglas Graham has been eating mostly raw food for 27 years.
Diet 80-10-10 - this is not the only brainchild of Douglas Graham, he published several other similar books.
- "Guide to the recipes of a high-energy diet";
- "Lack of grain";
- "Food and energy productivity."
Raw Food
In principle, the cuisine of raw food was created by Douglas. Adhering to the rule 10 80 10, you no longer need to complain about the uselessness and harm of raw food, will not suffer from toxicosis, dizziness, you will not lose in muscle mass, but, on the contrary, lose excess fat.
Principle 80-10-10 means:
- at least 80% of the diet consists of carbohydrates;
- maximum 10% of the diet - proteins;
- maximum 10% of the diet are fats.
Often people sit down for raw food not from global principles, but for personal gain - slimming. But what is the surprise of those who, giving themselves up to the grass and greens, do not lose a gram! It would seem that the fat is nowhere to take, but Graham reveals to us this obvious truth - when a person becomes a raw food, he tries to compensate for the animal proteins with other high-calorie food. All that he finds at his disposal is bread, nuts and seeds. As for vegetable fats, like avocados, nuts, Graham recommends eating no more than three times a week.
Menu
First, raw food eaten only those vegetables and fruits , eating which, they do not kill the plant itself. Secondly, vegetables and fruits, as well as different types, should be eaten separately.
Here is an example of power supply 80 10 10:
- breakfast - 2 kg of watermelon;
- lunch - ½ kg of bananas and ½ kg of mango;
- dinner - vegetable tomato soup with pepper and avocado salad;
- dessert - ½ kg of apricots.
As you can see, portions are generous and it is hardly possible to remain hungry after two kilograms of watermelon (at least, nothing else will fit into your stomach). Dr. Graham says that this amount is necessary for a full set of calories.
Sports and Raw Food
At the same time, Douglas Graham does not guarantee you any results if you do not follow the training plan. And it consists of daily aerobics classes and three strength classes per week. To all this, Graham adds a full sleep, sunlight and water.
Raw Food and Weight Loss
The creator of the diet 80-10-10 does not resist the fact that most people listen to his
Dr. Graham is sure that a person who has felt the bliss of purity of raw food on his own skin will not want to return to his vicious past.
We will not talk today about the dangers of raw food. Stress, which leads to a radical change in diet, settled for thousands of years - is obvious.