Why raw food

Michaela Russmann - raw food coach, entrepreneur and author

The why is quickly explained. Raw food makes me clear, energised and healthy. I feel satiated but not full. I have variety and diversity. I can get everyone excited about it because raw food is more than just cucumber slices and carrot sticks. And I can let off steam much more in the raw kitchen than with cooked food because the range is huge. Every type of vegetable has numerous sub-varieties, such as tomatoes, and that's exactly what I love so much about raw food. I'm also not dependent on cooking times, baking times and standing times. Nothing sticks and nothing burns. I don't need pots and pans and the kitchen always smells nice and fresh. I love raw food :-)

Mimi Kirk - Raw Food Chef, Coach and Author

I eat a raw vegan diet because at 77 I am in incredible health. I take no prescription medication and my vitality and energy make me feel decades younger. Raw food nourishes my body and supports my digestion. Raw food provides all the important enzymes and all the nutrients that only food in its natural state can give us. I drink freshly squeezed juice every day, eat lots of salad and fruit and I use my food dehydrator for gourmet cooking with crackers, biscuits and breads. I also love cheesy raw food desserts. I can truly say that a raw food diet slows down the ageing process.

Urs Hochstrasser - nutritionist, raw food chef and author

Raw vegan food is the diet that is best able to meet human nutritional needs with less effort. This makes the individual free of fear and able to act. We eat first and foremost to live healthily, and this can only be achieved with living food. This form of nutrition is the most active form of animal and environmental protection. It is a real social contribution, as it reduces health costs and allows us to take more personal responsibility. It promotes mental capacity. An addiction-free diet gives people freedom of choice and makes them independent individuals. Today's raw food is so interestingly developed that it is boring not to know about it.

Boris Lauser - raw food chef, coach and author

I actually came to raw food through taste! Since I went sugar-free for a year at the age of 16, I have increasingly changed my diet in favour of lots of vegetables, fruit and salad. When I later discovered the culinary diversity of a healthy raw food diet on a business trip to San Francisco at the well-known raw food café Gratitude and saw a cake counter full of delicious cheesecakes, tarts and brownies, I had found my calling! I became a raw food chef and consultant and now delight my guests in my dinner club, advise hotels and restaurants, give workshops and published my raw food book "Go raw - be alive!" for beginners and advanced cooks in January 2015.

Britta Diana Petri - author and founder and director of the RainbowWay Academy

For me, vegan raw food is the most natural, highest quality, richest in vital substances, lightest, most energetic, most peaceful, most colourful and most flavourful food of all. The feeling of boundless vitality and creative power, optimum concentration and joie de vivre only fully materialised for me when the causes of imbalance, such as health-threatening lifestyle habits have been eliminated and, in turn, all the prerequisites for holistic health have been created. Nutrition is an important factor, but not everything. It is also important to fully satisfy the essential needs of life, such as physical exercise, sufficient rest and sleep, fresh air, sunlight, pure water, creative work, development of consciousness, satisfying work, etc. The miracle of raw food nutrition can only really take effect if we take all health requirements and areas of life into account.

<img title="Peter E. Dreverhoff" style="float: right; margin: 5px 10px;" src="/media/2f/1c/2f/1617096214/Peter-Dreverhoff-klein.jpg" height="150" alt="Peter E. Dreverhoff">Peter Dreverhoff - raw food specialist and head of the
Keimling RohAkademie

For over 30 years, I have been fascinated by the uncomplicated nature of this diet and its independence from the cooker, grill, saucepan and microwave. Even after so many years, this fresh, crunchy and quick cuisine continues to inspire me. In particular, the many positive changes that I have seen in myself and the many course participants at the Keimling RohAkademie make me a real raw food fan.

Nadine Hagen - nutrition coach and author

My time with raw food began with my pregnancy in 2007. Thanks to an impulse from my father at the time, I devoured everything I could about raw food and subsequently integrated it into my life. Since then, I can no longer imagine life without raw food. Raw food gives us so much health and freshness. It keeps me and my mind clear like never before and I am firmly convinced that I would not be able to do everything without raw food: Household, children, job(s), husband and hobbies. Raw food has freed me from the fog in my head and has contributed to a new attitude to life and connected me more with Mother Earth. I love raw food because of its simplicity and variety.

Andreas Sievers - main lecturer at the Keimling RohAkademie

Raw food offers many times more enzymes and vitamins than industrially processed and cooked food. In addition, dishes prepared raw offer an incomparably broad spectrum of colours, flavour nuances and creative possibilities. Fresh fruit and vegetables are also said to have health benefits. Preparing dishes is also easier than cooking. When baking, for example, just a few minutes can be enough for bread to fail. However, there are no such problems with raw food dehydration.

Britta Wesseloh - raw food preparer and owner of the RoHHaus in Buxtehude

If I hadn't happened to go on a four-week holiday in California with a raw foodist and live a 100% raw diet, I would probably never have found out (because I wouldn't have believed it) what changes the switch to raw food has caused in my body. Since then I have 100% more energy, my head is more alert, the Denken is clearer, illnesses are virtually non-existent, ailments such as a stuffy nose in the early morning are gone, breathing during sport is easier and much more. However, the change not only affects the body and mind, but also the soul to the same extent, as these three are inextricably linked and mutually dependent. In this way, the more conscious use of FOOD (instead of food and fillers) is also transferred to other areas of life. My life has become more conscious, more balanced, more peaceful. To my surprise, my whole life has changed in a very positive way, for which I am very grateful.

Silke Leopold - raw food consultant and blogger

Hello, I'm Silke Leopold and I've been fascinated by raw food for more than 15 years. What is this fascination about? Even during my first few months of trying raw food, I felt lighter, happier and healthier than ever before. I have been living on a very high raw food diet for over three years and have experienced the following benefits for myself: I am healthy, can fast for one or more days without any problems, have a healthy digestion, perform better in sports, feel mentally alert and no longer have menstrual cramps. Above all, I love the flavour and variety of living food.

Teresa-Maria Sura - Editor-in-chief of Smartfood 1x1 magazine, author and entrepreneur

For as long as I can remember, I have enjoyed preparing food, especially the creative aspect. The more the health aspect also became an important criterion, the more I began to try out new ways of preparing food. In the process, I discovered the world of raw food cuisine. This way of preparing food allows me to integrate all my knowledge, creativity and, above all, a lot of love and joy. By working exclusively with pure, fresh and natural foods, I have developed a deep appreciation and gratitude for the world of plants and nature. Raw food dishes are hard to beat in terms of beauty, deliciousness, creative possibilities and health benefits. My personal favourites are coconut products, such as coconut oil and coconut butter, as well as chia seeds.
Life is fluid and we are constantly evolving and changing. Our body clearly shows us what it needs and the most important thing is to be happy and full of joy.

Kriss Micus - raw food author

Like every woman my age, I was confronted daily with new diets that supposedly make you healthier, better and more "animal-loving". After living vegan for over two years and not achieving the desired results in the long term, I gradually began to feel my way towards the raw food concept. Today I know that this is the ideal diet for me! I work in the management of an international, listed company, have a twelve-hour working day and have to stay fit and healthy to keep it up. With this raw food diet, I can do this without any problems. I also no longer need to spend a lot of time at the cooker and shopping is quicker and cheaper. However, I don't go 100 per cent without cooked food, but I make sure that I eat at least 80 per cent fresh, vegan ingredients, i.e. mainly raw fruit and vegetables. The remaining 20 per cent are steamed vegetables, gluten-free cereal products and, of course, my beloved tofu dishes from time to time. :-) The nice thing is: raw food never gets boring! Whether you want something quick and easy or are planning a multi-course gourmet meal for special occasions - there's plenty of variety!