Raw Food Chef Elcin Oflaz shares benefits of raw food as well as a delicious Green Juice recipe.

A new study published in the American Heart Association’s Hypertension journal concludes that drinking a small amount of fresh, raw beet juice not only lowers high blood pressure quickly and effectively but could also be a natural approach to reducing future cardiovascular problems.

Stresses as commonly experienced in today’s modern lifestyles have the greatest detrimental effect on the functioning of our adrenal glands.

One of the easiest ways to start increasing your raw food intake is through juicing vegetables and grasses. It is preferable to east whole fruits because juicing them creates a high sugar concentration which adds to the body’s insulin levels.

The human body uses acids to help digest proteins and alkalines, or bases, to digest starches. But optimum body health is maintained when it is consistently in an alkaline state. In fact, research shows that maintaining a proper pH balance keeps us healthier by reducing fatigue, easing muscle pains and preventing indigestion.