The author of the book “Why Cows Are Predators” Pavel Sebastyanovich claims that man is omnivorous, but a raw food diet is adequate for him. Adequate food is one to which the digestive system is adapted. Pavel draws an analogy with modern cars: brand 95 gasoline is suitable for their engines. Cars can go on the 92nd, but then there is soot on spark plugs and other side effects. Sebastyanovich's arguments in favor of raw food will be considered in the article.
Autolysis
In order for further arguments to be understood, we will analyze the term autolysis. This word means self-digestion. Cells of humans, animals, plants, microorganisms contain enzymes, in other words enzymes. When someone eats a plant or animal, the hydrochloric acid of the gastric juice starts the process of autolysis. This happens as follows: acid dissolves the walls of the cells of the cell, inside which are enzymes. Enzymes are released and begin to dissolve the cells of the victim - an animal or plant. As a result of autolysis, complex substances break down into simple ones, for example, proteins into amino acids, and are absorbed by the body. It turns out that the food digests itself. The phenomenon of autolysis was first described by academician Ugolev.
Why are cows predators?
Sebastianovich says this in jest, but the statement is largely true. Own enzymes of a cow, like humans, cannot digest plant fiber and get nutrients from it. The cow’s stomach consists of several sections. In the first, microorganisms eat grass eaten by animals. Then they fall into the second section, where they begin to digest themselves. As a result, the cow receives amino acids and other substances to build its body. Thus, the animal eats microorganisms, which it killed. That is why cows are predators.
Human digestion
In our body, food is processed through several types of digestion. Suppose a person ate an apple. In the stomach and small intestine, autolysis takes place - self-digestion. Their enzymes help, they process what is not digested. This is your own digestion. In the colon, bacterial enzymes are connected to work. These microorganisms are also called microflora. The book “Why Cows are Predators” indicates that its weight is 2.5-3 kg. Bacterial enzymes process what is not digested in other parts of the gastrointestinal tract. As a result, a person receives essential amino acids, vitamins and other nutrients. This type of digestion is called symbiotic.
Raw vs. Boiled Food
Sebastianovich in the book “Why Cows are Predators” lists the benefits of raw plant foods. Here they are:
- Living enzymes capable of triggering autolysis are found only in foods that have not been cooked. Boiled food will also be digested and assimilated, but the body will spend a lot of energy on this. He will have to first synthesize his own enzymes.
- The symbiotic microflora, which gives humans amino acids, vitamins, eats only plant fiber. The protein of cooked meat, fish enters the body in an altered, unnatural state. The immune system perceives such a protein as foreign and responds with a sharp increase in the level of white blood cells in the blood.
- In a raw food diet, waste in the form of fiber is excreted from the body easily, in an unchanged state. The body does not spend energy on utilization. On traditional nutrition, the body is more difficult to do. In addition, you have to remove toxins, fight putrefactive bacteria - the consequences of boiled and protein foods.
Diet
For the transition to a raw food diet, a menu for beginners will be very helpful. Pavel Sebastianovich advises at first not to limit yourself in the amount of raw plant foods, eat as often as you want. However, do not mix products - you need to eat one view at a time.
Any fruits, berries, vegetables, spicy herbs are suitable for eating. It is better to soak or germinate cereals and legumes, and to buy nuts and seeds in unpeeled form.