(Newswire.net — June 3, 2013) San Diego, CA — Natalie Jill is known as a weight loss coach, and fitness guru, plus she is a successful personal trainer who suffers from celiac disease. Celiac disease happens when the lining of the small intestine is somehow damaged, and prevents the absorption of food that is important for staying healthy. Living with such a condition, Natalie Jill now fully embraces the idea of eating raw, uncooked foods to maintain a healthy and nutritional lifestyle. The raw foods diet can be a difficult diet to follow, but Natalie assures everyone that it is a great decision to make when suffering from a disease like celiac.
A raw foods diet is not about being a vegetarian or a vegan, it’s not about eating only vegetables and following extremely strict guidelines while grocery shopping. The celiac sprue sufferer Natalie Jill describes a raw foods diet as “eating unprocessed, whole plant-based, preferably organic foods.” Food is usually cooked at a temperature above 116 degrees Fahrenheit, the idea of raw foods is essentially to keep foods below 115 degrees Fahrenheit so the enzymes in the food will not be destroyed. These enzymes are essential for boosting an immune system, and fighting off diseases.
Natalie Jill openly admits there are challenges when following the raw foods nutritional lifestyle. “I have serious concerns about the ability to consume a balanced diet with enough fats to support daily bodily functions, and enough proteins to help build and maintain lean muscle mass.” Certain foods such as tomatoes and carrots must be cooked in order to release key nutrients. Tomato sauce is high in lycopene, for example, ketchup. Carrots release carotenoids when fully cooked. Another issue that Natalie Jill has is that the raw foods diet can lead to low bone mass and density, because a lot of the foods in this diet are low on vitamin D, and calcium. However, the raw foods diet greatly eliminates the gluten issues that a celiac sprue disease sufferer may experience when they purchase and eat processed foods.
Find more information on celiac disease or the raw foods diet at NatalieJillfitness.com
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