Is Food Better Cooked Or Raw?

You might wonder where all this cooking came from originally. I do, especially since some health experts tout that raw food is better for you. Actually, it's not. Cooked food is better because it is more digestible. Plants have tough cellulose as their structural material and heating vegetables softens this cellulose so the nutrients inside can be released. The same goes with meat. Heat denatures the proteins in meat and makes them more easily digestible, like when an egg white turns white when it hits the frying pan. Overcooking is not good because then the nutrients are damaged, which you don't want either. So it's the sweetspot of the balance point you are trying to achieve and modest cooking to heat the food nicely is where you want to be. Learn all about eating right in my book called Life Extension. It tells of the technologies and techniques that make people live dramatically longer. You can order it online at www.lifeextensionbooks.net
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