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There has been a debate on raw diets vs. cooked diets in the physical culture since the early 1950's. This debate still goes on today, especially with the natural bodybuilding realm. Some of the arguments are that you need meat protein to build muscle.

Hemp Seed Powder and Wheat Grass are much richer sources of protein than meat which has been treated with hormones and cooked and difficult for your body to digest.

There are immeasurable advantages of a raw food diet for a natural bodybuilder. A raw food diet provides more lifting strength and you are able to have less rest time between sets. Cooked food is depleted of vital nutrients such as enzymes, vitamins and minerals, all removed during the cooking process.

If you take a look at the largest consumers of raw food, you will see the strongest animals such as the gorilla, rhino, hippo, elephant, giraffe and more. They seem to be able to build strong muscle without eating cooked foods, wonder how that works?

The animals listed are all on 100 percent raw food diets. A diet of raw foods of organic fruits, green leafy vegetables, seeds and nuts can and will help you build a well defined body of lean muscle.

Your body becomes clogged and weighed down by cooked foods and is depleted of the energy sources needed for bodybuilding. Building a strong, sculpted body with a raw food diet takes a strong mind with a strong will to succeed. Cooked foods blow up, or give an inflated look to muscles that only last for a temporary time. A real foundation of muscle is built upon a raw food diet of whole proteins and carbohydrates that can only be found in raw, uncooked foods.

Just observing the nutrients in fruit alone is enough to convince you of the benefits and nutrients to your body. When I speak of fruit, I mean botanical fruit. Bontanical fruit is seeded fruit that regenerates within itself to create more fruit. These include but not limited to avocado, cucumber, red and green peppers, squash, and tomatos.

You will find the benefits and advantages to a raw food diet versus a cooked diet for your natural bodybuilding routine. Keep a journal and document how you feel with your raw food diet, you will be able to determine what foods help you the most.

You will see that you will have lasting, healthy results that will last much longer with a natural foundation.