Why Raw Food?

When food is cooked, it changes.  The texture of fruits and vegetables soften, but this is because the cell structure has broken down and, along with it, the nutrients.  You can preserve nutrients by reducing cooking temperature or cooking for shorter periods, but everytime you apply heat that is greater than 40 degrees Celsius, you are starting to spoil the food you are about to eat.

Raw Food Preserves Enzymes

Now, all fresh and natural produce comes with its inbuilt digestive mechanism called enzymes.  These help our bodies to digest the food and to seperate  and process the nutrients, fats,  carbohydrates and proteins so that they can be absorbed by our bodies and used to give us energy. 

Cooking Food Destroys Enzymes

The problem is that when any heat greater than that magic number of 40 degrees is applied to foods, these enzymes get destroyed very quickly, leaving the digestion incomplete.  Our bodies are simply not capable of making all the enzymes we need to digest cooked food.  So the food goes through our system partly digested and starts to cause health complications.

Why Cooked Food Leads to Health Problems

These large food molecules are seen as being invaders by the body which is trained to distinguish between friend and foe (most toxins are large).  So the body surrounds them with mucous to protect itself (ie we get allergies and inflammatory diseases such as arthritis).  Large molecules are adored by parasites and our internal good bacteria get swamped by an overgrowth of parasites and "bad" bacteria, and this affects our general immune system and so we start to get infections; viral, bacterial and fungal (eg colds, sore throats, ear infections, candida, etc).  Furthermore, cooked food is more likely to create acidic conditions in the body, and our bodies surround the acidic cells in an attempt to protect more cellular damage.  However, this is how cancer starts and acidity is generally considered to be the primary cause of most illness.

Raw Food = Optimum Health

Raw food comes with its own ready-made digestive system, it helps create alkaline conditions in the body and provides us with a complete and pure source of all the nutrients we need to obtain optimum health.  Every time you eat raw food, you are giving your body a perfect source of nutrition that tastes great and makes you feel great now and in the future.

Raw Food = Younger Looks!

And lastly, if you ever needed a good reason to incorporate more raw food into your day, just take a look at people who eat only raw food and see how young they look!  Their bodies are receiving A grade fuel all day long and so can function at peak peformance!

About Biscru:

Every Biscru biscuit is based on four wholesome ingredients, each offering its own nutritional values:

Buckwheat is one of the best sources of quality protein and is very easy to digest.  It provides a primary source of absorbable protein, which is considered to be of the same quality as that found in meat and fish.  It's also very rich in complex carbohydrates and antioxidants and contains significant levels of trace minerals, such as zinc and copper

Sunflower seeds rare rich in fibre, and contain essential fatty acids and antioxidants and are also a good source of vitamins and minerals.

Linseeds are a well known source of alpha-linoeic acid, one of the omega 3 type essential fatty acids. Linseeds are also rich in fibre and phytoestrogens.

Psyllium seeds are renowned as being highly beneficial to health, due in part to the quantity of both soluble and insoluble fibres, which help with digestion and are often used in detoxing regimes as a result.  Taken regularly, psyllium seeds help clean the digestive tract thus and so improve the quality of  digestion, enabling you to absorb nutrients more effectively. 

To this great combination, we add fresh fruit or vegetables, herbs and spices to create the delicious varieties of Biscru that taste as wholesome as the day the crops were harvested.

So you can see that in every Biscru biscuit, you'll get a great balance of protein, complex carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids.  They'll help contribute to your overall wellbeing on a daily basis, while you enjoy their delicious taste and great flavour combinations.