We read here so much about raw food. Are they really good?

Raw food is good if they are fresh or frozen. Whether you eat normal or raw you need all the macro- and micro-nutrients to run your metabolism.

Take for example a person drinks a glass of fresh orange juice and few small raw tomatoes with his breakfast. At 10 a.m. she / he eats a tasty apple.

For lunch he takes everyday a good salad and his normal food. In course of day he / she eats a banana or few slices of mango. Carrots and cucumber are eaten raw throughout the world. She or he likes raw almond, cashew nuts and other seeds like sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds.

For dinner, there are fruit juice and other fruits also. With this without any problem a normal person eats 50% raw. If it goes to more than this percent then you need help.

Every medal has two sides. Raw food also has many substances which could interfere with the absorption of few nutrients. You must have thorough knowledge about food.

To be healthy it is important to know the other 50% or less very well. Food supplements are also not an easy answer for every food problem.

At first try to calculate how many percent you eat raw everyday. After that it is easy to decide.

Is it dangerous to health to take beta-carotene food supplement?

20 to 30 years ago there are many studies which suggested that dietary supplements of beta-carotene and vitamin A might reduce the incidence of lung cancer. .

Beta-carotene and vitamin A are antioxidants which may prevent carcinogens from damaging DNA to cause cancer.

Beta-carotene supplements are not harmful to non-smokers. But smokers have got more lung cancer compared to others.

Food rich in beta-carotene, other carotenoids and other phytochemicals found in fresh vegetables and fruits are very healthy food for all including smokers.

We must be always careful with synthetic food supplements.

Food supplements are good if they are absolutely necessary. Before taking, it is a must to consult with your doctor or dieticians.