The general premise behind the raw food movement is that high-temperature cooking & other methods of processing & refining destroy the beneficial living enzymes in food necessary for healthy digestion. Raw shows you how to increase your inner health & vitality by including in your diet unprocessed raw whole foods, & foods prepared using low-impact methods such as dehydrating (or drying in a low-temperature oven), macerating & marinating, pickling, blending, fermenting & culturing, sun-drying, juicing, soaking & sprouting. Whether you wish to follow a complete raw food diet or merely enhance your regular diet with fresh wholesome ingredients, this book is a kitchen must-have.