Originally Posted by
idoru2005
I don't see the irony. Raw means that the living nutrients have not been killed off by being exposed to high heat. 108 degrees is typically the lower limit they use. So you can have a warm raw soup while still maintaining the living nutrients. Blending does not increase the heat of the food, thus it doesn't kill off any living nutrients. There's no irony.
blending is nothing more than very thorough chewing.
i don't remember if i made this point before but a quality dental crown ( ceramic or gold ) runs $1,000 to $2,000 and isn't covered by most insurance ( insurance will only pay for a toxic plastic filling or a super-toxic mercury filling ).
humans in the primitive societies didn't live much past 30 years of age. once your teeth were gone - you were dead - simple as that
now what if you plan to live to 100 ? its just a lot damn cheaper, faster and easier to blend food than use teeth.
i believe in moderation. ideally i want to chew enough to regularly exercise that apparatus but not so much that i would prematurely wear it out.