One of the most important distinctions between these two sys- tems has to do with attention to food quality. For example, MT emphasizes specific foods to eat but does not strongly emphasize the quality of these foods. On the other hand, NT advocates that buying the highest quality food that is available to you is vital. Not only do we advise and help our patients obtain fresh, locally grown, organic food, but we also recommend that you eat as much of your food raw as possible. Eating raw will serve to preserve the nutritional integrity of your food. If you do cook your food, and we know that most people will, then it is very important to use our low-temperature cooking guide- lines as often as possible, as this will minimize the amount of heat damage that you cause to your food. You might already be familiar with the differences between raw and pasteurized milk. Well, similarly, if you cook (heat damage) other foods, they will lose much of their ability to transfer their vital energy to your body.
