Hi Gerry (GC),
> You should not be eating any seeds at all (and nuts only in season)
> because they contain enzyme inhibitors (they generally inhibit trypsin
> but some also inhibit other body enzymes such as amylase..wheat,
> invertase and chymotrypsin..potatoes, protease..rye, transamidinase..
> soy beans.
>
> --For the record, Alan, Iron Lady, Ruth Heidrich, consumes no seeds or nuts or
> juices.
>
Well at least someone confirms my views. Practical experience is
generally the best teacher and an "Iron Lady" is probably more aware
of what she is doing in the area of nutrition than most others (and
she has demonstrated the benefits very effectively in practice).
> Your best bet is to keep away from modern grains such as
> wheat, barley and rye (they also contain too much of the protein
> gluten/gliadin which gunges up your intestines) and either sprout or
> at least soak (it is said that this also inactivates the enzyme inhibitors)
> the rest.
>
> --We received notice before leaving on our extended trip through Southeast
> Asia and the Pacific Rim, that Dr. Douglas Graham, DC, MS, Olmpic Coach, etc.,
> has a new book out called something like the "Grain/Brain Drain." I regret I
> misplaced the notice as I plan to order it. As a Natural Hygienist, I've long
> been aware grain was not meant for human consumption, but it will be nice to
> read the research.
Save your money for some other book. There are..now..too many people
trying to make money out of the well known and scientifically proven
fact that modern grains contain too much gluten. Infant and adult
celiac "disease" is on the increase in the western world and is not
even always (you may wonder why) diagnosed.
> As Nature shows you, those seeds which are meant to be
> eaten are not meant to be digested (hence the enzyme inhibitors and
> hence their lack of value as a nutrient source) but to be ejected
> in the faeces somewhere else as a means of propagation.
>
> --That makes a lot of sense.
>
Ask any seed. ;-)
> If you are craving for oil (which is natural if you are not getting
> enough of the fat-soluble vitamins (such as beta-carotene or the
> vitamins A, D, E and K) use cold-pressed vegetable oils and/or
> fresh nuts and/or oily fruits such as avocados.
>
> --Natural Hygiene physicians recommend avoiding ANY kind of oils not in their
> natural state, and some even advise against avocados.
Do you really have NH PHYSICIANS where you are (where are you BTW?)?
True NH people don't profess to treat people (much less cure
people) as conventional physicians do..in fact they are not allowed
to call themselves physicians anywhere in the western world as far
as I know. They merely propagate preventative "medicine", i.e.
natural eating etc., as a means of gaining or maintaining health.
> --Do you have any info on the latter?
Cold-pressed vegetable oils are natural (in as far as the act of
cold pressing anything is a natural act and the oil comes from a
reputable source). As to avos..I eat a half every other day (nice
and ripe and buttery) and wouldn't want to miss them. I have no
problems with them as far as I am aware (and neither does anyone
else I know). Perhaps you could tell me why NH "physicians" where
you are advise against them.
Best regards,
Alan
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