Kath,

Do you buy your nuts shelled or unshelled?

Kim


On 7/28/07, Kathryn Rosenthal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kristina K. Carlton" <[log in to unmask]>
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>
>
> > Do nuts and seeds generally or in many people cause inflammation? If so,
> > is
> > the oil from a given nut or seed ok to use or would it cause
> inflammation,
> > too?
> >
> Kristina, I eat a lot of nuts.  Mainly walnuts, pecans, filberts
> (hazlenuts).  Walnuts are especially high in omega3 & should help w/
> inflammation, not cause it.
>
> All nuts I eat are organic and are bought online from a Michigan company
> in
> the winter then UPS ships them to me.  Upon arrival, I store them in the
> freezer.
>
> I never buy nuts in the grocery store, etc. because they are improperly
> stored, non organic and the volitle oils have probably gone rancid.
>
> Seeds are more problematic due to their coatings; they are meant to pass
> through animals & then sprout.
>
> Kath in NM
>