Can You Live Without Your Microwave?

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From: "califpacific" Thu, 30 Sep 2004 13:33:28 -0000 Can You Live Without Your Microwave?http://healthyherbs.about.com/od/preparationmethods/a/microwave.htmCan You Live Without Your Microwave?From Juli Kight,I grew up with microwaves, I still remember the awe when they werefirst released and my mom had her cup of coffee in two minutes. Iremember early warnings involved pacemakers and other issues whichwere not valid enough at the time to override my need for heatingspeed and convenience. I had not thought of it again until I beganresearching home cooked food for my pets, I noticed the resourcesmentioned to not reheat the food

in the microwave. You learn somethingnew every day. We all understand that regular heating alters or breaksdown many constituents and nutrients and even makes some moreaccessible, we have learned to work with that. What catches my eye forour purposes here are:Damage to many plant substances, such as alkaloids, glucosides,galactosides and nitrilosides. Microwaved milk and cereal grains converted some of their amino acidsinto carcinogens.Thawing frozen fruits converted their glucoside and galactosidecontaining fractions into carcinogenic substances. Extremely short exposure of raw, cooked or frozen vegetables convertedtheir plant alkaloids into carcinogens. Carcinogenic free radicals were formed in microwaved plants,especially root vegetables. Does anyone really know?Looking into this I discovered what seems to be a controversy.

TheRussians began researching microwaves in the 1970's. In searching forthis documentation I ran across several other studies as well. APubMed search turned up several studies of the impact of microwaves onspecific foods however "no abstract" had been published and of courseI did find some that simply overturned previous studies, statingmicrowaving did not such thing and how beneficial it is. I've readenough to at least make me cut back quite a bit on the microwaving.And I do know that things do differ in texture and taste when cookedin the microwave verses the oven or stove. So something must bealtered someway.Maybe a microwave meal or re-heat every now and then is ok, but if youwork long hours and cook or re-heat two or more meals plus drinks andsnack in the "zapper" per day, read the articles below and imagine howit might build up.Don't have time to reheat in a stove or toaster oven? Can't wait forthe cup of

tea? Need to make too many herb oils for gifts? Make thetime. Read, meditate, visit with your family, love on your pets.NutrientsEffects of microwave cooking/reheating on nutrients and food systems:a review of recent studies. - Favors low powered ovens.The influence of heating on the anticancer properties of garlic - 60sec. of microwave heating or 45 min. of oven heating can blockgarlic's ability to inhibit in vivo binding of mammary carcinogen.That is why it is added last to a recipe.Carcinogens from meat - there are many studies on PubMed (about 132documents) stating that all meat produces this the longer it is cookedand higher the temperature (fried, broiled, baked, microwaved etc.)Myth - Microwaves kill food pathogens. Truth - Not always. Lots ofvariability here especially inconsistencies between microwaves.Survival of Salmonella species in eggs poached using a microwave ovenProtective effect of

conventional cooking versus use of microwaveovens in an outbreak of salmonellosis.Myth - Human milkAgainst microwavesEffects of microwave radiation on anti-infective factors in human milk- Microwaving appears to be contraindicated at high temperatures, andquestions regarding its safety exist even at low temperatures.For microwavesFree amino acid concentrations in milk: effects of microwave versusconventional heating. - Microwave heating appears to be an appropriatemethod to heat milk.The effect of microwave heating on vitamins B1 and E, and linoleic andlinolenic acids, and immunoglobulins in human milk. - The study showsthat microwave heating of human milk can be performed withoutsignificant losses of examined immunoglobulins and nutrients, providedthat final temperatures are below 60 degrees C.Resources:The Hidden Hazards of Microwave Cooking - by Anthony Wayne andLawrence Newell

- The purpose of this report is to show proof -evidence - that microwave cooking is not natural, nor healthy, and isfar more dangerous to the human body than anyone could imagine.Microwaving — Dangers to Your Food and You? - June Russell's Health Facts.Please pass this message or article on to someone else so that they may learn also.Community Newsletters.http://www.alternative-medicine-newsletter.infoCommunity Message Boards.http://www.alternative-medicine-message-boards.info"Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better world." - Linus PaulingGetting well is done one step at a time, day by day, building health and well

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