Confusion about enzyme enhibitors

[Guest guest]

Hi all!

 

My friend just read something to me from a book on raw foods that Doc

recommended to him that says that enzyme enhibitors are destroyed either by

soaking or by cooking. Now I know that cooking also destroys

enzymes, but sometimes I want to eat cooked grains. All this time I

thought that I had to first soak grains (or beans) to destroy the enzyme enhibitors,

and then cook them. If cooking destroys them, why would one ever have to

soak beans first?

 

Carole

[Guest guest]

Because you'd have to cook them a much longer time.

Remember the Barley Formula??? You have to cook it for up to 6 hours.

:-)

Best is to sprout first and then cook.

Love,

Doc

 

Ian "Doc" Shillington N.D.727-447-5282Doc

 

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Carole Eddington

herbal remedies

Saturday, January 15, 2005 12:04 AM

Herbal Remedies - Confusion about enzyme enhibitors

 

 

Hi all!

 

My friend just read something to me from a book on raw foods that Doc recommended to him that says that enzyme enhibitors are destroyed either by soaking or by cooking. Now I know that cooking also destroys enzymes, but sometimes I want to eat cooked grains. All this time I thought that I had to first soak grains (or beans) to destroy the enzyme enhibitors, and then cook them. If cooking destroys them, why would one ever have to soak beans first?

 

Carole

[Guest guest]

Doc wrote:

> Because you'd have to cook them a much longer time.

> Remember the Barley Formula??? You have to cook it for up to 6

hours.

 

Doc, what about brown rice or other grains that have to simmer for 30-

45 minutes for hot cereal? Is that not enought time to destroy the

enzyme inhibitors? (Sorry, I wasn't around for the Barley Formula

discussion.)

 

Thanks,

mountainlady