Guest guest Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 In a message dated 6/8/07 4:49:48 PM, ionray writes: > This was sent to me from Angela Stokes, a British raw foodist, via her > newsletter, RawReform.com. > > ALMONDS SOS > > It’s time to talk about raw almonds again…so, it seemed recently that the > la > w to pasteurise all almonds in the States had gone through…talking with > friends in Chicago recently however, we were handed flyers with information > on > how we can ALL act now to try to turn this situation around. The rule is > due to > go into effect on September the 1st, 2007. The idea is that we act NOW to > contact US Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns to let him know why raw > almonds are important to us and we do not want to see them pasteurised. If > we do > not act NOW to turn this around, it may literally never be possible to > purchase > raw almonds in the US again…and it may even open a floodgate for similar > laws requiring pasteurisation of other foods…eeeeeek no thanks…so, > please > take a few minutes NOW, for you, me, all those we care about and all those > yet > to come, to preserve access to truly raw foods. Here are the contact > details > for Secretary Johanns: > > Email: _Mike.Johanns_ (Mike.Johanns)  Phone: > 202-720-3631  Fax: 202-720-2166 > > Here is the message I sent to Secretary Johanns about the raw almonds – > feel > free to cut and paste into an email of your own… > > Dear Secretary Johanns, > I am really sad to hear that the rule recently passed about the mandatory > pasteurisation of almonds is due to go into effect on September the 1st > this > year. As a raw foodist, raw almonds are one of my chief sources of protein, > calcium, B vitamins and healthy fats, besides being the only nut to have an > overall alkalising effect on the body, which helps people to heal from > illnesses. > Raw almonds help nourish the bones and teeth in particular. Raw almonds > have > been especially useful to me over the last 5 years as a raw foodist – they > are calming on the nervous system, packed with vital life-force energy and > easy to use in many ways, from eating whole as snacks to making replacement > milks/cheeses etc for people who are intolerant to dairy products. > When raw nuts are heated/pasteurised, they lose their vital life-force, the > fats change composition and they no longer deliver the same nutritional > benefits to the body (instead, becoming detrimental in fact, especially to > the > liver and gall bladder). Raw, living foods in their most natural whole > state are > extremely healing and have been documented as helping people reverse any > number of health complaints, from obesity to cancers to infertility. It > concerns > me that if this new rule DOES go through in respect to the almonds, it will > set a precedent for such laws in regard to other produce too and access to > these healing raw foods will become limited. > I urge you to do whatever you can in your power to turn this rule around > NOW, to ensure the continued availability of truly raw almonds (and other > produce) for ourselves and those generations to come. > Yours sincerely, > Angela Stokes > > Please take a few moments now to compose an email to Secretary Johanns – > even if it means just copying and pasting the above (with your own name – > > every message will count at this point to get the message across that we don > ’t > want to lose access to raw almonds…  > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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