grains, etc. (moderator - pls. check)

[Guest guest]

Hello!

 

Some interesting info…: and a litany of reasons to remind ourselves

of why to avoid grains -

 

" Cereals are about the most difficult to digest of any habitual

sources of starch except beans and peas. They are difficult for the

infant and growing child. They ferment easily and cause much gas

and intoxication.

" Of all starch foods eaten by man, cereals along with legumes,

are the least fitted to the capacities of his digestive organs and are

also least well-fitted to meet the nutritive needs of his body. Babies

fed on such foods have indigestion, colic, diarrhea, constipation,

colds, hives, tonsillar and adenoid troubles, and even more serious

difficulties. They develop poor teeth and are soon making their

regular visits to the dentist for tooth repairs. "

 

" Germinated grains make better food than dry grains. Grains 'in

milk', that is, before they have matured, are alkaline foods, but the

mature grains are acid. "

 

 

 

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" Bread eating is one of the great curses of modern life. Made of

cereals, largely de-natured, mixed with salt, soda, yeast, lard and

other ingredients and subjected to a high degree of temperature in

cooking and then eaten three or four times a day mixed

indiscriminately with all classes of food, bread is one of our chief

sources of woe. Breakfast foods (de-natured cereals) are eaten in

considerable quantities in almost every household. 'Health' food

stores turn out more cereal products than all other products

combined.

The advocates of whole cereals, in preference to the de-natured

kinds, did their work too well. Vegetarians are usually great eaters

of cereals. They would receive less harm from moderate amounts of

meat. "

" We may state a few conclusions about cereals from the above facts:

1. Cereals do not form any part of the natural diet of man and are

not necessary for health and life. (I believe geologists and

anthropologists are agreed that man did not become a cereal eater

until late in his history.)

2. They are best omitted from the diet entirely and especially from

the diet of infants and children.

3. Where they are eaten, only the whole undenatured unprocessed

cereal should be taken.

4. They should form but a small amount of the diet and should be

offset with an abundance of fresh fruits and green vegetables —

properly combined.

5. To ensure the conversion of their starches into sugar they must be

eaten dry and not as porridges and mushes. "

Dr Oliver Alabaster, Associate Professor of Medicine

 

In brief, the objections to grains and grain products as foods

suitable to the human system are:

1. They are deficient in a number of important nutrients.

2. They contain substances to some degree poisonous to the system.

3. They must be cooked in order to be digested which process

further depletes their value and increases their pathological effect.

4. They place strain on the digestive system causing hypertrophy of

the pancreas and unnecessary depletion of enzyme reserves while

at the same time resulting in flatulenca

5. They are capable of damaging the intestinal villi causing the villi

to atrophy.

6. They are acid-forming in the body, often to the extent of causing

arthritis and possibly cancer in the long term.

7. They are capable of causing allergy reactions such as dry skin,

subcutaneous cysts, exacerbation of multiple sclerosis and

schizophrenia.

8. They are antagonistic to the body's immune system and increase

susceptibility to head colds and other infections.

9. They are the worst causative factor in tooth decay due to their

tendency to readily ferment between the teeth, so producing the

acid which destroys tooth enamel.

10. They are totally unsuitable for infants, causing in some cases

permanent damage to their digestive organs.

11. Of all foodstuffs, they contain the highest levels of calcareous

salts which gradually accumulate in the tissues and cells,

including the arteries, to accelerate the process of aging.

12. Apart from antagonizing the digestive system and providing

inadequate nutrition, they are absolutely tasteless and unappealing. "

 

 

All of above taken from book, IMPROVING ON PRITIKIN—YOU CAN DO

BETTER, Ross Horne

 

More info available, if interested. (book is available online, for

free.. (here:

http://soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020149imp.on.pritikin/020149

imp.on.pritikin.pdf)

Please read copyright/use info before using.

 

I think it's ok to use this, quoting small parts of the book, and

citing source. If not, I hope the moderator removes it, or if someone

else lets me know, I'll contact the moderator.

 

regards,

 

Bob

ps - and special thanks to Elchanan and Laurie for the initial leads.

[Guest guest]

Cereals don't really come in easy to eat, normal, raw food forms. I'm

not going to eat a shaft of wheat for example. It's easiest to just go

through what average produce is offered at the supermarket or produce

store. I see no reason to munch on wheatgrass, that's not readily

available either. I guess the only grain I eat is raw corn.

 

Rich

 

rawfood , " Bob Farrell " <rjf2@t...> wrote:

>

> Hello!

>

> Some interesting info…: and a litany of reasons to remind ourselves

> of why to avoid grains -

>

> " Cereals are about the most difficult to digest of any habitual

> sources of starch except beans and peas.