Almonds SOS

[Guest guest]

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…

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I'd like to remind people that there is power in Cc'ing (copying)

people and in sending actual letters. If you send individual emails

or letters, they may be easy to disregard. If they are Cc'd to other

government agencies, congressmen, senators, media, and civil and

consumer groups, the recipients will likely think twice about

disregarding your correspondence. If you send a physical letter,

consider registered mail. It costs more, but for some of your letters

you may want the extra attention.

 

For ideas and addresses on letter writing and cc'ing regarding the

almond issue, visit here: http://soystache.com/rawalmonds.htm. I'd

be happy to add other people's letters, as well.

 

Jeff