Grains, beans, nuts and seeds are all seeds 🌱

- https://despuesdelasbrasasnovieneelsilencio.blogspot.com/2017/04/grains-beans-nuts-and-seeds.html

April 5, 2017 #SeedMoon🌱

After paresthesia, headache and itching, and alongside skin erythema/rash and nausea, anxiety was listed among the third most frequently reported common adverse effects to herbs and foods.

Cacao is a complex plant product derived from the seeds of the Theobroma cacao L. tree. Theobroma cacao is used to make cocoa and chocolate. Cocoa is generally well tolerated, but it can cause allergic skin reactions, shakiness, increased urination, increased heart rate, constipation, and migraine headaches in some patients. Although the concentration of caffeine in cocoa is low, it may have additive effects when used with other caffeine-containing products and increase the risk of adverse effects [...]

Caffeine is found naturally in over 60 species of plants and their extracts such as coffee seed (Coffea robusta/arabica), tea leaf (Camellia sinensis), cocoa (Theobroma cacao), guarana (Paullinia cupana), yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) and kola nut (Cola nitida/acuminata). Caffeine generally causes no adverse health effects. Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class.

Grains, beans, nuts and seeds are all seeds.

1. Grains are the seeds of grasses.  Examples include:  wheat, corn, oats, and rice

2. Beans are the seeds of legumes.  Examples include:  peas, lentils, soybeans, and chickpeas.

3. Nuts are the seeds of trees.  Examples include walnuts, hazelnuts, and pecans.

4. And seeds are…well…seeds.  Examples include sesame seeds, poppy seeds, and sunflower seeds.

Cut any of these things in half and you‘ll find the same basic structure inside. This is why there is so much confusion about peanuts, cashews, and almonds, which some people struggle to categorize.  Is a peanut a nut or a legume?  Is quinoa a grain or a seed?  Don’t worry—it doesn’t matter—they are all seeds.  End of story. A seed is precious to the plant, since it houses the plant’s embryo—the baby plant—and plants have developed very powerful methods to protect it.   Seeds are designed to survive for a very long time in harsh environments, because they have to sit around and wait for what may be a very long time for conditions to be just right to take root and sprout.  They need to be able to resist cold, heat, insects, worms, bacteria, fungi, and seed-eating animals.  In order to protect themselves from all of these dangers, seeds contain a variety of very smart chemicals, many of which have the potential to disrupt the health of unsuspecting humans.

All plants need help dispersing their seeds, because plants can’t move.  Therefore, plants have evolved very clever ways of dispersing their seeds so that they will go forth and multiply.  Some plants grow tasty fruits around their seeds to entice animals to eat them and carry them away.

But what about grass seeds that have no fruit?  Wheat?  Oats?  Rice? Corn?  Grasses rely primarily on wind to disperse their seeds.  Grains do not come wrapped in sweet fruits, since they’re not designed to be eaten. Grains and legumes were not designed with the health of humans and animals in mind, so no special precautions were taken by the plant to minimize damage to our health. In fact, grains are toxic to humans in their raw state.

Are grains (and other seeds) essential in our diet?

For the 2 million years before agriculture was invented, our hunter-gatherer ancestors likely ate few, if any grains, so they are clearly not essential.  There have been numerous cultures throughout history (the Inuit Eskimo is a good example) who, even well into the 20th century, ate a completely grain-free diet and were healthy. Historical and anthropological records tell us that human health around the world declined in various ways after agriculture was born:  most people were shorter, and their bodies showed evidence of mineral deficiencies, malnutrition, and infectious diseases.  Since dairy products were also added to the human diet at around the same time as grains and legumes, it is hard to be sure whether health declined due to seed foods, dairy products, or both.

http://www.diagnosisdiet.com/food/grains-beans-nuts-and-seeds/ by Georgia Ede MD.

CNS alterations include peripheral neuropathy, abnormal gait, and paresthesia. [...] In additon, the patient must avoid the use of alcohol, caffeine and tobacco. - Contemporary Medical-Surgical Nursing. Escrito por Rick Daniels,Leslie H. Nicoll

DAO Inhibitors: Imidazoles – found in many plants – especially alkaloids (R). Alkaloids include caffeine, nicotine, and theobromine in cocoa.

- Extra: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-grains-are-unhealthy/

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SOAKING AND SPROUTING BEANS, NUTS, SEEDS, AND GRAINS

https://gluten.org/soaking-and-sprouting-beans-nuts-seeds-and-grains/

Nuts

Start with your favorite raw nuts. Almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, any nuts will do. Place in a jar or bowl. Cover the nuts with water. Add a pinch of salt to the water if desired. Allow nuts to soak for 2-12 hours. Discard soaking water and let the nuts dry fully after soaking to prevent mold. Store them in the refrigerator. You can also roast nuts at home if desired; roast after soaking. 

Seeds

Soaked or sprouted seeds also provide increased nutrient availability and improved digestibility.

Sunflower seeds (raw, not roasted) are a great seed to start with. To soak, place seeds in fresh water for 20 minutes to 4 hours. Discard soaking water and allow the seeds to dry.

To sprout the seeds, rinse them approximately every 6 hours. Sprouts are ready in 12-18 hours, when the sprouts are still small.  Enjoy soon after sprouting. Add sprouted seeds to soups, salads, or oatmeal. Store any extra in the refrigerator.

Pumpkin or melon seeds: After soaking overnight and discarding the soak water, rinse seeds 3 times per day. In 3 days, the sprouts should be about 3/4 inch long and will be ready to eat.
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23 de octubre 2018

No creas que las almendras peladas no son las que deberíamos comer. Las mías, crudas y tras el remojo, se pelan fácil, y me ha dado por pelarlas porque al remojarlas luego se nota que la piel es un tanto rasposa, fítica, indigesta. Así que las almendras peladas (no tostadas) han tenido que tener previo remojo, que ya sabemos que es conveniente para desactivar los antinutrientes de la semilla.