Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine
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 It contains many live enzymes released during the sprouting process when the plant is exposed to the sun's energy. We know, for instance, that eating broccoli supplies us with dithiolthiones that trigger the formation of glutathione S-transferase, which in turn prevents carcinogens from damaging a cell's DNA. By eating organic broccoli, we are assured that this process can take place unhampered by the chemical interference of pesticides or growth hormones. We derive vitality by eating foods that are vital themselves—it's as simple as that. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 Under the microscope we can see evidence of extensive sprouting by the cut neurons and axons in an attempt to repair themselves. Unfortunately, humans are able to do so only to a limited extent.
On a biochemical level, we also see growth and repair mechanisms at work in the nervous system. Most biochemical pathways have alternative methods to achieve the same effect. This double layering of the nervous system adds protection to the system. If, for example, the glucose supply is cut off from the brain, it has a limited capacity to burn fats for energy. |
Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine
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| Sprouted Hummus Spread
4 stalks celery, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups dried chickpeas
1 tomato, chopped
Water
1 to 2 tablespoons tahini Juice of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon parsley, finely chopped 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
Pinch cayenne pepper (optional)
1 teaspoon unrefined salt (or crumbled, dried organic seaweed)
Using a sprouting jar, soak the beans overnight. Rinse daily, and allow the beans to sprout for 1 to 2 days.
When sprouted, mix beans with all other ingredients and place in food processor. Blend until you achieve the consistency you like. |
D. Lindsey Berkson
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 As a side note: part of fully becoming male is producing a hormone that makes the sprouting female organs regress. The gene Wnt-7 alpha
(and perhaps other Wnt genes) that allows the male fetus to respond to this hormone may be one primary target of des. Other hormonal disruptors may be found to affect this gene or related genes.
Environmental Estrogens
Most estrogens are made inside our bodies. |
Sandra Steingraber
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 Seedlings germinating in deep shade are often swiftly overtaken by those sprouting up in light-filled spaces nearby. Saplings browsed by a passing deer lose vertical height relative to neighbors less palatable. By these and other means, senior members of a forest community sometimes grow old beneath a canopy of younger trees.
Field ecologists, therefore, rely on tree-ring analysis to reconstruct the history of forests. |
| Cancer incidence rates are not rising because we are suddenly sprouting new cancer genes. Rare, heritable genes that predispose their hosts to cancer by creating special susceptibilities to the effects of carcinogens have undoubtedly been with us for a long time. The ill effects of some of these genes might well be diminished by lowering the burden of environmental carcinogens to which we are all exposed. In a world free of aromatic amines, for example, being born a slow acety-lator would be a trivial issue, not a matter of grave consequence. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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| The dendrites undergo sprouting and may develop abnormal connections. There is also evidence that immature brain cells exposed to excitotoxins can show a time dependent loss of the cellular antioxidant glutathione.107 Remember, it is the anti-oxidants that protect the cells once the sequence of destructive events is triggered by the excitotoxins. In fact, the antioxidant vitamin E has been shown to significantly block the toxic effect of glutamate in brain cell cultures. |
William Duffy
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 Many natural food stores and gourmet shops have tricky little devices for sprouting seeds painlessly. Some are crockery contraptions; others are simply Mason jars with removable screened tops. Follow the instructions and within hours or days, you'll have more sprouts than you can eat. (They keep in the refrigerator for days.) Add sprouts to salads or use them in more complicated dishes. The seeds and legumes can be bought in bulk in any natural food store.
Once you've had success with sprouts, you're ready to grow herbs, wheat grass, and buckwheat lettuce on the windowsill. |
Ruth Winter
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 Carbamates are used to prevent sprouting in potatoes and other products by stopping cell division, something we call mutations. Carbamate mutations may lead to birth defects and to cancer. The final report to the FDA of the Select Committee on GRAS Substances stated in 1980 that there is no available evidence that it is a hazard to the public when used as it is now and it should continue its GRAS status with limitations on the amounts that can be added to food. FDA residue tolerances are less than 3.5 ppm in sugarcane being processed, less than 4.1 ppm. |
Paul Pitchford
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 Most of the complex carbohydrates such as grains, legumes, and seeds have a primarily sweet flavor which increases with sprouting. Young beets, carrots, and other sweet starchy vegetables, thinned from the spring garden, provide a refreshing sweet flavor. Certain intensely pungent flavors are traditionally employed in the spring by Western folk healers as medicine: a week-long daily dose of raw onions and garlic acts as a vermifuge to rid the body of parasites. A traditional Japanese parasiticide is the sweet-pungent combination of mochi and mugwort—pounded sweet rice with mugwort. |
Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D.
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 For step-by-step sprouting information, try reading American Wholefoods Cuisine by David and Nikki Goldbeck. If you choose to sprout your own seeds, it is essential that you select untreated vegetable seeds. Many packaged garden seeds are treated with fungicides.
Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts look like tiny individual heads of cabbage. They are available fresh and frozen year-round. They are members of the cruciferous vegetable family, and they contribute sulforaphane, indole-3-carbinol, dithiolethione, and isothiocynates to the diet. |
Grace Ross Lewis
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 A preemergent sprayed on potatoes to prevent sprouting, therefore providing longer shelf life.
Precautions: Hazard by swallowing. Possible carcinogen (may cause cancer). A human mutagen (changes inherited characteristics).
Synonyms: CAS: 101-21-3 ? BUD-NIP ? PREVENTOL ? TATERPEX ? CHLORPROPHAME chlorophyll_
Products and Uses: The green pigment in plants that is essential to photosynthesis. Recognized as a coloring and deodorant ingredient in personal care products. |
| Purpose is to prevent the sprouting of weeds.
Precautions: A possible fire risk. A strong irritant, absorbed by the skin.
Synonyms: CAS: 88-85-7 ? 2-SEC-BUTYL-4,6-DINITROPHENOL ? 2,4-DINITRO-6-SEC-BUTYLPHENOL
DIOXIN _
Products and Uses: Among the most toxic synthetic chemicals known. It is produced when certain organic compounds are burned. It is also a byproduct of the chlorine bleaching process of wood pulp to produce papers, diapers, and so on. Sweden now avoids the problem by producing 95% of their paper products unbleached. |
| They have always been dusted with chemicals to prevent sprouting and rotting during storage. Recently, many producers started to use a product made from jasmine flowers. This is a safe, natural product, which is pleasantly aromatic.
33. Is Kombucha tea hazardous to my health?
The CDC said that drinking four ounces daily might be safe for healthy persons. However, those with health problems or those who drink excessive amounts may risk illness. It is prepared by fermenting yeasts and bacteria together for two weeks with black tea and sugar. This mixture is called a "mushroom. |
Paul Pitchford
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| Nuts and seeds offer valuable concentrated protein and fats but must be consumed only in small amounts, to avoid liver problems and especially smelly flatu-
*Soybeans contain stachyose, a complex indigestible sugar that is transformed to a digestible form by sprouting or fermentation in tempeh, miso, and soy sauce; stachyose is removed in the process of making soy milk and tofu. lence. Excessive use of tahini (hulled sesame butter), nuts, seeds, and their butters, out of preference for their meaty taste, is a common practice among vegetarians. |
| The method for sprouting can be found under "Sprouts" in the recipe section. Finally, it is important to recognize the cooling, cleansing nature of sprouts; they clearly benefit the fiery, robust individual, but when eaten in excess they can weaken digestion and worsen the condition of those who are deficient and cold. The cooling and cleansing qualities of sprouts may be reduced by lightly cooking them.
The Four-Day and Six-Week Plans
The majority of allergies by far are to foods that cannot be sprouted, dairy and egg allergies being the most prevalent. |
Grace Ross Lewis
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| Also could be present in the mold or sprouting growth on grains. A natural contaminant. Prevention of mold growth is the best protection.
Precautions: A confirmed human carcinogen (causes cancer) and animal tumori-gen (causes tumor growth). A human poison by swallowing. It cannot be totally eliminated. FDA sets allowable limitations.
Synonyms: CAS 1402-68-2 agar
Products and Uses: A preservative and gelling agent derived from red seaweed used in beverages, baked goods and mixes, candy, confections, frostings, glazes, jellied meats, dental impression material, cosmetics, and laxatives. |
Paul Pitchford
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| Vitamins A and C (the two calcium cofactors that are low in unsprout-ed seeds) are greatly increased in the sprouting process. This soup is simmered just ten minutes. Soaked barley can be substituted for sprouted barley, but must be cooked much longer, until the barley is soft. In this case the kale is added toward the end of the cooking process. (Soak whole barley at least eight hours, then discard the soak water.) This soup is also suitable for those who are convalescing as a result of chronic health problems. |
James Braly M.D. and Ron Hoggan M.A.
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 Fortunately, there are many hundreds of them, with more sprouting up around the world every day. Take a moment to visit the Internet to search for support groups in your area.
Support groups usually produce informative newsletters that provide information on sources and identities of gluten-free foods, product safety, how to stay truly gluten-free, and ingredient changes by particular manufacturers. The social events provide opportunities for members to share experiences, recipes, and new information on a wide range of topics that are relevant to those pursuing a gluten-free lifestyle. |
Paul Pitchford
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| The sprouting process puts their fats and proteins into readily digestible forms which compensate for the incomplete digestion characteristic of degenerative diseases. Sprouts initiate qi flow in a stagnant liver; they also are rich in nitrilosides, substances that break down in the body into chemicals (benzaldehydes) that selectively destroy only cancer cells. |
Barnet Meltzer, M.D.
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 Green spots indicate sunburn, and will have a bitter taste, while deep pits and sprouting eyes are signs that the potato is past its prime. A uniformly round or elliptical shape helps to expedite the cooking process. Store potatoes in a paper bag in a dark, cool, well-ventilated spot.
Optimal Use and Combining: Baked potatoes are easier on the digestive system than hard-boiled potatoes, but the latter can be used in an eggless vegetarian potato salad. Potatoes ground green vegetables and work especially well with cauliflower and the Indian delicacy called Aloo Gobi. |
Stephanie Beling
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 Store the bulbs in a cool place and in a dark jar to avoid sprouting, which draws off some of the pungency from the bulb, thus diminishing its phytochemical punch. Both garlic and shallots should last at least a month.
The individual cloves of the garlic bulb break apart easily once you peel off the outer layers of skin; just snap them off the base. To peel individual cloves of garlic, use your fingers or the tried-and-true method practiced by chefs: line up the cloves on a cutting board, set the flat of a knife across them, then press down on the knife with your fist, splitting the peels. |
| Look for smooth carrots, with a beautiful orange color and fresh bright greens sprouting from the top. Carrots also come frozen and canned, but since fresh carrots are available all year round, neither the frozen nor the canned variety is worth buying.
Store carrots in plastic in the refrigerator. Away from apples or pears, which tend to pass along the bitterness of escaping ethylene gas; the carrots should last two to three weeks. Scrub the carrots well before eating, and, if you like, peel off the skin. While many vegetables lose nutrients when cooked, the opposite is true with carrots. |
Leo Galland
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 THE FIRST PILLAR: RELATIONSHIP
Love's Alchemy
Roseto, Pennsylvania, was a remarkable community, an Italian hill town sprouting in the Delaware Water Gap. It was first settled in 1882 by immigrants from Roseto Val Fortore, a village in the foothills of the southern Apennines, near Italy's Adriatic coast. Under the leadership of Father Pasquale de Nisco, a Catholic priest, a cohesive spirit of community flourished, based on family ties, church membership, and civic pride. McClure's Magazine acclaimed the padre's accomplishments in a 1908 feature story called "One Man and His Town. |
Lita Lee, Lisa Turner and Burton Goldberg
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 There are a few exceptions: seeds, nuts, grains, and beans have enzyme inhibitors which must be deactivated by soaking, cooking, or sprouting. Cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts, contain compounds that can inhibit the function of the thyroid gland and should not be eaten raw.1 To ensure optimum health, eat a broad variety of organic raw fruits and vegetables, cooked whole grains, and enough protein from fish, organic meat, poultry, and eggs, and raw or cultured dairy—and your body will take care of the rest. |
Paul Pitchford
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| For individuals who are overheated (too hot and dry), completely sprouting the seeds may be appropriate. The practice of eating very expanded fruits and vegetables grown with chemical stimulants has partially balanced another extreme practice—excessive consumption of concentrated foods such as meat and eggs. Such "balancing" of extremes is typically unsuccessful over time.
To understand yin and yang clearly, first look at what is, rather than evaluating the "good" and "bad. |
Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D.
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 As we age, our brain cells grow more and more branches, just as a growing tree keeps sprouting branches. Therefore, by middle age, we have far more branches than we did in our younger years. Those extra branches powerfully compensate for brain cell death.
Besides, I told the attorney, he already had far more knowledge in his brain than did any of his young competitors. Most of the millions of facts he had once learned were still in his brain. He just needed to have better access to those facts—and he could achieve that access by improving the biochemical function of his brain. |
Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D.
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| Broccoli Sprouts
Broccoli sprouts are immature broccoli plants that are produced by sprouting broccoli seeds. In general, sprouts resemble the food of their origin in nutritive value but contain increased amounts of vitamins A and C, less carbohydrate, and more protein than the mature product. Broccoli sprouts have been reported to contain thirty to fifty times more sulforaphane than mature broccoli, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Center. |
The Complete Book of Alternative NutritionSelene Y. Craig, Jennifer Haigh, Sari Harrar and the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
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| Start sprouting. Sprouts are sold at food co-ops, natural food stores and even supermarkets in some parts of the country. If you can't find them in your area, sprouts are easy to grow at home, even if you live in a small apartment.
Choose organic. "The more fruits and vegetables you eat, the more important it is to buy ones that are organically grown," says Dr. Martin. She warns that many commercially grown fruits and vegetables are sprayed with pesticides that could contribute to rising cancer rates. If you buy organic or grow your own, you don't have to worry about that risk. |
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.
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 See Soaking and sprouting section.)
Soaking the nuts and seeds also influences their effect upon the doshas. The more fat a nut has, the more likely it will aggravate pitta and kapha. Some nuts that do this are Brazil, macadamia, walnuts, and pistachios. Other seeds are warming, such as chia and sesame seeds, and may aggravate pitta if eaten in excess. Chia seeds are particularly heating and will usually aggravate pitta. Soaked seeds and nuts, however, are less concentrated, less heavy, less oily, less sweet, and less dry. |
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