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They may contain up to 10 times the amount of isoflavones in unsprouted beans. The sprouting process changes the beans chemically, enhancing their isoflavone content. Exercise: Don't Let the Sweats Stop You When you have hot flashes, you can work up a sweat without moving a muscle. So you may not feel comfortable engaging in regular exercise. But you need to stay active, now more than ever. Believe it or not, regular physical activity can reduce the frequency and severity of your hot flashes. It's no miracle cure, but many women say that it helps.

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Wholegrains, sprouting seeds, fresh fruit and vegetables, fish oils. Avoid sugar, yeast and dairy products. Supplements: daily. Beta carotene, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Magnesium asparate lg, Potassium lg, Zinc. Contra-indications: tranquillisers that decrease physical and mental activity. Evening Primrose. Clinical trials (Efamol) prove to help treat symptoms, especially when in combination with fish oils. Supportive: cranial osteopathy. Aromatherapy massage. Complete rest, with long sleep periods. Information. MEA, Stanhope House, High Street, Stanford-le-Hope, Essex SSI7 OHA, UK. Send SAE.

Popular sources: Wheat, Rye, Corn, Barley, Oats, Millet, Beans, Chick-peas, Alfalfa, Fenugreek, Lentils, Clover, Cress, Kale, Radish, Dill, Parsley, Sesame, Caraway, Purslane, Lettuce, Celery, Mung beans, and especially Soybean. On sprouting, Soybeans acquire an increase of 550 per cent Vitamin C; wheatgrains yield 300-400 per cent increase in the B-vitamins. Being rich in chlorophyll they sweeten bad breath. Sprouted seeds spring to life initiating synthesis of Vitamins C, E and carotene (Vitamin A precursor).

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Even when made with unbleached flour, it is still lacking the two main constituents of the whole-wheat kernel: bran (the outermost, vitamin B—rich fiber layer) and germ (the sprouting section that contains polyunsaturated fats, vitamin E, and other important nutrients). ?

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There are also commercial sprouting kits available in most health food stores. Place about one heaping tablespoon of seeds in your glass container with the screen doubled on the top. The seeds will expand about tenfold as they sprout, so allow enough room for their expansion. Fill the container half full of purified water and let stand overnight. Next morning drain and rinse the seeds. Let stand inverted over the sink for proper drainage. Rinse and drain twice each day for the next 6-7 days. Keep the jar in a dimly lit area.

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Navy beans, so hard of coat that they could be carried in sacks on shipboard without fear of sprouting if moisture got to them, still retain a trace of the romance of the open seas, and a logging camp may yet have its "bean hole," or cooking pot. The nutritive value of beans is widely recognized but also widely misunderstood, owing to confusion regarding the chemical composition of foods as opposed to their dietary value.

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The program includes daily exercise and sessions on food combining, organic gardening, rejuvelac, sauerkraut, sprouting, growing and using wheat grass, recipes, menu planning and kitchen setup, natural beauty care, pain control and relaxation techniques, and training in self-esteem and mental and emotional "detoxification." The cost of the program per week for a private room is $365. Nicholas Gonzalez, M.D. 737 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 Tel: 212-535-3993 Fax: 212-628-9085 Dr.

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Warmth and humidity offer ideal growing conditions for fungi, and if you're not careful, you may find these sprouting all over your body and through your gear. Feet are especially prone to fungal infections, so it is extremely important to keep them as dry as possible. Whenever we're in camp, we eschew shoes and socks, wearing sandals or thongs. Don't go barefoot outside, however, because parasitic worms and sharp palm spines have a way of finding exposed soles. Fungal rot can also sprout up elsewhere, especially in the crotch and armpits.

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The unhulled seed must be used when sprouting. The sprouts can be used, like the whole seed, in cooked foods or blended into beverages. Harvest when the shoot reaches 1/16 inch in length (usually within two days). At this stage the sprouts are sweet, but become bitter with further growth. sunflower seeds Sunflower seeds are sun-energized, nutritional powerhouses rich in protein (about 30 percent), unsaturated fatty acids, phosphorus, calcium, iron, fluorine, iodine, potassium, magnesium, zinc, several B vitamins, vitamin E, and vitamin D (one of the few vegetable sources of this vitamin).

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Untreated seeds for sprouting or planting - (wheat, alfalfa, lentil, radish, chives, parsley, watercress, spinach, cabbage, carrots, spinach, cucumbers, pinto beans, white beans) 20. Onions - for packs and remedies. 21. Spirulina - good source of protein, vitamins, minerals. 22. Apple cider vinegar - digestion, baths, etc. 23. Water purification a. Water tablets b. Tincture of iodine - Boil water. 12 drops to 1 gal clear water, or 24 drops for cloudy water. 24. Water conditioner (don't confuse this with water softeners that use salt.) 25. Cloths and cotton for poultices, bandages, etc.

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The yellow soybean does well for sprouting, and the black variety can also sprout prolifically. Rinse the sprouts two to three times a day and harvest them when the shoot is from XA to 1 Vi inches long. As a matter of taste, you may or may not prefer to remove the outer husk before using the sprout. Steaming or boiling the soybean sprouts lightly before eating will destroy the urease and antitrypsin enzymes that interfere with digestion. The sprouts can be ground and used in sandwiches and salad dressings, and they make a fine addition to any saute of crisp Chinese-style vegetables.

Bean sprouts also may be easier to digest than cooked dried beans. sprouting increases the nutrient content as well as the digestibility of beans, grains, and seeds. Alfalfa and mung beans are two of the most popular types. Alfalfa sprouts are a nutrition powerhouse, containing five times the amount of vitamin C of alfalfa seeds. Two ounces of sprouts a day will supply you with vitamins and live raw enzymes you might not otherwise obtain from your diet, as well as chlorophyll, which is considered an intestine and blood cleanser.

There are three ways to prepare whole grains for eating: sprouting, soaking, and cooking until tender. All grains can be sprouted in two to three days, or until the sprout reaches the same length as the original seeds. You can reconstitute some semiprocessed grains, such as bulgar wheat, by soaking them overnight or pouring boiling water over them and allowing them to fluff up. When you cook grains, first rinse them in a colander or strainer, then pour the grain into a pot of water, and swirl it with your hands, removing the hulls and bits of dirt that may float to the surface.

Keys to successful sprouting include keeping the sprouts moist but never soaked, keeping them moderately warm, rinsing them as often as possible, and giving them enough room so that air can freely circulate around them. Actually, only about five minutes a day is needed for growing a successful sprout garden. Use the sprouts as soon as possible. They have a refrigerator life of 7 to 10 days. Sprouts can also be dried easily for use in beverages, nut butter, and spreads. Place the sprouts on cookie sheets for a few hours in a warm room, or keep them in a warm oven until they're dry.

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Next, Grad did a series of experiments in which Estebany "laid hands on" salt water, which was then given to sprouting barley seeds. The seeds that were given Estebany-treated water grew far faster and had higher yields than those fed untreated water. Later researchers devised similar experiments with Estebany and other healers that yielded similar results. In the early 1970s Dolores Rrieger, a professor of nursing at New York University, extended this line of research into the clinical setting.

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The forest was cut and cleared, farms and pastures sprouting up almost overnight. The road provided ready access to markets, and land that was once too difficult to settle became suddenly desirable. The symbol of modern deforestation is the road. The roads that penetrate the lowland rain forests of tropical America don't resemble North American highways, despite their often grandiose names.

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Many plants do, however, contain some B17, with the sprouting seeds, especially mung bean sprouts, containing the highest amount. Functions: The specific theoretical function of laetrile is its effect on cancer cells. Normal cells have an enzyme, rhodanase, that inactivates the cyanide molecule of the laetrile compound. Cancer cells do not possess this enzyme. In fact, they have an enzyme, betaglucosidase, that releases the cyanide, which then poisons the cancer cells.

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Barley malt This natural sweetener, composed mainly of maltose, is made by soaking and sprouting barley to make malt, then combining it with more barley and cooking this mixture until the starch is converted to sugar. The mash is then strained and cooked down to syrup or dried into powder. Barley-malt syrup is only about 40 percent as sweet as sucrose, so substitute two cups of syrup for each cup of sugar in a recipe. Since it is a liquid sweetener, decrease the liquid in the recipe by one-fourth cup for each three-fourths of a cup of syrup used.

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Mex. The sprouting seeds are said to be edible after thorough cooking. They are very bitter and toxic in the raw stage. Salt can be gathered from the surface of the leaves. The kernels of the fruits of another species are used as food in Southeast Asia. Callicarpa (D 4) Beauty Berry From the Greek "kallos," beauty, and "karpos," fruit: beauty fruit. E. U.S., Mex. Both native and species introduced from Eurasia. Two Asian species are planted for ornament. The small purple fruits of C. americana - S.E. U.S., Mex. - are edible raw. They are juicy, sweet at first, then pungent.

When the roots are transplanted in a dark cellar, the young leaves sprouting from the crown are whitish and hardly bitter at all; they will yield delicate salads even in winter. Young plants can also be left in place and blanched with earth to give white, tender leaves. The flower buds can be pickled, and the beautiful light-blue ray flowers add a graceful touch to salads. Chicory contains proteins, vitamins A, B, C, K and rutin, minerals, a latex and a bitter substance (intybine). The root is rich in starch and inulin (20 to 50%).

Bulgur" is made by sprouting the grain, boiling it, drying it in the sun and then crushing it. "Falafel," a traditional Middle Eastern food, is a mixture of bulgur, fava-bcan flour, garlic and herbs, which is made into balls that are deep-fried. "Hishk" is made in the same regions from fermented bulgur. In the Far East, cooked wheat is mixed with steamed soybeans for making "miso" and "shoyu" (see Glycine max, Fabaceae). Coarsely ground flour is cooked into gruel.

The spongy pulp found inside a sprouting coconut is eaten raw as a delicacy. It has a pleasant, sweet flavor. A sweet sap flows from several slashes made on the tips of the flower buds or by cutting them off. This sap can be drunk fresh, boiled down to syrup and sugar (named "jaggery" in India), fermented into wine ("toddy") and vinegar and distilled into a strong alcohol known as "arrack" or "fenny." The terminal leaf bud is eaten raw, cooked or occasionally pickled. A beverage is reportedly prepared from the roots of the tree.

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As we garden outside, the kitchen becomes our indoor garden to nourish us within. sprouting seeds and legumes will provide optimum foods—high-vibrational, vital, and high-quality foods from a nutritional standpoint. Sprouts are also helpful to the gastrointestinal tract in that they provide fiber, chlorophyll, and many vitamins, minerals, and proteins. Foods that may be sprouted include hard wheat, alfalfa seeds, sunflower seeds, radish' seeds, chia seeds, buckwheat, mung beans, lentils, garbanzos, and aduki beans.

Beta-carotene, the vitamin A precursor, increases with sprouting, as do vitamin E, K, calcium, phosphorus, and iron, though mineral content is not as greatly affected as that of the vitamins. Many sprouts can now be purchased in grocery stores. Alfalfa sprouts, by far the most common, are used in salads or sandwiches. They are very tasty but should be eaten fresh so that they do not ferment. Clover sprouts are bigger and have a fuller flavor than alfalfa; they are now more available in stores and can also be used fresh in salads or sandwiches.

Potatoes and onions may be prevented from sprouting by application of maleic hydrazide. This is a potentially toxic chemical that is also sprayed on most tobacco crops in the U.S. Some enzymes such as amylase may be used to stimulate food reactions such as the digestion of starch or the fermentation of sugar. This is helpful in brewing alcoholic beverages and making bread, candy, or certain milk concentrates. Emulsifiers. Emulsifiers help to blend water and oils together to maintain the consistency and homogeneity of such products as mayonnaise and salad dressings.

Soybean sprouting takes a little more care, as they must be rinsed more often to prevent fermentation. Some practitioners feel that sprouts as the basic part of our diet can be very healthy and can, in fact, help heal a lot of medical problems. When the Hippocrates Health Institutes or the Optimum Health Institutes take people in for health care, they feed them mainly sprouts of various kinds, raw foods, and juices. These centers have been inspired by the work of Dr. Ann Wigmore, a well-known naturopathic doctor.

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Harvesting trees in a manner that allows for sprouting of new trees is another way to sustain a supply and the survival of the species. A collaborative research and development agreement between the National Cancer Institute and the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company has made it possible for taxol to be the first drug available through the treatment referral center to designated comprehensive cancer centers for eligible patients before being commercially available.

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Hair sprouting on your chin?" "Alligator skin turning you into a piece of old leather?" f you answered yes to any of these questions during a doctor's appointment in 1965, chances are that your family physician nodded wisely, pulled out a prescription pad, and told you to take estrogen.

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A quart jar is much easier to handle and usually adequate, unless you're sprouting enough for a big family.) You'll also need cheesecloth or wire mesh to cover the jar and a strong rubber band to hold it in place. Put the appropriate amount of seeds (see below) in the jar, then fill it halfway with water. Cover the mouth of the jar with the cheesecloth or wire mesh and secure it with the rubber band. Place the jar on a countertop out of direct sunlight and let the sprouts soak for the required length of time (see below).

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In nature, ginseng seeds usually lie dormant through two winters before sprouting. Your best bet is to look for pre-stratified seeds. Lightly press them into humus-rich, weli-drained, acidic soil in full shade. Mulch with chopped, well-rotted leaves. Plant the seedlings about 12 inches apart in the fall, in the same conditions described above. Mulch with 3 to 4 inches of rotted leaf material in cold areas. In spring, remove the leaf material to prevent fungal infections. Water weekly when it's dry. The roots must develop for 4 to 6 years before they're harvested.

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