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no_biz
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MoreI have been increasing the raw food percentage in my diet up to 60-70% during the past 2 weeks, but since weather is very cold I crave fat and sugary foods such as dried fruits and nuts. I am actually eating A LOT of them, especially dates and walnuts. My parents and other relatives keep telling me that eating large amonts of nuts is not healthy and causes the liver to strain. I would appreciate aNY comment and/or information about the "right" daily intake of nuts allowed in an healthy Diet and the red line which should not be crossed - if ever there is one, my mom says no more thaN 3 walnuts a day, I am eating about 20 with no trouble.Advertisement
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- Re: going nuts! finallyfaith
17 years ago
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MoreThis is a reply to # 357,896hi,
first off raw nuts are some to the healthiest foods on the planet. unless there is an alergy involved, i have never ever heard of anyone eating "too much" nuts. i eat cashews and almonds for breakfast, peanut butter for lunch and munch on almonds during the day. no more than 3 walnuts? silly. the fat in nuts is very healing and nourishing. just remember to chew thoroughly, especially almonds. a great way to eat almonds is to soak them overnight in good water, in the morning they arejuicy and tasty!
and yes i live in a cold climate too and find that i crave fat. organic yogurt with berries and nuts is great, so is lots of olive oil, and lecithin.
hope that helps.
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- Re: going nuts! no_biz
17 years ago
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This is a reply to # 357,898thanks, very helpful!
I live in Italy and during Christmas time dried fruits and nuts are a traditional treat, but people uses to munch on them as a dessert - or even AFTER a dessert - during decadent dinners...so they get ill & ovrwhelmed from eating tons of " foods that kill " altogether, and then blame a few nuts.
I found out I can actually eat tons of nuts and never get sick of it, as long as i do not mix them with cooked food, if I do, digestion is much harder.
Still, another issue that scares me a bit is the mold danger, I have heard that some molds that infest nuts are tasteless and colorless, yet very toxic, any clue? Organic products ar often a bit moldy , are molds worst than pesticides???
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- Re: going nuts! finallyfaith
17 years ago
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This is a reply to # 357,900hi,
yes, molds are very toxic, and organic produce is more prone to mold than the dead, poisoned, chemicalized variety. this is becasue mold is alive and it needs to glom onto something else that is alive to keep living, and organic produce is more alive than pesticide ridden kind.
i have never heard of an invisible tasteless mold. i mean how would such a thing exist? i guess if it is still in the microscopic stage, but eventually mold keeps reproducing and eventually it will be visible and have a smell and taste. if you see mold throw out the food, but i would not personally worry about invisible mold that has no taste.
ff- Re: going nuts! #40679
17 years ago
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This is a reply to # 357,901maybe you can soak your nuts in water that has a drop of oregano oil or Colloidal Silver (to kill the molds)..just an idea
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- Re: going nuts! anonymousjane_01
16 years ago
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This is a reply to # 357,900Nuts have a pretty good shelf life. They won't get moldy for probably six months or so. Don't buy more nuts than you are going to eat within about three weeks, and keep them fresh in the refrigerator.
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- Re: going nuts! finallyfaith
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- Re: going nuts! no_biz
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- Re: going nuts! #37655
17 years ago
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This is a reply to # 357,896Hello,
I would recommend reposting your message on the Ask Barefoot Herbalist Forum , for his response. His screen name is MH.
Best wishes and Happy New Year
- Re: going nuts! finallyfaith
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