Un-Cooked Almonds Recently Declared Illegal by DeFacto Feds, & CookedAlmonds are Toxic.

November 13, 2007

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NO health benefits to almonds now, most are now toxic!

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 07:58:42 +0100

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Even in Australia I personally have noted the advent of those darker

coloured, strangely crispier and salty little monsters, coupled with the

scarcity of the familiar raw ones. Heat causes oxidation of the oils.

Oxidized oils are RANCID oils. - Zz

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Something like 85% of the almonds in the world are grown in the USA, in

Northern California.

Most of us who read and write about health subjects have touched on the

health benefits of almonds. It's a great food -- but one that changes

very dramatically, from good to bad, when heated. As Dr. Oz, Oprah's

favorite physician has said, they should not be roasted because that can

change the chemical composition of the almond oil, making it unhealthy.

Heating almonds also destroys other beneficial nutrients. For those who

are on a raw food diet, healthy almonds have been a staple.

But now, buying almonds in the USA means that you are getting, by law,

pasteurized almonds. That's right, the government has outlawed its first

raw food. Any almond shipped in the USA has to be pasteurized, according

to new regulations passed in September. This means that the almonds you

buy will be heat-treated, or else chemically treated with propylene

oxide (PPO) a chemical that was once an ingredient in race car fuel. PPO

has been found to cause tumors in rats, but for some reason the FDA

considers it safe for human consumption.

These kinds of "safe for human consumption" things always amaze me. Are

you going to purposely ingest a component of race car fuel? No way . . .

What we are left with is "treated" almonds, whether it is pasteurization

by heat or chemicals. Not a good prospect for a delicious taste treat

that once had been known as a substantially healthy product. The jury is

not out . . . more research needs to be done on just exactly has been

done to our favorite nut. But it certainly doesn't bode well for a big,

California industry.

If you are interested in reading more on this topic, visit the link at

the headline of Sham vs. Wham, http://shamvswham.blogspot.com

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