Guest guest Posted February 8, 2003 Report Share Posted February 8, 2003 I do what Sally Fallon recommends in Nourishing Traditions. I soak them in water with a few spoons of whey (liquid that seperates in yogurt or cottage cheese) and celtic salt. Then drain and dry on low in dehydrator. This puts them into the sprouting phase that removes the factors that make them hard to digest. Really yummy. I do this with rice also. And I am planning on doing it with some wheat berries and then grinding them to make sprouted wheat products. Blessings Donna http://www.excellentthings.net ----- Original Message ----- From: dryad Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 3:45 PM Subject: Nuts to that! Robin asked: >You seem to eat a lot of nuts. I've been eating more lamb/(meats) , eggs, and >cheese. Should I be eating more nuts? Only if you want to! I've been going through a nut phase this winter, but am trying to think of it in a Paleo sense. That is to say, nuts stored for winter, and when they run out, they run out. I've been doing the same with my vegetables - lettuce wasn't available in February in the northern hemisphere thousands of years ago, so why should I eat it now? Broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and cabbage have become close personal friends. <g> While nuts contain lots of fats (peanuts, cashews, and chestnuts excepted) and good sources of minerals like selenium, many people have a low tolerance for them! Whole almonds, for example, now give me stomach cramps, but I have no problem with ground almonds. Go figure. I think if you can tolerate them, that's good, otherwise take it easy and introduce them slowly. Dryad -- http://www.puritycontrol.co.uk - XF rec's at The Grove, updated 2/1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2003 Report Share Posted February 8, 2003 Sure Dryad, I can see your reasoning for the below. Hey, I looked at an Atkin's bar for the first time, what is maltitol? It doesn't appear to have the most nutritional stuff in it, even Splenda. I bought The Schwarzbein Principle last night, since I've seen some of you are impressed with it. I'll be curled up in my chair, nursing the baby and reading. Robin <<Robin asked: You seem to eat a lot of nuts. I've been eating more lamb/(meats) , eggs, and cheese. Should I be eating more nuts? Only if you want to! I've been going through a nut phase this winter, but am trying to think of it in a Paleo sense. That is to say, nuts stored for winter, and when they run out, they run out. I've been doing the same with my vegetables - lettuce wasn't available in February in the northern hemisphere thousands of years ago, so why should I eat it now? Broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and cabbage have become close personal friends. <g> While nuts contain lots of fats (peanuts, cashews, and chestnuts excepted) and good sources of minerals like selenium, many people have a low tolerance for them! Whole almonds, for example, now give me stomach cramps, but I have no problem with ground almonds. Go figure. I think if you can tolerate them, that's good, otherwise take it easy and introduce them slowly. Dryad>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2003 Report Share Posted February 8, 2003 > Hey, I looked at an Atkin's bar for the first time, what is maltitol? > It doesn't appear to have the most nutritional stuff in it, even > Splenda. Hi Robin This is a big bug-bear of mine! Low carb diets are in theory based around the fact that we need to go back to the foods that we evolved eating. Dr Atkins is the most renowned authority on LC eating, but if you ask me, he has traded his integrity in order to make a fortune out of selling diet foods, such as his Atkins bars, bake mixes etc. IMO, these are not what we should be eating when on a low carb diet. In his ealier book, which I used to start with, he advised against foods like that. In his latest book, he's telling people to eat them right from the start on the induction phase! At least in the UK, we don't have these products anywhere that's easily accessible, so I think more people prefer to " go natural " low carb than to ship them from abroad. Hope you enjoy TSP! It's a very good read. And when you've finished that, there's TSP II!! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 Donna said: >> I soak them in water with a few spoons of whey and celtic salt. Then drain >and dry on low in dehydrator. I do the same thing and boy, they taste so much better, although I don't use when in my preparations. Can you do the same with sunflower seeds? Dryad -- http://www.puritycontrol.co.uk - XF rec's at The Grove, updated 2/1/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 --- In , " Judith Alta " <jaltak@v...> wrote: > The biggest difference I saw > between her plan and Atkins is that she is against ketosis and salt. > > Does the second book differ much from the first? > > Hi Judith Yes it does! The last book was about 1 plan fits all - just adjust your carbs according to the amount of exercise you do. In the new book, she focuses very much on the balance of insulin/adrenaline/cortisol, which are the major hormones, and also some of the minor hormones. The reader needs to identify whether they are insulin sensitive, or insulin resistant, and whether they have healthy adrenalin glands or burned out adrenaline glands. This will determine how often you have to eat, and the number of carbs you have. She is very anti extreme low carb. Non-starchy veg do not count towards carbs, whereas on Atkins they do. Extreme low carb maintains too high a level of adrenalin, putting too much strain on the adrenaline glands, creating burned out adrenals. I think that's what I have been doing for hte last 3 years. Hence my recent decision to increase carbs. According to TSPII, I should be eating 30g carbs at each meal (not counting the non-starchy veg), plus 2 snacks with similar carb levels. So that's abot 10 times the amount I'm currently eating! lol! Fortunately, she deals with how to icnrease carbs, as well as how to decrease them. Definitely worth a read Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 --- In , " Judith Alta " <jaltak@v...> wrote: > In her first book she made it very plain that no one was ever to be in > ketosis. I wondered if she was aware of the difference between the benign > dietary ketosis of Atkins lifestyle and the ketoacidosis of a diabetic out > of control. The two extremely different. She doesn't really talk about ketosis in her new book, she talks about extreme LC in relation to hormones, not ketosis, this time > > As always, one must read all they can find an make their own decision as to > what works best for them. > Absolutely, although I thought I'd never be able to eat so many carbs and i have added around 40-50g per day extra with no weight gain!!! I thought I would be huge by now. But yes, we must all read what we can. > Atkins lifestyle has been around almost as long as the low-fat diet. Now that i disagree with ;-) Atkins has been around for 30 years, and low fat has only been around since the 80s. Even Weight Watchers in the 70s was low carb (so my mum tells me!) So anyone who calls LC a fad is wrong <beg> Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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