Re: Re: Can someone assess this statement :

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Judy, I'm with you. When I read they said carrots were brassicas I just

couldn't really give it any credence-- it's too basic. Thanks for tracking

it down. Let's go back to Dr Brownstein advice to vary one's diet and

saturate with iodine and the supplemental companions. --

At 02:28 PM 2/22/2010, you wrote:

>Exactly. I went looking to be sure. Carrot family is The Apiaceae or

>Umbelliferae - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apiaceae - not Brassica.

>

>So my evaluation would be simple: if they can't get basic info like plant

>family right, I see no credibility to anything else they say.

>

>The only minor connection I found between carrots and the crucifers is

>this: Even though you can get sulforaphane from other vegetables, like

>carrots and green onions, it is primarily found in the cruciferous family.

>http://www2.albertleatribune.com/news/2009/aug/26/cruciferous-vegetables-can-be\

-your-good-luck-charm/

>That's entirely different than classing carrots as the same family.

>

>Judy

>

> > > I have been drinking a lot of carrot and orange juice (separately

> > > not together)-- Is carrot a cruciferous veggi because I have a

> > > suspicious lesion on my thyroid ... and orange because I crave it.

> > > Now I'm thinking I should stop. But then there is the comment about

> > > iodine that seems off. Can anybody comment? This statement is from

> > > http://healthmad.com/nutrition/the-health-benefits-of-carrots/

> > >

> > > " We always think that goiter (a swelling in the thyroid gland,

> > > which can lead to a swelling of the neck or larynx) is caused by a

> > > deficiency of iodine. But do you know that the combination of

> > > carrots and oranges can also indulge or cause the development of

> > > goiter? Many clinical experimentations have shown that after

> > > entering your body, carrots (a type of cruciferous vegetables,

> > > which refers to edible plants in the family of Brassicaceae) can

> > > quickly produce a substance called Thiocyanate (common compounds

> > > that include the colorless salts potassium thiocyanate and sodium

> > > thiocyanate), and this thiocyanate will soon undergo a procedure of

> > > metabolism to produce an anti-thyroid substance called thiocyanate

> > > acid. The question on how much this so-called substance is produced

> > > is directly proportional to the volume of the intake of the

> > > carrots. When fruits such as oranges, pears, apples, or grapes are

> > > taken immediately or are combined with carrots at a time, the

> > > flavonoids from these fruits will be decomposed by the intestinal

> > > bacteria into hydroxyl benzoic acid (a crystalline derivative of

> > > benzoic acid) and ferulic acid (an organic compound that is an

> > > abundant phenolic phytochemical found in plant cell walls). Both

> > > acids are found to reinforce thiocyanate acid to inhibit the

> > > functionality of thyroid gland which might have contributed to a

> > > consequence of goiter. Therefore, you're encouraged not to drink

> > > juices of/ eat oranges, apples or grapes straight away after the

> > > consumption of carrots.

> > > Final Remark:

> > >

> > > Again, it's very important to take note that carrot should not be

> > > taken together with an orange. This is because Thiocyanate compound

> > > in carrot will react chemically with substances in orange which can

> > > cause goiter (the enlargement of the thyroid). Similarly, carrot

> > > cannot be taken together with polygonum multiflorum (Chinese

> > > knotweed or flowery) and ginseng. "

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

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