Re: When are they done?

November 20, 2010

Hey n!!!

How are you doing today!!!

I think Sprouting is the coolest thing since sliced bread (which I don't eat any

more).

I was wondering. How many Sprouting people are there in the US?

Anyone know?

Melody

>

> Thanks EW & Melody. I guess I will be experimenting with weighing down my mung

beans. Hey this is fun! n

>

November 20, 2010

Send an e-mail to Gil and ask.

Try Ezekiel 4:9 Bread. In Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and most Health Foods

stores.

ew

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more).

I was wondering. How many Sprouting people are there in the US?

Anyone know?

Melody

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will do

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> Send an e-mail to Gil and ask.

> Try Ezekiel 4:9 Bread. In Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and most Health Foods

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> Anyone know?

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Well, this forum has 1,595 members. That can't be ALL the people in the USA who

sprout??

Mel

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> Send an e-mail to Gil and ask.

> Try Ezekiel 4:9 Bread. In Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and most Health Foods

stores.

> ew

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> I think Sprouting is the coolest thing since sliced bread (which I don't eat

any more).

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> I was wondering. How many Sprouting people are there in the US?

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> Anyone know?

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November 20, 2010

There are people who sprout that have never heard of this group and there are

people who have dropped out of this group. There are two members of my garden

club who sprout but don't have computers. Probably a lot more like that.

ew

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Well, this forum has 1,595 members. That can't be ALL the people in the USA who

sprout??

Mel

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November 20, 2010

That Ezekiel bread is really good. There are thousands of people who sprout, but

don't think of themselves as sprouters. In Asian communities as well as the raw

food world, people soak and sprout a lot of things. I got started sprouting

years ago with mung beans, soy beans, and lentils. And never heard of weighing

down the beans until Melody mentioned it and she & EW explained why I should do

it. LOLthanks!

November 20, 2010

I'm sure it's not all the people in the US that sprout. But you know that we are

a very small minority. I know that you talk to people about sprouting and how

good it makes you feel. How many of those people are doing any sprouting. I've

talked to people, I've given each of my sisters Easy Sprouters and most of them

are doing no sprouting. It seems to me that most people just want to do the easy

thing. Fast food seems easy. Sprouting seems difficult. I can't tell you the

number of people who say, " I can't grow anything, I kill everything I try to

grow. "

To which I say, " Just water them twice a day and you'll be eating them before

they even have time to die. "

How about you, EW, you've given sprouting talks and demonstrations for a number

of years. How many of those people, if they sprout, continue for any length of

time?

I find it all very frustrating how little action people are willing to take to

benefit their own health.

Lee

On Nov 20, 2010, at 11:20 AM, Melody wrote:

> Well, this forum has 1,595 members. That can't be ALL the people in the USA

who sprout??

>

> Mel

November 20, 2010

Lee,I have to agree wholeheartedly with your comment about how frustrating it is

to get people to take even small steps to make healthy improvements to their

diet. Although I am a psychologist, I have a wholistic approach to human nature

and always evaluate a patient's dietary habits--sometimes I have to when they

present with eating disorders. When I can get a depressed person to eat better,

they generally feel better. One reason is because they are doing something for

themselves that will have a positive payoff. (cleaning out closets is something

else I frequently " prescribe " ).

I believe that people are influenced by what they see others do. I am a vegan

which usually leads to a lot of questions from people who are curious about what

I eat and if I gett the proper nutrients. When they see that I am happy and do

not feel deprived and that my diet is filled with inexpensive and healthy things

like sprouts, some people ask questions on how to make changes and eat a better

diet. Some tease me. Most tell me they wish they could do more of what we on

this list are doing--growing our own food, enjoying it, and being healthier.

Once in a while I get a little discouraged when I meet someone who is very

unhappy, very unhealthy, and very determined to stay that way. I used to eat a

horrendous diet myself, but always felt bad. There is a lot to the notion that

" you are what you eat "

Eat Sprouts and feel better-- marion

November 20, 2010

Lee,

Everything you say is true, so many people don't want to be bothered, and if

they could'nt get fast food they would starve to death! The word nutrition is

totally unknown to them which is why there is an epidemic of every disease in

the book as well as record numbers of grossly overweight people. They are not

only missing a healthy more fulfilled life but missing alot of fun and

satisfaction in not sprouting. We can count ourselves very lucky, think of all

the money we are saving on doctor's bills that we can spend on a myriad of

sprout seeds. I am a greatgrandmother and take no meds at all, don't even have

a doctor, and now that I am into sprouting I know I will never need one!

Question, Has anyone ever known of sprouting helping hair to grow back?

...

I'm sure it's not all the people in the US that sprout. But you know that we are

a very small minority. I know that you talk to people about sprouting and how

good it makes you feel. How many of those people are doing any sprouting. I've

talked to people, I've given each of my sisters Easy Sprouters and most of them

are doing no sprouting. It seems to me that most people just want to do the easy

thing. Fast food seems easy. Sprouting seems difficult. I can't tell you the

number of people who say, " I can't grow anything, I kill everything I try to

grow. "

To which I say, " Just water them twice a day and you'll be eating them before

they even have time to die. "

How about you, EW, you've given sprouting talks and demonstrations for a number

of years. How many of those people, if they sprout, continue for any length of

time?

I find it all very frustrating how little action people are willing to take to

benefit their own health.

Lee

On Nov 20, 2010, at 11:20 AM, Melody wrote:

> Well, this forum has 1,595 members. That can't be ALL the people in the USA

who sprout??

>

> Mel

November 20, 2010

" I find it all very frustrating how little action people are willing to take to

benefit their own health "

That is the single most profound sentence I have ever read.

I know people with liver problems, who when I say " have you ever tried taking

Milk Thistle, look at me and said; " You believe all that crap about supplments? "

Then I tell them what happened to me after I started taking Methyl B-12 (How it

helped my Diabetic Neuropathy to the point I have virtually symptom free), and

they look at me like I'm nuts (doctors do this too, so don't just think it's the

average Joe).

People like their comfort zone. They like what makes them feel good.

I have even had people tell me " As soon as I get out of the hospital I'm going

to eat anything I can get my hands on because once you stop eating what you

like, you die "

Believe me, I just look at THEM, when they say idiotic stuff like that.

Some people believe that when you don't eat everything on your plate and then

some.....it's a sign that you are sick, they think if you lose weight, it's a

sign that you are sick, I even had a friend tell me 'I haven't had a cold in a

long time, it's the cigarettes " .

That friend died at the age of 53, one week after getting the C diagnosis. At

her funeral, all the people were on the porch at the funeral parlor SMOKING. I

walked up to them and said 'Now really???? "

They just looked at me and said " It calms the stress, without a cig, I'd go

nuts " .

I am EXTREMELY fortunate to have found this site, you members, and sprouting.

That's all I can say.

Oh, one more thing.

3 CHEERS FOR BROCCOLI SPROUTS!!!

Melody

November 20, 2010

,You are an inspiration.Fenugreek sprouts, alfalfa sprouts, and flax seeds

are reportedly good for hair growth. I cannot provide a good reference for that,

however, it is one of those things that I have heard enough times to wonder

about.We eat a lot of fenugreek sprouts and have recently started eating alfalfa

sprouts mixed iwith other things.Flax seeds are most optimally eaten ground up.

They come as golden or brown. I like the golden ones best. I ground them up in a

coffee grinder and this morning sprinkled some on my toast. The flax seeds can

go rancid (especially when ground), so keep them in the refrigerator once you

grind them up. n

November 20, 2010

Melody,We are fortunate to have you. When I lived by myself in San Francisco

(back in the '90;s) I could get away with not having to do anything for

Thanksgiving. It is not that I don't like the holiday. It is that I try to

express Gratitude each and every day.But now back here in NJ, last year I tried

to squirrel out of the festivities and the ruckus it caused with my sister made

me reconsider. I do really enjoy preparing food, so it will be okay and fun for

me. She loves coming over and having our dinner, so we are celebrating with my

sister and her kids. Fortunately, they are willing to try just about anything I

will be serving, so they are going to be trying some broccoli sprouts. I am very

eager to get my sister to eat them--both of our parents died of cancer (leukemia

and colon). I think of eating sprouts as an innoculation against disease.

marion

November 20, 2010

n,

That's interesting that you are a psychologist and such a rare one to look at a

patient's diet in lieu of immediately prescribing psychodelic drugs which turn a

person into a zombie at the same time that it fattens the pockets of the pharma

co.s. Melody mentioned colloidal silver, which something I have made and used

for myself, family & friends for many years. It is the world's most natural

antibiotic and is truly a hospital in a bottle, being known to cure or control

650 health issues. But on the subject of depression I have to mention colloidal

gold which to the emotions is the same as silver is to the body. Though I had

never had a depressed moment in my life, when I hit about 60 years old I

began to feel like a dark cloud was over me almost every day, very little

ambition or interest in anything. I refused to take HRT so just dragged along

for some time, and by a miracle from the Lord I found out about CG and ordered

it off of the internet. It took 2 days of taking 1 ts. a day and I felt like a

different person. Once in a while I forgot to take it and found out that it was

not a coincidence that I was feeling much better and now I never miss a day of

taking it. I eventually heard that you can buy a CG generator and rationalized

that I would probably need to take CG for the rest of my life so the cost of the

generator would more than pay for itself in a couple of years. That was one of

the smartest things I ever invested in as I will never run out of CG and can

also share it with friends. If you know anyone who is not responding to an

improved diet, especially older women, you might suggest it. At $30 for a

month's supply

it is worth

every penny. It is available at utopiasilver.com . I just checked and could

not find the page that explains how CG works , so I wrote to them and asked them

if they still have it. It was a big help to me when I needed it. I did find

out they have 3 bottles of CG for $66 so it is even a better price then when I

used to buy it.

I hope you don't mind my mentioning this, but CG was definately the magic

bullet that turned my life around and I thought it was worth sharing it with

you.

...

Lee,I have to agree wholeheartedly with your comment about how frustrating it is

to get people to take even small steps to make healthy improvements to their

diet. Although I am a psychologist, I have a wholistic approach to human nature

and always evaluate a patient's dietary habits--sometimes I have to when they

present with eating disorders. When I can get a depressed person to eat better,

they generally feel better. One reason is because they are doing something for

themselves that will have a positive payoff. (cleaning out closets is something

else I frequently " prescribe " ).

I believe that people are influenced by what they see others do. I am a vegan

which usually leads to a lot of questions from people who are

curious about what I eat and if I gett the proper nutrients. When they see that

I am happy and do not feel deprived and that my diet is filled with inexpensive

and healthy things like sprouts, some people ask questions on how to make

changes and eat a better diet. Some tease me. Most tell me they wish they could

do more of what we on this list are doing--growing our own food, enjoying it,

and being healthier.

Once in a while I get a little discouraged when I meet someone who is very

unhappy, very unhealthy, and very determined to stay that way. I used to eat a

horrendous diet myself, but always felt bad. There is a lot to the notion that

" you are what you eat "

Eat Sprouts and feel better-- marion

November 20, 2010

n,

I think that's great that you are having your sister and her kids for

Thanksgiving. And I hope they like the sprouts since they are all candidates

for cancer considering your family history and I hope your sister is willing to

realize how important such a simple thing as sprouting can be to her and her

children's chances of living a long and healthy life.