Quinoa

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The Urban Farm-a-cologist

Lesson #83: Quinoa, A Super Food For Pesach

Introduction: Quinoa has many qualities that make it a super food

for Pesach. Even though it is considered a grain it is actually

permitted to eat according to Rabbi Heinerman from the Star K

organization in Baltimore. It is also not kitnios; it belongs

to the family of beet plants.

I.

Quinoa helps us to adapt to our environment.

1. It is a special food because it affects our physical, emotional

and spiritual well being. Our health depends on how well we harmonize

with our ecosystem. Quinoa has an amazing ability to modulate us

despite unhealthful environmental conditions.

2. Quinoa helps us adapt. It thrived during the Bolivian drought

of 1982 and 1985 when 50% of the potato and barley crops were destroyed.

3. Quinoa retains its moisture even on hot days in a very high

altitude when other plants dehydrate and perish.

II.

Quinoa is a food from antiquity.

1. A food to connect us with our ancestors. Quinoa has not been

hybridized. It has been recultivated for generations from the same

heirloom seed crops. Attemps to genetically re-engineer it have failed.

2. A plant that has been less civilized will impart more vital

energy to its consumers. The famous explorer, Tristan , was

visiting an Indian lake 12,850 feet above sea level and witnessed

Indians standing barefoot in the freezing lake for hours. He was unable

himself to keep his hands in the water for more than a minute. He

attributes it to their eating these native plants.

3. As society's affluence increases, their plant food consumption

decreases. Every 10% rise in household income is mirrored by a 5%

decline in the consumption of rice, pasta and corn meal.

III. A super food should be considered a medicine.

1. Quinoas' significance can be measured by the amount of

medicinal properties it possesses.

2. It can be applied as an external plaster to contusions to heal

their wounds.

3. It can be consumed as a diaretic and as an emetic.

4. It can be used to treat liver disorders, urinary tract

infections, tuberculosis, appendicitis, and cancer.

5. It can be used for motion and altitude sickness.

6. It can address bone problems.

7. It can strengthen the mothers milk of a nursing mother.

8. It can be used as a poultice (mix with water or egg) to draw

out inflamation.

9. It is high in B6 so it is considered a radio-protective food.

IV.

Quinoa guards against radiation.

1. The

primary type of radiation that we are most exposed to is low level

non-ionizing such as from cell phones, video display terminals, tv and

radio towers, high voltage electrical lines, microwave ovens, computer

screens and electronic games. Quinoa enhances our resilience towards

radiation. They contain high amounts of Vitamin B6 that protects the

thymus gland.

2.

Quinoa is low on the food chain. It is not like meat, dairy, eggs, and

large fish that concentrate contaminants because they have high

contents of fat.

3. It

contains fibers and phylates that bind with radioactive substances and

evict the body of these toxins.

4. Its

high amount of calcium guards against the uptake of radioactive

strontium.

5. Its

Vitamin E and Celenium content protects against cell damage caused by

free radicals.

6.

Quinoa helps increase our physical endurance.

a.

Quinoa grows in a very high altitude 12,000 - 17,000 feet above sea

level At this altitude travelers experience flu like symptons due to

the reduced oxygen levels. Above 17,000 feet there is not enough oxygen

for normal metabolism of amino acids; climbers may experience muscle

deterioration.

b. The

Incas, the native Quinoa consuming people, built huge edifices at these

levels above sea level. They had to shlep the building material over

12,000 feet.

c. The

Incas had an elaborate messenger system. Mail was sent the length of

the empire, over 2,500 miles, by relay messengers who had to cover 150

miles in 24 hour rotations, often running full speed over treacherous

mountains on moonless nights.

7. A

super food should help enhance our spiritual awareness.

a.

There is popular sentiment that quinoa enhances our psychic spiritual

development.

b. Dr

Escobar a nuclear physicist at the Cosmic Ray Laboratory 17,000 feet

above sea level in Lapaz, Bolivia claims that at high elevation there

is less atmospheric shielding. There are sharper extremes of light and

shadow; hot and cold. The impact on galactic gama rays is very strong.

Those who are able to live in these extreme environmental factors can

acquire unusual sensorial perceptive and paranormal skills.

c.

Izhaz, the founder of Arica (world wide meditation organization),

recommended to his students to eat quinoa to accentuate their spiritual

practices.

Conclusion:

One soul is convicted to experience a lifetime in a body with powerful

instincts, unpredictable mood swings, character short-comings and

muddled mentality. On Pesach we are exposed to a unique

emanation of holiness. We participate in an event 3,000 years in

history. According to "The Derech Hashem" on each chag a

great spiritual attainment can occur. The same light shines again and

again. When we eat righteously it can aide us in experiencing the

renewal in nature that transpires during this season. The energy that

was incarcerated in the earth is liberated by the plant. May we eat

consciously this Pesach accentuating foods such as quinoa and

the bitter tasting spring greens to help liberate us from our physical

afflictions.

If you are interested in dietary advice call the

Urban Farm-o-cologist at (02) 624-7796.

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Ms Ilanit Tof

B.A. (Psychophysiology/Psychology)

Advanced Diploma Healing with Wholefoods

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