Guest guest Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Who pronounces it Keen-wah and who pronounces it Keen-oh-wah? Reg > > > > > 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. > > > > -- > > Ilanit > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > > Little Tree Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia (Little Tree). ® > registered trademark, © copyright 2003. All rights reserved. This email > message and attachments may contain information that is confidential to > Little Tree. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, > distribute, forward or copy the message or attachments. 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Guest guest Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 I hope we get some help on this one Klara. My friend is a know it all and insists it's keen o wah from the Indians but we've destroyed the correct pronunciation, etc. REg > Who pronounces it Keen-wah and who pronounces it Keen-oh- wah? > > Reg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 I hope we get some help on this one Klara. My friend is a know it all and insists it's keen o wah from the Indians but we've destroyed the correct pronunciation, etc. REg > Who pronounces it Keen-wah and who pronounces it Keen-oh- wah? > > Reg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 I hope we get some help on this one Klara. My friend is a know it all and insists it's keen o wah from the Indians but we've destroyed the correct pronunciation, etc. REg > Who pronounces it Keen-wah and who pronounces it Keen-oh- wah? > > Reg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 the first one... > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > > > > Ilanit > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ----- > > > > Little Tree Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia (Little Tree). ® > > registered trademark, © copyright 2003. All rights reserved. This > email > > message and attachments may contain information that is > confidential to > > Little Tree. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, > > distribute, forward or copy the message or attachments. In such a > case, > > please notify the sender by return email and erase all copies of > the > > message and attachments. 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Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 the first one... > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > > > > Ilanit > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ----- > > > > Little Tree Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia (Little Tree). ® > > registered trademark, © copyright 2003. All rights reserved. This > email > > message and attachments may contain information that is > confidential to > > Little Tree. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, > > distribute, forward or copy the message or attachments. In such a > case, > > please notify the sender by return email and erase all copies of > the > > message and attachments. The sender of this email message does not > allow > > the recipient to forward this email message or attachments in > whole or > > in part by means of the internet. Opinions, conclusions and other > > information in this message and attachments that do not relate to > the > > official business of Little Ttree are neither given nor endorsed > by it. > > This email message and any attachments are subject to copyright. > > > > > > > > Ms Ilanit Tof > > B.A. (Psychophysiology/Psychology) > > Advanced Diploma Healing with Wholefoods > > PhD Holistic Nutrition (candidate) > > > > Little Tree Oriental Healing Arts > > Helping you grow to new heights of wellbeing > > with Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition > > > > ilanit@ <mailto:ilanit@> > > <mailto:ilanit@>www.littletree.com.au > > <http://www.littletree.com.au> > > <http://www.littletree.com.au> <http://www.littletree.com.au> > > <http://www.littletree.com.au> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ----- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 the first one... > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > -- > > > > Ilanit > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ----- > > > > Little Tree Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia (Little Tree). ® > > registered trademark, © copyright 2003. All rights reserved. This > email > > message and attachments may contain information that is > confidential to > > Little Tree. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, > > distribute, forward or copy the message or attachments. In such a > case, > > please notify the sender by return email and erase all copies of > the > > message and attachments. 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Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 It's the Quechua Indians from Peru/Ecuador/Bolivia. I went way up into the Ecuadorian Andes and saw how they live. Amazing! > > Reggie.. > I have never heard it pronounced Keen o wah. I say keenwah. I gather she is > saying it originated from the American Indians, however, it is my > understanding it originated in South America( Andes). I could be wrong. > Diane M/Florida > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 It's the Quechua Indians from Peru/Ecuador/Bolivia. I went way up into the Ecuadorian Andes and saw how they live. Amazing! > > Reggie.. > I have never heard it pronounced Keen o wah. I say keenwah. I gather she is > saying it originated from the American Indians, however, it is my > understanding it originated in South America( Andes). I could be wrong. > Diane M/Florida > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 It's the Quechua Indians from Peru/Ecuador/Bolivia. I went way up into the Ecuadorian Andes and saw how they live. Amazing! > > Reggie.. > I have never heard it pronounced Keen o wah. I say keenwah. I gather she is > saying it originated from the American Indians, however, it is my > understanding it originated in South America( Andes). I could be wrong. > Diane M/Florida > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Yes on the containers they say it's pronounced as keen wa. Christian explained it to me tonight. He said in the old times words were more like a song and stuff so we basically destroyed how it is supposed to sound. Could be possible. I've learned that most of the stuff that seems out there he's right about. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Ilanit > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > ----- > > > > > > > > Little Tree Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia (Little Tree). ® > > > > registered trademark, © copyright 2003. 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Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Yes on the containers they say it's pronounced as keen wa. Christian explained it to me tonight. He said in the old times words were more like a song and stuff so we basically destroyed how it is supposed to sound. Could be possible. I've learned that most of the stuff that seems out there he's right about. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Ilanit > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > ----- > > > > > > > > Little Tree Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia (Little Tree). ® > > > > registered trademark, © copyright 2003. All rights reserved. > > This > > > email > > > > message and attachments may contain information that is > > > confidential to > > > > Little Tree. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot > > use, > > > > distribute, forward or copy the message or attachments. In such > > a > > > case, > > > > please notify the sender by return email and erase all copies of > > > the > > > > message and attachments. The sender of this email message does > > not > > > allow > > > > the recipient to forward this email message or attachments in > > > whole or > > > > in part by means of the internet. Opinions, conclusions and > > other > > > > information in this message and attachments that do not relate > > to > > > the > > > > official business of Little Ttree are neither given nor endorsed > > > by it. > > > > This email message and any attachments are subject to copyright. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ms Ilanit Tof > > > > B.A. (Psychophysiology/Psychology) > > > > Advanced Diploma Healing with Wholefoods > > > > PhD Holistic Nutrition (candidate) > > > > > > > > Little Tree Oriental Healing Arts > > > > Helping you grow to new heights of wellbeing > > > > with Oriental Traditions and Modern Nutrition > > > > > > > > ilanit@ <mailto:ilanit@> > > > > <mailto:ilanit@>www.littletree.com.au > > > > <http://www.littletree.com.au <http://www.littletree.com.au>> > > > > <http://www.littletree.com.au <http://www.littletree.com.au>> > > <http://www.littletree.com.au <http://www.littletree.com.au>> > > > > <http://www.littletree.com.au <http://www.littletree.com.au>> > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > ----- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Ilanit > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > > Little Tree Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia (Little Tree). ® > registered trademark, © copyright 2003. 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Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Yes on the containers they say it's pronounced as keen wa. Christian explained it to me tonight. He said in the old times words were more like a song and stuff so we basically destroyed how it is supposed to sound. Could be possible. I've learned that most of the stuff that seems out there he's right about. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Ilanit > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > > ----- > > > > > > > > Little Tree Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia (Little Tree). ® > > > > registered trademark, © copyright 2003. 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Guest guest Posted December 29, 2011 Report Share Posted December 29, 2011 I would love the recipe for quinoa pilaf. Quinoa is sooooo good for you to...lots of amino acids...sometimes called the perfect plant protein. > > Hi Seadream, > You can use the Quinoa seed as a cereal and you can also cook it like a grain. I have a great Quinoa Pilaf recipe. Anybody interested? > ew > > Quinoa > > I have some sprouting seed I purchased from Sprout People. I have heard > of the benefits from eating quinoa as cereal. I am wondering, can the > sprouting seed be cooked as a breakfast cereal or can they be used only > as sprouting seed? I realize this may sound like a dumb question, but > any information will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Sara > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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