Why We Cook Tomatoes

April 8, 2002

Hi

What I found fascinating in this site is the importance of sunlight.......

this same issue is part of the protocol of Bob Barefoot which also includes

coral calcium to remineralize the body and bring the pH back into balance.

As one with a diagnosis of Season Affective Disorder, I truly appreciate

the value of full spectrum lights, as I use them two hours a day for six

months out of the year. There truly is something important in UV.

mjh

In a message dated 4/8/02 9:59:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

tandara@... writes:

> Hi, Moonbeam, I am no expert on any of these things, however, Dr. Joanna

> Budwig was adamant that flaxseed oil should not be heated, therefore to use

> any polyunsaturated vegetable oil to cook with appears to be flying in the

> face of all the evidence available to the contrary.

>

> The following is a quote from http://lightsv.org/bud1.htm.

> regarding Dr. Joanna Budwig's research:-

> " In the course of her treatment of ill people, she studied blood samples to

> see if there is any correlation between the blood quality of ill people and

> healthy people. After studying thousands of blood samples, she discovered

> that the difference was that healthy people had a higher content of Omega3

> oils in their blood than those who are ill. Omega3 is one of the essential

> fatty acids, or EFAs, which is necessary for the proper functioning of the

> body. She experimented on finding the best ways to get the Omega3 oils

> properly absorbed into a person's system and ultimately found that the

> richest source of Omega3 oil is flax seeds. However, only oil that has been

> protected from heat and oxidation, caused by oxygen and light, is

> sufficiently pure enough to be of benefit to human health. Oils not

> prepared this way quickly become rancid and are detrimental to human

> health. In fact, Dr. Budwig, with further research, came to the conclusion

> that the vast majority of chronic illnesses today are caused by the

> improper mass processing of foods and oils, plus poor nutrition as well as

> the world-wide use of dangerous pesticides which contaminate the food and

> destroy the electrons. "

>

> Regards

>

April 8, 2002

Hi, Moonbeam, I am no expert on any of these things, however, Dr. Joanna Budwig

was adamant that flaxseed oil should not be heated, therefore to use any

polyunsaturated vegetable oil to cook with appears to be flying in the face of

all the evidence available to the contrary.

The following is a quote from http://lightsv.org/bud1.htm.

regarding Dr. Joanna Budwig's research:-

" In the course of her treatment of ill people, she studied blood samples to see

if there is any correlation between the blood quality of ill people and healthy

people. After studying thousands of blood samples, she discovered that the

difference was that healthy people had a higher content of Omega3 oils in their

blood than those who are ill. Omega3 is one of the essential fatty acids, or

EFAs, which is necessary for the proper functioning of the body. She

experimented on finding the best ways to get the Omega3 oils properly absorbed

into a person's system and ultimately found that the richest source of Omega3

oil is flax seeds. However, only oil that has been protected from heat and

oxidation, caused by oxygen and light, is sufficiently pure enough to be of

benefit to human health. Oils not prepared this way quickly become rancid and

are detrimental to human health. In fact, Dr. Budwig, with further research,

came to the conclusion that the vast majority of chronic illnesses today are

caused by the improper mass processing of foods and oils, plus poor nutrition as

well as the world-wide use of dangerous pesticides which contaminate the food

and destroy the electrons. "

Regards

Dobell

[ ] Why We Cook Tomatoes

Hi,

although one may think that raw vegetables are naturally

healthier, that is not the

case with tomatoes. Cooked tomatoes are much healthier than raw ones. I

recommend cooking with raw grape seed oil, or raw virgin olive oil or

flax-seed oil. The cooked tomatoes could then be placed in the slow turn

juicer with sprouts (B17) and carrots and apples. Always add a little oil

when frying the tomatoes.

moonbeam

COOKED TOMATOES: LYCOPENE

The results of this study found that lycopene at micromolar concentrations

significantly inhibited the growth of human endometrial, mammary, and lung

cancer cells in vitro. In these cells, a decrease of cell growth was noted

on the first day by a decrease in DNA formation, while a reduction of cell

numbers was evident after the second day. This led researchers to state,

" These results indicate that suppression of cell growth by lycopene is

secondary to its inhibition of DNA synthesis. " In all cell lines tested,

lycopene was more effective than alpha or beta-carotene which did inhibit

cell growth to varying degrees. Additionally, inhibition of cell growth

was noted to be more rapid in lycopene-treated cells, being detected in

one day versus two to three days for the other carotenoids.

Normal cells gradually escaped growth inhibition over time, while

the cancer cells remained sensitive to the growth suppressing effect of

lycopene.

The addition of lycopene, however, had some remarkable effects. To

begin with , the three-fold increase in cell growth caused by IGF-I

was completely prevented by lycopene. Additionally, by the third day of

treatment, both the lycopene and the lycopene + IGF-I treated cells were

almost completely inhibited. Thus, not only did lycopene almost completely

inhibit the growth of these endometrial cancer cells, but the addition of

lycopene abolished the growth stimulation caused by IGF-I.

Source: BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 38(2/3):233-235 (1991).

Abstract: Dunaliella accumulates massive amounts of .beta.-carotene when

cultivated under high light intensity and growth-limiting conditions. The

pathway for biosynthesis of .beta.-carotene was elucidated by analysis of

the effect of selected inhibitors. The presence of the inhibitors

elicited the accumulation of the following intermediates: .beta.-

zeacarotene, lycopene, .zeta.-carotene, phytofluene, phytoene and a few

unidentified long- chain isoprenoids. Each of the accumulated

intermediates was composed of about equal amounts of two stereoisomers, as

is the case for .beta.-carotene in the untreated algae. It is deduced,

therefore, that the isomerization reaction occurs early in the pathway of

.beta.- carotene biosynthesis, at or before phytoene. Recent

developments, which indicate that the stereoisomeric mixture of

.beta.-carotene present in Dunaliella is preferentially absorbed in animal

tissues, coupled with new evidence for the efficacy of .beta.-carotene in

reducing the incidence of cancer, have opened new vistas of potential

markets for the high .beta.-carotene algae.

Source: J Nutr 1992 Nov;122(11):2161-6

Title: Uptake of lycopene and its geometrical isomers is greater from

heat-processed than from unprocessed tomato juice in humans. Abstract:

Lycopene and beta-carotene are the most abundant carotenoids in human

blood and tissues. Although lacking provitamin A activity, lycopene may be

biologically active by contributing to the antioxidative defense system of

the organism. We studied the uptake of lycopene from processed (boiled

with 1% corn oil for 1 h) and unprocessed tomato juice in humans. Lycopene

concentrations in human serum increased only when processed tomato juice

was consumed. Lycopene uptake varied with individuals, but peak serum

concentrations were always reached between 24 and 48 h. The carotenoid was

eliminated from serum with a half-life of 2-3 d. The increase in peak

serum concentrations was dose-dependent but not linear with the dose.

Repeated doses led to a continual rise of lycopene in human serum. Of the

different geometrical isomers (all-trans, 9-cis and 13-cis), the cis

isomers seemed to be somewhat better absorbed than the all-trans form

Lycopene, a carotenoid in tomatoes and tomato products, was shown to

reduce risk of prostate cancer by 45 percent in a study published in the

Journal of the American Cancer Institute (Dec. 6, 1995). Carotenoids,

found in

SELENIUM

PHOENIX, AZ (October 1, 1996) A new study appears to confirm what

many have long suspected, that dietary selenium supplements can have

profound effects against cancer in humans. University of Arizona

researcher Larry , M.D., conducted a seven-year study involving

more than 1,000 older people with skin cancer. Half of the patients

took selenium supplements during the study, the remaining half took

placebos. Selenium supplementation was associated with a reduction in

cancer incidence of 42%, and also appeared to reduce the risk of

dying from cancer in treated patients, reported Dr. .

April 8, 2002

Right on the money! Unsaturated oils are highly reactive. The more unsaturated

an oil is, the more reactive with its environment it is. The highly

polyunsaturated oils that food manufacturers, through their stooges in medical

bureaucracy and the press, pawn off as " healthy " , oxidize the moment that they

are pressed. Another term for oxydized oils is " rancid " and, as everyone should

know, rancid oils are not healthy.

In the case of rapeseed oil, euphemistically referred to as Canola Oil, the

highly unsaturated components are not only rancid, a large portion of them (and

some of the monounsaturated components) are converted to Trans Fatty Acids

(TFAs) by the high temperatures (as much as 450 deg. F) to which the oil is

subjected during the deodorization process. Canola can contain as much as 45%

TFAs, and TFAs have been demonstrated to cause CHD and cancer. Additionally,

TFAs become incorporated into our cell membranes because the body mistakes them

for cholesterol -- a major component of cell wall construction. This leads to a

wide variety of problems. Furthermore, the rapeseed itself has been genetically

modified through both breeding and genetic engineering, yet the " healthfood "

stores are full of this junk!

One can believe what the food manufacturers say to the same extent that one can

believe what the pharmaceutical manufacturers say. They are frequently owned by

the same people and all are driven by the same motives -- mostly greed and lust

for power. They do not give a darn if you live or die, just so long as they can

get as much cash from you as possible before that event takes place.

The whole " cholesterol thing " started with bogus research designed to " prove "

that the fats and oils that have nourished humanity for millennia are unhealthy

and that their new manufactured fats and oils are healthy. They even have most

of us convinced that there is such a thing as " bad cholesterol " . There are two

basic kinds of cholesterol, neither of which is bad, and one may consume too

much and too little of each variety but BOTH are necessary for good health.

>Hi, Moonbeam, I am no expert on any of these things, however, Dr. Joanna

Budwig was adamant that flaxseed oil should not be heated, therefore to use any

polyunsaturated vegetable oil to cook with appears to be flying in the face of

all the evidence available to the contrary.

>

>The following is a quote from http://lightsv.org/bud1.htm.

>regarding Dr. Joanna Budwig's research:-

> " In the course of her treatment of ill people, she studied blood samples to see