Re: Re: aflatoxin, was: Huitlacoche [wee-tlah-KOH-cheh] Mexican Truffle

[Guest guest]

You can see the Huitlacoche fungus. It grows INSIDE the kernals forcing

them to swell to a huge size and take on a pearly gray color with black

speckles. In soups and gravies the color becomes more black and the

taste is said to be comparable to some of the better mushrooms. The

Huitlacoche is more expensive than buying a healthy ear of corn.

The only warning I've seen on Huitlacoche is that pregnant women should

not eat the kernals after they have burst and gone to spore.

Darrell

[Guest guest]

There is a book called " The Fungus Link " , (actually, he's produced a second book

now), by Doug Kaufman. Mycotoxins, (toxins created by fungi in grains etc.),

are pretty well known problems for domestic animals like cows, but Kaufman

believes they are a problem for humans too, and the cause of much of the

increase in disease we're seeing today.

Carol

no. some mycotoxins are so small they'll pass right through HEPA. however,

you can see/ smell the mold & it's results:

www.ncga.com/02profits/aflatoxin/images/aflatoxin_corn.jpg

or if you're exposed (breath, ingest,..) to enough of something colonized

people may notice you're behaving abit strange...there's a clue. the stuff

can really wipe you out...

[Guest guest]

:

: There is a book called " The Fungus Link " , (actually, he's produced a

second book now), by Doug Kaufman. Mycotoxins, (toxins created by fungi in

grains etc.), are pretty well known problems for domestic animals like

cows, but Kaufman believes they are a problem for humans too, and the cause

of much of the increase in disease we're seeing today.

: Carol

:

of course some molds effect humans...mold's

function is cleaning up dead stuff & to propagate.

some varieties territorialize by producing toxins (mycotoxins), such as

Aflotoxin. it's biological warfare.

most anything organic exposed in sufficient quantities, wether as a sudden

onslaught or in small prolonged doses, is in jeopardy of becoming mold food.

there's a bio-warfare agent referred to as " yellow rain " . it's made from

Aspergillus...the army med manual says treatment is to make the victim

comfortable.

it's been said that Aflotoxin on grain may have

caused strange behavior in some early settlers

leading to accusations of witchcraft & execution.

one troubling issue with the efficiency of some mold varieties is they will

actually colonize in you ...for instance, in your lungs, sinus, ect.

good luck finding a doc who's looking for that.

people who say molds can't be a health issue are

either lying or uninformed.

what baffles me is why it's seemingly become

such a pronounced issue now...

: no. some mycotoxins are so small they'll pass right through HEPA. however,

: you can see/ smell the mold & it's results:

: www.ncga.com/02profits/aflatoxin/images/aflatoxin_corn.jpg

:

: or if you're exposed (breath, ingest,..) to enough of something colonized

: people may notice you're behaving abit strange...there's a clue. the stuff

: can really wipe you out...

:

[Guest guest]

>one troubling issue with the efficiency of some mold varieties is they will

>actually colonize in you ...for instance, in your lungs, sinus, ect.

>good luck finding a doc who's looking for that.

>people who say molds can't be a health issue are

>either lying or uninformed.

Hmm. I wonder if EM attacks THAT too. Aflatoxins are a big problem for

chickens. I think I read it attacks the fungi in litter, but the chickens

would be breathing the EM too, you would think.

>what baffles me is why it's seemingly become

>such a pronounced issue now...

Maybe because of antibiotics? I think the normal bacteria

are protective. I read something once to that effect, they

are thinking of a probiotic nose spray.

Another issue might be blood sugar. Fungi love high blood

sugar, and Americans have chronically high blood sugar,

I think.

Then there are skinny faces. Price noted that people eating

'modern foods' get skinny faces and crowded teeth ... which

just happens to be a sign of Vit K deficiency, which is also

related to gut bacteria ... skinny faces mean sinuses that

don't drain properly, and people who breath through their

mouths ...

Heidi Jean

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>>what baffles me is why it's seemingly become

such a pronounced issue now...<<

~~~According to the book, and other things I've read, it's because of the

methods of storage used now. It used to be that the grains were allowed to dry

out before storing in closed areas, whereas now they're not. I don't know why

all the knowledge and experience of earlier times has disappeared, but it sure

seems to be that way. It's the same thing with produce in the grocery stores.

They keep it wet too much and it gets mildewy. I can smell it on things like

carrots and apples. I bought some kale a week or so again and it was so bad it

was not edible.

Carol