Comments on: Raw Liver Safety :: Soaking Seeds :: Too much Vitamin D http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/raw-liver-safety-soaking-seeds-too-much-vitamin-d Wisdom to thrive by Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:51:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Anna May http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/raw-liver-safety-soaking-seeds-too-much-vitamin-d#comment-13429 Anna May Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:30:34 +0000 http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/raw-liver-safety-soaking-seeds-too-much-vitamin-d#comment-13429 Hi, Margaret. I know that you were addressing a question to Sally, and not to me, but I just wanted to say that when I eat raw sesame seeds, I get cramps in my legs. When I soak them, rinse them, roast them and grind them into a powder, I don't get cramps or anything else. So it seems to me that this sort of treatment, combined with modest intake [I mean, who stuffs himself with handfuls of sesame seeds in any case], makes for a good nutritious food. I got the idea of this sesame seed treatment from Paul Pitchford's book on Asian traditions & nutrition. Hi, Margaret. I know that you were addressing a question to Sally, and not to me, but I just wanted to say that when I eat raw sesame seeds, I get cramps in my legs. When I soak them, rinse them, roast them and grind them into a powder, I don’t get cramps or anything else. So it seems to me that this sort of treatment, combined with modest intake [I mean, who stuffs himself with handfuls of sesame seeds in any case], makes for a good nutritious food. I got the idea of this sesame seed treatment from Paul Pitchford’s book on Asian traditions & nutrition.

]]> By: Margaret Frison http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/raw-liver-safety-soaking-seeds-too-much-vitamin-d#comment-13415 Margaret Frison Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:02:33 +0000 http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/raw-liver-safety-soaking-seeds-too-much-vitamin-d#comment-13415 Sally, I read in your NT book that tahini made from ground sesame seeds is ok because the hulls have been removed which contain significant amounts of ocalic acid, phytates and enzyme inhibitors. Organic tahini made from hulled, roasted sesame seeds is very expensive. What do you think of the following: soaking the seeds with salt water as you recommend for nuts - dry roasting in the oven and then grinding into butter via the Champion Juicer (w/ nut butter blank). Sally,
I read in your NT book that tahini made from ground sesame seeds is ok because the hulls have been removed which contain significant amounts of ocalic acid, phytates and enzyme inhibitors.

Organic tahini made from hulled, roasted sesame seeds is very expensive. What do you think of the following: soaking the seeds with salt water as you recommend for nuts - dry roasting in the oven and then grinding into butter via the Champion Juicer (w/ nut butter blank).

]]> By: Abby Eagle http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/raw-liver-safety-soaking-seeds-too-much-vitamin-d#comment-12516 Abby Eagle Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:09:15 +0000 http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/raw-liver-safety-soaking-seeds-too-much-vitamin-d#comment-12516 RE: "Answer: I have been told by several experts in this field that freezing for 14 days does the trick for parasites. Also, the FDA requires that sushi fish be frozen (not sure what the time period is) to get rid of parasites–they deem it safe after a period of freezing, which is significant because raw fish can be a serious source of parasites." You miss a significant piece of information - temperature. To kill parasites and their eggs the fish or meat needs to be frozen at a constant temperature of less than -20C or -4F for 7 days. You should put a thermometer in the freezer and check it at different times of the day and over a period of days as the freezer temp can vary markedly. My freezer fluctuates between -12C and -18C. At lower temperatures less time is required but at higher temperatures longer time is required. Please check the US dept agriculture or FDA website for more info. Eating raw fish and meat should not be done without sufficient information. Kind regards Abby Eagle RE: “Answer: I have been told by several experts in this field that freezing for 14 days does the trick for parasites. Also, the FDA requires that sushi fish be frozen (not sure what the time period is) to get rid of parasites–they deem it safe after a period of freezing, which is significant because raw fish can be a serious source of parasites.”

You miss a significant piece of information - temperature.

To kill parasites and their eggs the fish or meat needs to be frozen at a constant temperature of less than -20C or -4F for 7 days. You should put a thermometer in the freezer and check it at different times of the day and over a period of days as the freezer temp can vary markedly. My freezer fluctuates between -12C and -18C. At lower temperatures less time is required but at higher temperatures longer time is required. Please check the US dept agriculture or FDA website for more info. Eating raw fish and meat should not be done without sufficient information. Kind regards Abby Eagle

]]> By: Anna May http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/raw-liver-safety-soaking-seeds-too-much-vitamin-d#comment-11217 Anna May Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:42:46 +0000 http://nourishedmagazine.com.au/blog/articles/raw-liver-safety-soaking-seeds-too-much-vitamin-d#comment-11217 All very helpful information in this Q & A column! I would like to point out that hemp seed, too, is said to lack tripsyn inhibitors, phytic acid, etc. (I'm not pretending to know much about these substances.) However, I looked up traditional uses of hemp and I don't see - maybe I missed it - that they ate much of this as a food a long time ago. Instead, any consumption was as a medicine or the resinous bracts used as an intoxicant. I am wondering if we should reject hemp seed as a food (it is marvellously nutritious) purely because it was never traditionally used that way...my broader question is: can something be good for us modern people without it having been known to trad. societies? My own instinct is to believe that it can be. All very helpful information in this Q & A column! I would like to point out that hemp seed, too, is said to lack tripsyn inhibitors, phytic acid, etc. (I’m not pretending to know much about these substances.) However, I looked up traditional uses of hemp and I don’t see - maybe I missed it - that they ate much of this as a food a long time ago. Instead, any consumption was as a medicine or the resinous bracts used as an intoxicant.

I am wondering if we should reject hemp seed as a food (it is marvellously nutritious) purely because it was never traditionally used that way…my broader question is: can something be good for us modern people without it having been known to trad. societies? My own instinct is to believe that it can be.

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