"Uncle Davey" <noway@jose.com> wrote in message
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> Grapefruits have several advantages over lemons.
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> Firstly, they don't contain such a high relation of citric acid to
ascorbic
> acid, so that they give you the vitamin C, but they don't stop you
sleeping.
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> Secondly, they contain something that actually neutralises a bit stomach
> acid, meaning that they prevent people starting to get acid stomaches when
> they are not eating much.
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> Thirdly, elements such as potassium they contain more of.
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> Traditions form around things like lemons, and people then are not open to
> the idea that other things might be better.
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> Incidentally, the best honey is from many flowers, the Polish is 'miod
> wielokwiatowy'. The bees which are able to choose their own diet out of
all
> the richness of an uninsecticided meadowland know how to produce from that
> the optimally healthy honey. Honeys produced to give a particular flavour,
> such as buckwheat flower honey, sandalwood honeys, etc, are far less rich
in
> natural medicine. That is one of the reason we lose a lot by putting
> insecticides on land, and why Poland, which is low in insecticides, is one
> of the main producers of medicinal honey.
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> It is important not to heat the mixture over about the high fifties
Celsius,
> as this can cause the breakdown of the vitamins and natural antibiotics in
> the ingredients.
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> Uncle Davey
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Hello Wiccans and Christians!
Speaking of grapefruits, here's something that has been in the news
lately and which tends to appeal to the low-carbers:
Grapefruit Puts the Squeeze on Low-Carb Diets
WINTER HAVEN, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/04/2003 -- Florida Grapefruit
may soon squeeze out Atkins and other low-carb diets as a safer and
easier way to avoid carbohydrates.
"Grapefruit contains key compounds that inhibit an enzyme in the
digestive track, preventing the absorption of excess dietary fats and
carbohydrates," says biochemical researcher Daryl Thompson, who
initiated the grapefruit diet study with Scripps Research Clinic. "So,
by eating grapefruit, you can lose weight without altering your diet
at all."
Other studies at Johns Hopkins University and Chapel Hill School of
Medicine also show that Florida grapefruit is key to reducing symptoms
of metabolic syndrome (Syndrome X), which includes high cholesterol,
insulin resistance, hypertension and obesity.
But even with the known benefits of grapefruit, many cannot tolerate
the tart taste or acid indigestion; still others are avoiding the
fruit because of the potential negative chemical interactions with
cholesterol lowering drugs. Additionally most of the compounds needed
for weight-loss, are contained in the peel -- the part usually thrown
away.
la n.
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