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Buckwheat TREASURE HUNT
Posted by: tummyANDyou ()
Date: July 03, 2006 06:22PM

In large popcorn bowl * keep using it even if you give up its title*
>>> I've peat moss washed mine

pour out four drums of buckwheat sprouting seeds from a tinkle to a typanium

and when your ears have measured this, hide a bone of cabbage core

(like pushing toes to a disappearance & your ankle is only along at the beach)

until it's no more for contention under coconut water drained from the husk at its dusk spot [but it's not a trilight that will work; I usually get it on the second try]

[ which if unfumigated could be better than the Pacific ocean to give you a mini tropical island vacation / invereted. This one takes about three days to activate your ticket with a few phonecalls or peeks to check how weather conditions are affecting it etcera! haha]

add a few hops leaves to keep worms from digging around by the third twilight,
he-he-he-he... beer bear -- it's anti-microbial
under that cloth!

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Re: Buckwheat TREASURE HUNT
Posted by: rawmark ()
Date: July 03, 2006 09:14PM

tommy,

Under no circumstances should you ever let sprouted buckwheat enter your body. This is a toxic grain to all of us and their are countless reports on what horrible things it does to the body.

Due to the growing popularity of sprouts in general, and a widespread ignorance as to the toxic dangers posed by buckwheat greens specifically, many people are today suffering unnecessarily.

The basic problem with buckwheat greens is that they contain fagopyrin, a naturally occurring substance in the buckwheat plant. When ingested in sufficient quantity, fagopyrin is known to cause the skin of animals and people to become phototoxic, which is to say hypersensitive to sunlight. This condition, specifically known as fagopyrism, occurs when the ingested fagopyrin accumulates under the skin and is subsequently activated by sunlight, resulting in a toxic reaction within the skin. Typically, exposed areas of skin turn pink or red within minutes, and a strong burning sensation accompanies the reaction. Within a few hours the exposed areas usually appear to return to normal, however continue to remain ultra-sensitive to cold water, hot water and to friction. This sensitivity can last for days.

[www.gillesarbour.com]

Peace,

Marcos

Go Vegan for your life, your health, the planet and, most importantly, the animals that we share this wonderful world with!

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Re: Buckwheat TREASURE HUNT
Posted by: tummyANDyou ()
Date: July 03, 2006 11:42PM

Marcos (nice prompt to research!),

A clarificarion of what could be scrumptious here is the use of groats with hulls which according to your article are not the subject of the caveat.

I usually don't heap it like this creativity, but just eat handfuls raw and crisp for a toasty equilibrium when I've had a big beverage or had solo oils for too long even with full food content.
I try to keep greens adjacent to such chews but tantgent to that is a dive into a groovy avocado that makes me feel indepent of greens for a fourth sometimes. So this crunchy interjection disciplines me to a steady pace of decisions again.
DESSERT OR DESERT?

we have also put these through soil before it gets to my saliva but the sum of the trays in no way is a fodder fondness... it would be ridiculous to compare it to even the smallest juicing shots, since I even snip above the shoots and have no cup but the palm of my hand!

SO AM i EXONERATED TO KEEP HONING IN ON THE fagopyrism MINIMALLY IN MY FOOD PYRAMID?

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Re: Buckwheat TREASURE HUNT
Posted by: Anonymous User ()
Date: July 04, 2006 09:29AM

I agree, buckwheat green is healthy if we do not eat too much of it. People who add the skin problem were drinking too much buckwheat juice. Too much of a good thing can be bad.

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Re: Buckwheat TREASURE HUNT
Date: June 03, 2009 06:44PM

Buckwheat-green juice can cause the problem, yes, but so can buckwheat-green smoothies -- take it from one who's been there (and is still recuperating). Do check out the link to Gilles Arbour's article (in rawmark's post above) -- it's the most helpful information I've found on this subject.

Minimally-sprouted groats (i.e., with the tail about as long as the grain) should be fagopyrin-free -- but if you want to play it extra-safe, keep them in total darkness (sprout them in a cupboard, say). I plan to try that.

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