Seeds make us sick

5 ways:

1. Omega-6: the inflammation war

• nut / seed / wheat germ oil
  
  • vegetable oils
  • e.g. corn, canola, peanut oil
    • hardening of the arteries
    • high blood pressure
    • coronary disease
    • Parkinson's
    • Alzheimer's
    • sclerosis
    • diabetes
    • obesity
    • cancer

2. Vitamin E: the triglyceride war:

• a bad lipid
• accumulates over time
• shortens life span
  
  • tocopherols
  • e.g. blended fish oils, plant seeds
    
    • high triglycerides
    • cold hands, feet
    • poor circulation
    • heart disease
    • skin growths
    • falling hair
    • joint pain

3. Phyto-estrogen: the hormone war

• plant estrogen is different than human estrogen
  
  • soft tissue hyper-growth [breast, cervical cancer]
  • irregular testosterone [male infertility]
  • gender confusion
  • male impotence
  • isoflavanones, another name
  • e.g. cardamon, pumpkin, flax seeds
    
    • menstrual disorder
    • breast cancer
    • weight gain
    • hot flashes
    • diabetes
    • infertility
    • obesity
    • cancer
    • anxiety
    • anger
    • panic

4. Cyanide: the oxygen war

• cyanide poisoning
  • iron loss
  • e.g. almond milk
    
    • lack of oxygen
    • aches and pain
    • asthma, pale skin
    • low red blood cells
    • breathing disorders

5. Canavanine: the muscle war

• defective proteins
• leaky membranes
• weak connective tissue
  
  • legumes
  • e.g. peas, soy
  • plant based protein
    
    • arthritis
    • leaky gut
    • tendonitis
    • skin disorders
    • muscle weakness

What is a seed?

Seed

• A mature plant ovule containing an embryo.
• A small dry fruit, spore, or other propagative plant part.

Nut

• a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
• Botany. a hard, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit, as the chestnut or the acorn.

Fruit

• the soft part containing seeds that is produced by a plant.

Grain

• a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet

Berry

• any small, juicy fruit of a plant containing the seed

Why would plant seeds be toxic?

• natural selection favored plants that harmed animals that ate their seeds
• chewing or grinding into flour destroys the plants ability to reproduce
• tens of thousands of plant species have gone extinct in history
• deter animals that eat seeds
• possible extinction
• the fight for life

What to do?

      Eat vegetables without seeds

1. Leaves

• lettuce
• spinach
• cabbage
• curry leaves

2. Stems

• celery
• rhubarb
• kohlrabi
• asparagus

3. Bark

• cinnamon
• papaya skin

4. Roots

• carrots
• onions
• radish
• ginger
• garlic

5. Remove the 'seed', or avoid:

• nuts
• seeds
• beans
• lentils
• grains
• pulses
• berries
• sprouts
• legumes
• fruit seeds
• whole wheat

 Curry, Sauce, Gravy ideas:

Plant use strong spice / taste to deter animals,

Safe items

• cocoa beans
• black pepper corns,
• coffee beans (avoid chickory)
• mustard seed cooking oil
• mustard seed powder
• oil from animals