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Cashews - Friend or Foe?
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Cashews - Friend or Foe?
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For many years one of the first foods I take my health
consulting clients off is Cashews. This has changed over
the last few weeks. Here's what I've found...

My past experience with Cashews is they cause massive
inflammation of the sinuses and respiratory tract. Many
of my client's sinus and respiratory problems disappear
in a few days after they stop eating Cashews.

For years I puzzled over why people seem to crave Cashews
when they create such major health problems. Now I have my
answers.

   Cashews are a great source of Calcium and Tryptophan
   and if they're "Really Raw", kept frozen instead of
   at room temperature, Cashews are King!


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Are Your Raw Nuts Really Raw?
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Another question I've had for years is why I tend toward
Organic produce, except where nuts are concerned. My body
seems to prefer Really Raw Nuts (cold stored) over Organic
Raw Nuts (room temperature stored). I'll explain.

The oils in most nuts and seeds go rancid at sustained room
temperature.

   Many nuts and seeds slow cook at room temperature.

Some - Pine Nuts, Brazil Nuts & Sunflower seeds - go rancid
in days. Others like Cashews and their cousins Pistachios
take weeks. And, all shelled nuts eventually go bad at room
temperature. This is why most Macadamia, Brazil and Pine Nuts
from health foods stores or Raw Food sites taste less than
desirably.


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The Magic Of Toxin Filtering In Plants
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Recently I recalled a book I read years ago, where testing
was done and turned up pesticides were collected in the cellulose
(plant fiber) in the stalks and leaves of plants. In other words,
cellulose acted as a filter for toxic substances.

This test was simple. Juice carrots known to have been sprayed
with DDT and see if the DDT showed up in the juice or the cellulose.
The juice was clean and the cellulose filled with DDT.

Cellulose in plants seems to act like the placenta in humans. Cellulose
seems to filter out many toxins and just like the placenta, protects
the genesis of life from toxins. In the case of humans, this means
unborn children. In the case of plants, their seeds. This includes nuts.

After considering this question for years I believe my preference for
cold stored nuts over Organic room temperature stored nuts is the cold
stored nuts work better in my body, because the cellulose of the nut
trees are filtering out most of the toxins, leaving the nuts fairly clean.

And since the nuts are fairly clean, my body is preferring intact oils
in cold stored nuts over rancid oils in Organic, room temperature stored nuts.


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King Cashew
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Now King Cashew reigns again!

Recently I've been eating 1/4-1/2 of Cashews each day for several weeks.
Use to I could only eat a small handful and my sinuses would inflame so
bad I'd be unable to breath for days.

As with all nuts, as long as I eat them when the Sun is high or in
a smoothie (increased water content) I have no sinus symptoms at all.

This is great because Cashews are an amazing source of Calcium and
Tryptophan, which is essential for:

   Deep sleep, feeling relaxed and feeling good.

Tryptophan is essential for our body's production of many important
neuro-transmitters, including Dopamine and Serotonin.

Before you reach for your Anti-Depressants, Sleep Medicine or questionable
Calcium Supplement, have your daily dose of King Cashew.


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Where To Get Really Raw Cashews
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When buying Nuts, Seeds, Bee Pollen and Goji Berries check with
your source to determine how they are stored. All these products
are under 8% water, so will freeze without fracturing their enzymes.
Make sure your supplier freezes all these items.

You can email me for my preference of Really Raw Cashews and other
cold stored nuts, seeds, Bee Pollen and Goji Berries.


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Wrapping Up
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If you have questions, send them along:

   david@radicalhealth.com


Enjoy your best day ever!

- David Favor