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One can protect themselves TOO much. Industrialization has brought greater cleanliness, YET, sicker people overall. We have become too clean, too limited in our intake.
Of all the longest-lived peoples/cultures on the planet, the one common thing ALL of them do, and have for thousands of years, ==- is eat raw and fermented foods daily. FAILING to do that, screws up the immune functions and nutrition, shortening lives. Isn't it about time we stopped rolling over to popularized notions to the extremes that currently exist? Modern science does NOT have all the answers. There is plenty room for old and new concepts to be used hand-in-hand.
This is a very shortened nutshell of this information, but it is well and often researched.
People HAVE become far more "delicate", largely due to complicated socio-science-mercenary interests promoting certain agendas. Media is also guilty: they NEVER report what other illnesses pre-exist in those who got sick or die from supposed food poisoning. NOR do they report that someone got sick/died from consuming contaminated beverages/foods caused by others putting their germs on foods in the family's refrigerator or cupboards.
We live with germs of all kinds everywhere around us, yet foods are sterilized to oblivion, destroying most of the very nutrients that help us keep healthy.
The public has been brainwashed into fearing germs, to the point of hysteria--fearing common things [like flu], while failing to get informed about germs [like ebola or spongiform encephalitis...] which really are frightening; govt and industry lie to public about how often and where infections have really occurred over time, for how long, and so many other issues it blows the mind.
We can change that, though. Education is key, and common sense laced with discernment. Also, humor... POEM: "Strictly Germ-proof, by: Arthur Guiterman
THE Antiseptic Baby and the Prophylactic Pup Were playing in the garden when the Bunny gamboled up; They looked upon the Creature with a loathing undisguised;— It wasn't Disinfected and it wasn't Sterilized.
They said it was a Microbe and a Hotbed of Disease; They steamed it in a vapor of a thousand-odd degrees; They froze it in a freezer that was cold as Banished Hope And washed it in permanganate with carbolated soap.
In sulphurated hydrogen they steeped its wiggly ears; They trimmed its frisky whiskers with a pair of hard-boiled shears; They donned their rubber mittens and they took it by the hand And elected it a member of the Fumigated Band.
There's not a Micrococcus in the garden where they play; They bathe in pure iodoform a dozen times a day; And each imbibes his rations from a Hygienic Cup— The Bunny and the Baby and the Prophylactic Pup."
I stopped eating purchased sprouts due to the frequency of them being recalled due to contamination. I would think homegrown sprouts would be a delight. Just as an FYI there is a link I subscribe to which keeps people up to date on current recalls. I use to 'trust' that the retailers were getting the word from the FDA and pulling the products immediately but found that is not always the case. Buyer beware I reckon. The link is- FDA Recalls and Safety Alerts - Recalls, Market Withdrawals ... www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/default.htm
Egg Nog notes: Raw egg cooks if you mix them with slowly poured rum or bourbon. I agree with 2TiredinFlorida. I've had fresh raw milk from an organic dairy and it is delicious. Are people (especially in the USA) becoming more delicate?
I sprout all the time...indoors and I keep the ac on around 74. I do all kinds of sprouts...including wheat grass...and I believe they are healthy ...for me. I often keep them in the refrig for 3 or 4 days after sprouting. Most of the health conscious seniors I know do the same. Are there some statistics on this?
Regarding sprouting: proper sprouting entails soaking the seeds for a specific amount of hours depending on the size and type of seed, then rinsing the seeds and later, sprouts, at least twice a day to rinse off the enzymes and bacteria which cause them to break down. Grocery store produce departments and uninformed purchasers do not always know this and so quality is compromised. The issue of E-coli in sprouts has been shown to be a result of Alfalfa being grown in fields located downhill from pastures of grazing livestock, where polluted runoff is absorbed into the plants and contaminates the seed. The solution to this problem is to use better farming practices.
Most of these things I wouldn't eat myself. Unpasteurized milk? No thank you. :)
But I am surprised about French Toast. I would have thought the egg mixture reaches and holds the required temperature long enough to be safe. Guess I'll switch to pasteurized egg for that, too.
Brie sitting out on a buffet table for hours I can understand being risky. But a freshly opened refrigerated package of brie -- is that risky, too?
I always use pasteurized eggs for things like hollandaise sauce or when baking with children (who might be tempted to sneak a little raw dough or batter), but I think I'll be buying them more often . . .
have your doctor check D levels and protein levels so you can have a guide on what to feed your elder. Weight gain is important but gaining weight through healthy whole grain foods and eating with someone so it is a social experience.
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‘Healthy’ Foods That Elderly People Should Never Eat
Of all the longest-lived peoples/cultures on the planet, the one common thing ALL of them do, and have for thousands of years,
==- is eat raw and fermented foods daily.
FAILING to do that, screws up the immune functions and nutrition, shortening lives.
Isn't it about time we stopped rolling over to popularized notions to the extremes that currently exist? Modern science does NOT have all the answers.
There is plenty room for old and new concepts to be used hand-in-hand.
This is a very shortened nutshell of this information, but it is well and often researched.
People HAVE become far more "delicate",
largely due to complicated socio-science-mercenary interests promoting certain agendas.
Media is also guilty: they NEVER report what other illnesses pre-exist in those who got sick or die from supposed food poisoning.
NOR do they report that someone got sick/died from consuming contaminated beverages/foods caused by others putting their germs on foods in the family's refrigerator or cupboards.
We live with germs of all kinds everywhere around us, yet foods are sterilized to oblivion, destroying most of the very nutrients that help us keep healthy.
The public has been brainwashed into fearing germs, to the point of hysteria--fearing common things [like flu], while failing to get informed about germs [like ebola or spongiform encephalitis...] which really are frightening;
govt and industry lie to public about how often and where infections have really occurred over time, for how long, and so many other issues it blows the mind.
We can change that, though.
Education is key, and common sense laced with discernment.
Also, humor...
POEM:
"Strictly Germ-proof, by: Arthur Guiterman
THE Antiseptic Baby and the Prophylactic Pup
Were playing in the garden when the Bunny gamboled up;
They looked upon the Creature with a loathing undisguised;—
It wasn't Disinfected and it wasn't Sterilized.
They said it was a Microbe and a Hotbed of Disease;
They steamed it in a vapor of a thousand-odd degrees;
They froze it in a freezer that was cold as Banished Hope
And washed it in permanganate with carbolated soap.
In sulphurated hydrogen they steeped its wiggly ears;
They trimmed its frisky whiskers with a pair of hard-boiled shears;
They donned their rubber mittens and they took it by the hand
And elected it a member of the Fumigated Band.
There's not a Micrococcus in the garden where they play;
They bathe in pure iodoform a dozen times a day;
And each imbibes his rations from a Hygienic Cup—
The Bunny and the Baby and the Prophylactic Pup."
Bon Appetite'!
www.fda.gov/safety/recalls/default.htm
The issue of E-coli in sprouts has been shown to be a result of Alfalfa being grown in fields located downhill from pastures of grazing livestock, where polluted runoff is absorbed into the plants and contaminates the seed. The solution to this problem is to use better farming practices.
But I am surprised about French Toast. I would have thought the egg mixture reaches and holds the required temperature long enough to be safe. Guess I'll switch to pasteurized egg for that, too.
Brie sitting out on a buffet table for hours I can understand being risky. But a freshly opened refrigerated package of brie -- is that risky, too?
I always use pasteurized eggs for things like hollandaise sauce or when baking with children (who might be tempted to sneak a little raw dough or batter), but I think I'll be buying them more often . . .