Guest guest Posted May 6, 2001 Report Share Posted May 6, 2001 susan, A recent book called Okinawa health program indicated that Okinawan has the longest lifespan in the world. They use canola oil mostly. I am very interested in finding out why? I have always heard that canola oil is not good. mt smith wrote: > As a health care practitioner, I've studied methods to > test the body energetically, using kinesiology, (known > as musclw testing, but really tests the ability of the > nervous system to respond to a stimulus, with a strong > or weak response), and also auricular therapy (an > energetic reflex technigue, using pulse change, and > the body'e electro-magnetic field to determine what > strengthens or weakens). A Dr. that I've studied > exxtensively with also spoke of canola oil as a poison > to the body. Energetically, it doesn't test well, > meaning that it throws the body out of balance, as do > hydrogenated oils -- both should be avoided. > Canola oil has become very prevalent in pre-packed > goods, because it's cheap, and because it got the > reputation for being a " healthy " oil. > The oils that check out as good are olive, butter, > ghee, sesame, and sometimes coconut. Other oils come > from plants that aren't really oily, and aren't the > best for food use, or so I've been taught over and > over again, for some years!! > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2001 Report Share Posted May 6, 2001 Mt, I didn't know that they used canola oil in Okinawa but I saw a TV program one time which took up why Okinawans live longer and much healthier. One answer they found was that they eat this indigenous fruit, I forgot what it was called but it looked like a small orange and this turned out to be an excellent antioxidant. I hear quite often these days to eat local products and this is one good example of that. Sunny > Subject: Re: canola oil > > susan, > > A recent book called Okinawa health program indicated that Okinawan has the > longest lifespan in the world. They use canola oil mostly. I am very > interested in finding out why? I have always heard that canola oil is not > good. > > mt > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2001 Report Share Posted May 8, 2001 | The oils that check out as good are olive, butter, | ghee, sesame, and sometimes coconut. Other oils come | from plants that aren't really oily, and aren't the | best for food use, or so I've been taught over and | over again, for some years!! , Can tell us which oils were tested and which were never tested? (e.g. fish oil, primrose, wheat germ, safflower, sunflower, nut oils, palm, etc.). Thanks for your comments, K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I remember reading that Elaine said canola oil was legal, but not recommended. Tonight, when I looked up canola oil on the BTVC site, the info has changed. It says that what Elaine said about it was largely based on urban legend: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/canola_oil.htm So does this mean canola oil is not only legal, but perfectly safe to use? My mom wants to switch to it based on many other cooking oils having inflammatory properties (apparently canola is not supposed to have them due to it containing ALA). Holly Crohn's SCD 12/01/08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 You might consider that *all* canola (rapeseed) in N. America contains genetically modified genes. Here’s a re-post of an article about that: I found the link to an article titled Gene Flow in GM Canola Likely Widespread in case anyone is interested.<snip> The news that pollen (and genes) from GM canola travel freely in the environment raises new concerns about genetic contamination. http://www.percyschmeiser.com/Gene%20Flow.htm Carol CD 21 yrs SCD 5 yrs From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of spookyhurst I remember reading that Elaine said canola oil was legal, but not recommended. Tonight, when I looked up canola oil on the BTVC site, the info has changed. It says that what Elaine said about it was largely based on urban legend: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/canola_oil.htm So does this mean canola oil is not only legal, but perfectly safe to use? My mom wants to switch to it based on many other cooking oils having inflammatory properties (apparently canola is not supposed to have them due to it containing ALA). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 According to http://www.canola-council.org/canola_oil_the_truth.aspx, since it's an oil (as opposed to a protein), it doesn't matter that it's GM. But since they're not going to want to say something negative about their own product, I don't know if it's true.: " A: Canola was developed using traditional plant breeding techniques, so it was not developed using biotechnology. However, about 80% of the canola grown in Canada has now been modified using biotechnology to make it tolerant to some herbicides. Using these specific herbicides has reduced the amount of chemical needed for weed control in the fields. Remember - the canola plant has been modified, not the oil. So canola oil from the herbicide tolerant plant is exactly the same safe and healthy oil as canola oil from conventional plants. The modification has been made to only one canola gene and it is a protein. Processing removes all proteins from canola oil. That means canola oil made from GM seed is conventional canola oil. " Holly Crohn's SCD 12/01/08 > > You might consider that *all* canola (rapeseed) in N. America contains > genetically modified genes. Here's a re-post of an article about that: > > I found the link to an article titled Gene Flow in GM Canola Likely > Widespread in case anyone is interested. The news that pollen (and > genes) from GM canola travel freely in the environment raises new concerns > about genetic contamination. > > http://www.percyschmeiser.com/Gene%20Flow.htm > > Carol > > CD 21 yrs SCD 5 yrs > > > > > > From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf > Of spookyhurst > > I remember reading that Elaine said canola oil was legal, but not > recommended. Tonight, when I looked up canola oil on the BTVC site, the info > has changed. It says that what Elaine said about it was largely based on > urban legend: > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/canola_oil.htm > > So does this mean canola oil is not only legal, but perfectly safe to use? > My mom wants to switch to it based on many other cooking oils having > inflammatory properties (apparently canola is not supposed to have them due > to it containing ALA). > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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