Re: Vegetable that Heals Health Benefits of Okra (Hibiscus esculent

[Guest guest]

The pickled okra we have here in Texas, is not

slippery/slimy at all. They are available in some

supermarkets.

[Guest guest]

Aren't pickled foods a potential cause of cancer?

Walter

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The pickled okra we have here in Texas, is notslippery/slimy at all. They are

available in somesupermarkets.

[Guest guest]

Pickling? What?

Most pickled items are sealed and sterilized in jars with vinegar to

protect them from degradation. They come close to being almost be as

good as fresh. Vinegar is also a good health aid.

Water and air are potential causes too, so is stress and bad self

imaging. Should we stop thinking and living?

Chuck

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> Aren't pickled foods a potential cause of cancer?

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> Walter

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> The pickled okra we have here in Texas, is notslippery/slimy at all.

They are available in somesupermarkets.

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[Guest guest]

I found this at

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice & dbid=101

" Peanuts Protective, but Pickled Foods Increase Risk of Colon Cancer "

" Risk of colon cancer was found to be highly correlated with both peanuts, which

greatly lessened risk, and pickled foods, which greatly increased risk,

particularly in women. "

I had an aunt who died around 1980 when she was in her early 60s. The one thing

I remember about her is that she loved to eat pickled foods. Perhaps some

people aren't susceptible, but I have assumed I am susceptible to risking my

health by eating pickled foods. (I still eat pickled cucumbers every now and

then, but I am mindful of doing it.)

I think I can live okay without pickled foods (or, maybe with just a small

amount of pickled foods).

Walter

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Pickling? What? Most pickled items are sealed and sterilized in jars with

vinegar to protect them from degradation. They come close to being almost be as

good as fresh. Vinegar is also a good health aid.

[Guest guest]

Are pickled foods (that is, all pickled foods) unacceptable? I make loads of

kimchee (yummm) and sauerkraut but do not add anything other than Himalayan pink

salt. The process produces loads of vinegar, thus pickling the vegetables. I

keep the kimchee and sauerkraut out in our garage all winter, and it stays crisp

and fresh for months and months.

Warm wishes to all,

Jan

[Guest guest]

I would say that most pickled foods have preservatives but not all.

I have seen some that do not. You have to look at the labels.

GB

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> According to Elliot, pickled foods have preservatives,

> and they are processed, therefore bad.

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[Guest guest]

Please disregard my message 1a. I misunderstood

Elliot. Please refer to the links he has given us

instead.

Thanks.

[Guest guest]

Jan- Kimchee and sauerkraut are more what I would call fermented

foods. They are raw and have lots of good enzymes, probiotics and

lactic acid. It is the pasteurized, preserved, artificially colored

pickles from the store that are not very healthy, in my opinion.

Sauerkraut is part of the Budwig protocol.

On Jan 10, 2008, at 4:16 AM, Jan Buskell wrote:

> Are pickled foods (that is, all pickled foods) unacceptable? I make

> loads of kimchee (yummm) and sauerkraut but do not add anything other

> than Himalayan pink salt. The process produces loads of vinegar, thus

> pickling the vegetables. I keep the kimchee and sauerkraut out in our

> garage all winter, and it stays crisp and fresh for months and months.

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[Guest guest]

Jan

Sounds great to me.

GB

Are pickled foods (that is, all pickled foods) unacceptable? I

make loads of kimchee (yummm) and sauerkraut but do not add anything

other than Himalayan pink salt. The process produces loads of

vinegar, thus pickling the vegetables. I keep the kimchee and

sauerkraut out in our garage all winter, and it stays crisp and fresh

for months and months.

[Guest guest]

If you pickly organically, i don't think anything is

wrong with it. In fact, it said that fermented

veggies are good for you.