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"Be especially careful with high-oil-content nuts and seeds like Brazil nuts, macadamias, and pine/pignoli nuts. If they look yellow, it is likely that they are rancid. BUYING OILS As suggested in Chapter 2, people with serious ASCVD should follow Dr. Esselstyn's recommendation and eliminate olive oil and other saturated cooked or raw animal fats from their diet in their vegan approach to healing atherosclerosis." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Brazil nuts, cashews, and macadamias have a little more saturated fat and are less desirable. But all nuts are good. LESSON THREE STRATEGIES Try these tips to incorporate more plants in your diet. Eat four to six vegetable servings daily. Blue Zone diets always include at least two vegetables at each meal. Limit intake of meat. The centenarians in the Blue Zones consume limited quantities of meat. To emulate their diet, try to limit serving meat to twice weekly, and serve no portion larger than a deck of cards. Showcase fruits and vegetables." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"Some nuts, such as macadamias, have a high level of potassium, as do seeds, such as sunflower seeds. Most fruits are rich in potassium. Some of the most warming, highest-potassium fruits are: avocados, dates, durians, persimmons (with seeds), prunes, pumpkin, raisins (with seeds), and sun-dried apricots. You will also notice that these fruits correspond to what is available in the fall and winter. Sulfur-residue foods warm the body. Sulfur-residue foods include: cruciferous vegetables, garlic, and onions. Durian has a high sulfur and potassium-yield." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.)

"They are cultivated on a large scale, however, only in the Hawaiian Islands, where the trees have thrived in the rich volcanic soil since being introduced there in 1882 by William Herbert Purvis. macadamias are Hawaii's third largest crop; pineapples and sugarcane are the leaders. The island of Hawaii, known as the Big Island, provides 99 percent of Hawaiian macadamias and 95 percent of the world supply. Culinary Uses The large (one inch in diameter), spherical, light beige macadamia kernel has a crunchy, sweet, delicate taste and a creamy, rich texture." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.) "Once the container is opened, the nuts should be consumed quickly, which is usually not a problem. Raw macadamias should be refrigerated of frozen in airtight containers and used within two months. Most macadamias are processed by stripping the husks and dehydrating the nuts to remove almost every bit of moisture, followed by a roasting in coconut oil and a dunk in salt powder. They are mainly eaten as cocktail nibbles straight from the can but are also occasionally used in salads, casseroles, confectionery, sweet dishes, and baked goods." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.)

"Production spread to California, Malawi and South Africa, and macadamias became the first major international food plant originating from Australia. Parts used Ripe seeds (nuts). Cultivation St. harvesting Grafted trees are established in plantations in tropical and subtropical regions. The nuts are sold in their shells or more often shelled (with specialised implements) to produce raw or roasted nuts that fetch a high price. Uses & properties Macadamia nuts are considered to be the most delicious of all gourmet nuts." - Ben-Erik van Wyk, Food Plants of the World: An illustrated guide (Get the book.)

"However, macadamias can be mucus-forming unless eaten with a significant amount of green-leafed vegetables. Cashews have a shell filled with a thick black resin that makes cracking the shells, for the most part, difficult. Thus, cashews are often cooked out of their shells. Even if they are labeled "raw," they are usually cooked (I did not like finding this out when I first discovered raw foods, but I eventually got over it!). After many years, I finally tracked down a group that supplies truly raw cashews. Each one is hand-cracked and extracted using a special, German-designed nutcracker." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.)

"Macadamias for the Liver and Alcoholism A snappy cocktail that seems to satisfy the urge to drink and to help rejuvenate the liver is made from macadamias (preferably raw), ripe tomatoes (or the canned juice), a squeeze of lemon juice, a pinch of cayenne and a thumbnail full of raw, grated ginger root. Combine 5 macadamias, 3 medium, very ripe tomatoes, 1/2 tsp. lemon juice, the pepper and ginger into a blender and mix well for 1 1/2 minutes, adding a little canned tomato juice, if necessary, to thin down a bit if it becomes too thick. Drink slowly by itself and E-N-J-O-Y!" - John Heinerman, Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs (Get the book.)

"And other nuts such as cashews and macadamias also provide health-enhancing oils that are outstanding for cardiovascular health and are known to prevent heart disease. Berries are a tremendous source of high-density nutrients. Even though they also contain carbohydrates in terms of fruit sugars, they offer such outstanding nutrition that I highly recommend making them part of your diet." - Mike Adams, The Seven Laws of Nutrition (Get the book.)

"Drain the water from the raw pecans or raw macadamias. Blend ingredients until smooth, and refrigerate. I'm including a few suggestions here to support you in making the transition from your doughnut and coffee to healthier breakfast choices. It's time to stop artificially stimulating your body with sugar and coffee. The sooner you make a commitment to changing your breakfast menus, the sooner your body can heal itself. Nutrition is not about stimulation, it's about nourishment and balance. Everyone should start the day with a raw-food shake." - Timothy Brantley, The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life (Get the book.)

"Transplanted to Hawaii in the late 19th century, macadamias throve to the extent that they are now the state's third most important crop. Candlenuts (Aleurites moluccana), similar in flavor to macadamias, are widely used in Southeast Asia. WINE: A PRIMER A Brief History of Wine "The peoples of the Mediterranean began to emerge from barbarism when they learned to cultivate the olive and the vine." So wrote the Greek historian Thucydides in the fifth century B.C., and indeed, wine-making is as old as civilization itself." - The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.)

"Additionally, macadamias are grown commercially in Australia, Malawi, Kenya, South Africa, Israel, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, and many other tropical and subtropical regions, including Florida and California. NUTRITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS One of the reasons macadamia nuts have such a wonderful flavor is their high fat content (72 percent). Their protein content, however, is low (8 percent) compared to other nuts'. Macadamia nuts are a good source of magnesium and potassium. They are also a good source of copper, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin Bl, zinc, and vitamin E." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book.)

"Shelled nuts (almonds, filberts, peanuts, pecans, and walnuts), as well as in-shell nuts (almonds, filberts macadamias, pecans, and walnuts). Seeds include flax, sesame, and hulled and in-shell sunflower. Krystal Wharf Farms. Almonds, filberts, walnut halves; alfalfa, sesame, and sunflower seeds. Monterey Bay Gourmet Natural Foods. Almonds, raw macadamias, raw pistachios, and walnuts. Mountain Ark Trading Company. Almonds, pecans, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds. Natural Way Mills Seeds (Natural Way Mills). Certified flaxseed. Organic Foods Express." - Debra Lynn Dadd, Nontoxic, Natural and Earthwise (Get the book.)

"Among the raw nuts and seeds you can add to your diet are almonds, cashews, walnuts, black walnuts, pecans, filberts, hickory nuts, macadamias, pignolis, pistachios, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and flaxseed. Spices, Herbs, and Condiments Use all spices and herbs, except for salt. When using condiments, a little mustard is okay, but pickled foods contain too much salt and should be avoided. If you love to use ketchup or tomato sauce, you may find a lower-calorie, unsweetened ketchup at the health-food store and a tomato sauce made with no oil." - Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"The island of Hawaii, known as the Big Island, provides 99 percent of Hawaiian macadamias and 95 percent of the world supply. Culinary Uses The large (one inch in diameter), spherical, light beige macadamia kernel has a crunchy, sweet, delicate taste and a creamy, rich texture. Given their hard shells, tendency to mildew in the shell, and high oil content, they are almost always sold shelled in vacuum-packed jars. Once the container is opened, the nuts should be consumed quickly, which is usually not a problem." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.)

"Calories are derived from the Fat in pecans, walnuts, macadamias, filberts, brazil nuts, almonds, and avocado. 40-50%ofCalories come from the Fat in cashews, peanuts, pumpkin and sunflower seeds 30-40% of Calories are in the Fat in swordfish, sturgeon, perch, and coconut. 20-30% of Calories come from the Fat in cereal/grains, legume/beans, blackberries, strawberries, tuna in water-pack, haddock, cod, flounder, sole, halibut, pike, sea bass, crab, and lobster. Under 10% of Fat Calories are found in chestnuts, fruits, breakfast cereals, whole wheat flour, soybeans, and chickpeas." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.)

"Cashews, macadamias, and pignoli (pine nuts) are even worse. Eat them only on occasion, and only in very small amounts. Don't forget flaxseeds, which when ground up are a wonderful source of omega-3 essential fatty acids. And sesame seeds contain less common amino acids that help to round out and complete the proteins from other foods. Get enough dairy on a daily basis. Aim for one or two servings of low-fat or fat-free dairy products every day." - Richard P. Brown, M.D., and Patricia L. Gerbarg, M.D., The Rhodiola Revolution: Transform Your Health with the Herbal Breakthrough of the 21st Century (Get the book.)

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