|
 |
|
wTuesday, November 16, 2004 |
|
|
 |
why gluten-free diet?
gluten : a tenacious elastic protein substance especially of wheat flour that gives cohesiveness to dough
beats me; i can't figure it out
gelatin : glutinous material obtained from animal tissues by boiling
Gelatin, used to make Jell-o and other desserts, is made from the boiled bones, skins, hoofs, and tendons of animals.
Rennet, traditionally used as a coagulating agent in cheese making, is derived from the digestive juices of slaughtered calves.
I spend a couple of hours in the grocery store just reading ingredients. Luckily, I'm unemployed and have this spare time to kill. (KILL) Tricky ingredients overlooked are rennet, gelatin, and worcestershire sauce, which are all dead animals but don't overtly say that.
I spent three hours in the library yesterday reading about cancer preventive diets and recipes to go along with it. Very interesting.
"The carcinogenic process follows essentially this path:
Exposure to carcinogens -> Initiation of tumor -> Tumor promotion -> Progression -> Precancerous cells -> Malignant tumor -> Metastasis
Here are some examples of carcinogens and promoters:Carcinogen
air pollution
chemicals
cigarette smoke
radiation
UV radiation (sun)
viruses
| Promoters
alcohol
cigarette smoke
excess caloric intake
hormones
pollutants (like asbestos) |
-- The Strang Cancer Prevention Center Cookbook
I really need to quit drinking and smoking. damn.
"A 1981 scientific report published that cancer is an avoidable disease (not merely hereditary) and up to 80 percent of cancers can be attributed to environmental factors (the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, and the lifestyle we choose)."
posted by
zenbetty at 1:38 PM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|