Give me a break..I will never believe that microwaveing food is not bad...fear has nothing to do with it.
Sent via my Samsung Replenish from Boost Mobile Mike Monett <[email protected]> wrote: >"Jane MacRoss" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>Oh dear I read absolutely nothing good about microwaves. >> >>I even burn my heat pack in mine & it's all I use it for! > >I am an old electronics engineer. I have worked on high power microwave and >communications equipment all my life. I used to stick my hand full of neon >bulbs into the radiator feed to check the power output and look for birds >nests in the waveguide. My hands are still attached and have not turned >green. > >There is nothing truthful in the claims that microwaves can cause harmful >changes to food. This is purely fear-mongering. It has no basis in fact. > >The only thing the microwaves can do is cause the water molecules to rotate >and rub against each other. It is the same as rubbing your hands to warm >them in the winter. > >Of course the heat will cause changes in the DNA. So does cooking on a >stove. This does not matter. The things you do to food to digest it are far >more severe than heating the water content in a microwave. The hydrochloric >acid and pepsin in your stomach will start the breakdown process that >removes the proteins and breaks them down so they can be digested and >utilized in the body. > >Cooking in the microwave is much safer than pan frying or grilling over an >open flame. There are no heterocyclic amines or polycyclic aromatic >hydrocarbons that form. See >http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/cooked-meats for more >information. > >Of course, you knew that already, didn't you. > >Thanks, > >Mike Monett > > >-- >The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org > >Unsubscribe: > <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> >Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > >Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> >List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]> > >
