Janet said: "Which kind would be ultimately highest in selenium? Edward Cayce claimed that a few almonds a day would prevent cancer. Anyone know why?"
I suspect Edgar Cayce's claim for almonds was due to the "bitter" almond being high in the "vitamin" B-17 (laetrile). Today bitter almonds are no longer available in the U.S. having been replaced by the currently available almond with it's more palatable taste and thanks to our all knowing government which has banned the bitter almond in the U.S. Obviously they know better than we do what is best for us even as to nuts. Takes one to know one I guess. Many people now eat apricot kernels as a substitute for the bitter almond. It contains the most readily available source of this B-17 component. Obviously, since Cayce never expounded on the reason for eating almonds, it is also possible that there is another unknown element contained in almonds that may provide cancer protection. So you may want to eat almonds regardless. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
