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HSI and the Microwave - A Headache to Boot!
7/16/2006 10:52:04 AM
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I subscribe to the HSI newsletter. They truly have some great information along with an awesome staff especially the writers. Here is one of their newsletters with some important information about microwaves after telling us how one famous broadcaster had his headache removed on air with a simple natural remedy.
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Dear
Reader,
Popcorn is only a small part of the microwave story.
In
the e-Alert "Thinking Outside the Bag" (5/16/06), I told you about some of the
potential health dangers associated with microwave popcorn. An HSI member named
Thomas responded with this e-mail:
"A number of years ago, my job
required that I read a lot about technology in the Soviet Union. I had the
occasion to read many reports done by the Soviets in the area of microwaves.
Their studies concluded that microwave radiation changed the molecular structure
of food, making it unsafe to eat. Do any of your panel members have any insight
on this?"
The short answer is: yes. The long answer might change your
microwave habits.
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Lifting the iron curtain
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When I asked HSI Panelist Allan Spreen, M.D., about microwave cooking,
and the Soviet research in particular, he told me that an issue of "Health &
Healing Wisdom" reported that Soviet research on the neurological effects of
microwaved foods prompted a ban on all microwave apparatus in 1976. The ban was
lifted in the 1980s after the fall of Communism. This reversal was prompted by
the political changes of perestroika - not as the result of any new evidence
that found microwaves to be safe.
Dr. Spreen: "What studies exist are
all bad news for microwaving - they universally describe some type of damage.
One study showed breakdown of vitamin B-12 to inactive degradation products in
microwaved foods.
"There's also a problem with release of potentially
toxic molecules into the food from packaging designed to help brown food during
microwaving. This includes items such as pizza, French fries, waffles, popcorn
and breaded fish - and these findings were determined by the FDA!"
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Interfering with safety
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An important microwave
study was almost suppressed before publication.
Dr. Spreen: "Two Swiss
researchers sequestered subjects under close scrutiny and blood tested them
after randomly eating food that was either microwaved or conventionally cooked.
They found all sorts of potentially nasty stuff: (1) blood hemoglobin levels
decreased significantly after ingesting microwaved foods, both total levels and
the amount contained in each red blood cell; (2) White blood cell levels tended
to increase for no other reason than foods were microwaved; (3) microwaves
altered protein molecules; (4) LDL cholesterol increased relative to HDL
cholesterol.
"The Swiss researchers were immediately sued by the 'Swiss
Association of Dealers for Electroapparatuses for Households and Industry,' and
one of the authors was convicted by the Swiss Federal Court of 'interfering with
commerce.' The fine was the equivalent of $65,000."
The Swiss decision
was later reversed by the European Court of Human Rights."
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Putting off the heat
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We'll finish up with
two microwave notes from HSI Panelist Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D., C.N.S.
In a Members Alert we sent you a few years ago, Dr. Gittleman outlined
her concerns about microwave cooking. Her primary objection to using microwaves
is their tendency to heat foods unevenly, indicating that some of the food is
not sufficiently heated to kill all the bacteria or parasites that might be
present. This uneven heating also creates hot spots in food that may release
synthetic estrogens found in certain plastics.
But even when using only
glass (Pyrex) containers, Dr. Gittleman feels that low levels of radiation
escaping from the ovens may be harmful, and cautions against standing in front
of a microwave unit while it's in use.
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...and another thing
You could probably use a little spice in
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture measured
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medicinal herbs under laboratory conditions. The medicinal herbs faired well;
familiar names like periwinkle, gingko biloba, garden sage, St. John's Wort,
valerian, and sweet Annie all showed significant antioxidant content.
But the fresh culinary herbs blew them away.
Oregano was found
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times more than oranges, and 4 times more than blueberries! That means that one
tablespoon of fresh oregano has the same free-radical fighting power as one
medium-sized apple.
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included dill, thyme, rosemary, and peppermint all ranked high.
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Sources:
"Russians Ban Microwave Ovens" Stephanie Relfe, Health, Wealth &
Happiness, relfe.com
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