CEREAL SAFETY

White Bread. Computer Design in Kid Pix and Adobe Photoshop.   © by Ruth Zachary

To follow up on the Post  Is Grain the cause of Brain Drain, dated April 4, 2014,  I was curious to know if any grains are safe to eat. 

Dr Susan Blum in her Immune System Recovery Plan stated that she would remove any grains containing gluten from a person's diet for three weeks before re-introducing them.  Thes include wheat, gluten, barley and rye. Removing these grains would allow the patient to see if they are reacting to the grain or cereal. Blum is still cautious about allowing any gluten in the body because gluten protein causes anti-immune reactions in various parts of the body, which may not be noticed for years until accumulated symptoms show up later on.

Another factor may not relate to gluten. Eating any food or grain multiple times per week can cause a food sensitivity as well, a problem for people with auto immune diseases. Yeast, found in many grain products is also a trigger.

    WHEAT & GLUTEN

    BARLEY

    RYE

   YEAST

For this reason, I have crossed them off the list of safe grains.

I have listed several other grains below, with the caution that any grain, including Quinoa or another variety Ken-o wa not be ingested more often than every three days, to try to reduce the chance of developing a sensitivity to one of them. For instance, I am personally reactive to two grains that may be safe for others.

SAFE GRAINS

    AMARANTH

    QUINOA

    WHOLE GRAIN BROWNRICE

    WHOLE SHORT GRAIN BROWN RICE

    TEFF (SHILOH FARMS)

    MILLET

    BUCKWHEAT (EDEN)

    OATS- GLUTEN FREE

    CEREALS- GLUTEN FREE

    CEREAL BARS

    CORN MEAL made from Indian corn or Varieties not descended from those genetically altered  sweet corn

INDIAN CORN-RED,BLUE, is high in anthocyanins (anti carcinogen), and thirty times more antioxidants as our modern sweet corn, which is about 90% carbohydrates. Indian corn blocks inflammation, lowers cholesterol and blood sugar, and even reduces weight gain caused by a high fat diet. White and yellow corn has none of these benefits. Even colored corns grown in this country are grown for seasonal decoration, not for human consumption.

            In South American countries, people still eat purple corn, called maiz morado. It offers more resveratrol than red wine. It calms inflammation, inhibits tumor cells, and has several times more anthocyanins than most blueberries.

            A drink made from purple corn, pineapple skins and cinnamon, called chica morada can be found in health food stores. The traditional drink has no added sugar. From p. 75-76 Eating on the Wild Side.

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