Originally posted by I_s_i_s
I would like to add to Lexion's post since his source may be questioned.
cyanide, a poisonous substance that can cause dangerously elevated acid levels in the body, seizures, coma, and death. Under certain unusual
circumstances, cyanide poisoning can follow the ingestion of seeds or pits of several common fruits that are members of the Prunus species, including,
apricots, cherries, almonds, and peaches, as well as apples. All of these seeds and pits contain amygdalin.
Apricot pits and bitter almond, a completely separate food from commonly consumed sweet almonds, may cause significant illness or even death if
chewed and swallowed, but these are not foods most people would find appetizing.
Unfortunately unappetizing dangerous foods is considered a staple for good health these days. Hmmmf...
Source
That website actually says that an accidental ingestion should not cause problems, but when people actually tell you to OD on it.. it could definately
become a problem.
Oh gosh when I read this post i couldn't help my self stop laughing so much I went to the extent of signing up for ATS to make this reply.
This doctor made a article on how dangerous SEEDS are!?
In the western world we are bottle fed and treated like babies, the sight of a little soil on your celery stick would send some people bonkers. It
would most probably be enough for this government approved 'doctor' who wrote this article to write another article on how to make sure you get off
every last bit of soil from your veg and salads.
I have swallowed many seeds without chewing in my time and I have also eaten copious amounts of apricot kernels, The reason why I am here is because I
was doing research on them again as I did not eat any for a few years and bought some a few weeks ago and eaten well over the government maximum
dosage (about 10 times the amount over) and I feel a lot more healthy and proactive.
My personal experience is enough to convince me that Laetrile is a very beneficial natural nutrient. There are many reports on the net about people in
the western world who have used this to rid themselves of cancer and I for sure will not be using chemo therapy or radio therapy if i ever do get
cancer.
Also I suggest to anyone and everyone to grow your own vegetables and salads and just brush off the soil and eat it like that, stop being week
creatures that are so unattached to nature its just unbelievable and start and being more human for a change and eat and experience the produce form
this land.
I advise people not to listen to the paranoid ramblings of our good friend Robert H. Shmerling and just eat the bloody seeds!
It is a good idea to
chew them indeed but there are far more dangerous things in this world to worry about than un chewed seeds and nutrients in apricot kernels.
In fact from looking at both sides of the argument and experiencing a lot of apricot kernels myself Laetrile is only beneficial and in my opinion one
of the best investments you could make. Maybe if you eat 100 kernels a day you may get a overdose, even then i highly doubt you will die. As I have
eaten easily over 25 in a day and had absolutely no adverse effect.
I am a chef and I can appreciate a wide range of tastes and i like them but it is true apricot kernels are very bitter have a after taste that reminds
me of anna seed, if you really don't like these tastes and want to cheat nature you can search around the net you can find extract in pill form or if
you really search you can find ground kernels in a capsule which i would suggest any day over the extract pills.
Reading this source he posted was one of the funniest most paranoid ramblings I have read in a while
DOWN WITH THE FDA! Down with the NWO!
[edit on 6-9-2009 by operationscore]
[edit on 6-9-2009 by operationscore]
