Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: RE: skipping the microwave

[Anne Jackson (a.jackson]

Check out Hans Hertel on the Mercola site.
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From: "TR Ruddick" <truddick [at] earthlink.net>
To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 4:00 PM
Subject: [C-L]_RE: skipping the microwave


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> > [Original Message]
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> > From: "Anne Jackson" <a.jackson [at] rocketmail.com>
> > To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> > Subject: Re: [C-L]_Private amenities vs common resources
> > Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 10:04:34 -0800
> > Reply-To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
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> > Whatever you do, I urgentlly suggest to skip the microwave. The small
> > studies done suggest that it denatures the food. Like many other
products
> > and processes on the market, they mainly enrich someone else's
pocketbook.
> > My sources were from conversations with other environmental experts, but
> you
> > may find something on www.mercola.com   Anne Jackson, Environmental
Health
> > Association, L.A.
>
> What, pray, is "denaturing"?
>
> If you mean that it reduces some nutrients in food, so does any other
> cooking method involving heat.
>
> As for environmental impact, a microwave uses less energy, making it an
> environmentally friendly choice for some kinds of heating foodstuffs (and
> they're wonderful for hot compresses if needed for pain relief).  To me,
> it's a question of knowing appropriate uses and proper applications--don't
> boil liquids in the microwave without agitation, etc.
>
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>   |  |_)             Thomas E. "TR" Ruddick
>   |  | \             Nunquam Itum Agitabilum
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