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MILLETS FOR HEALTH

A short history of millet and how we are recognizing their importance in the modern context The history of food, especially in the Indian context, will be left incomplete without giving due importance to millet. As I explore slower and healthier lifestyle of humans, I realize that some of the most beautiful practices have been left behind. And for working towards a better future, we’ll need to reclaim some of these values. Millet's provide us an interesting case study. Millet's and the history Millet's are a group of highly variable small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for human food and as fodder. There is evidence of the cultivation of millet in the Korean Peninsula dating to the Middle Jeulmun Pottery Period (around 3,500–2,000BC). In India, millets have been mentioned in some of the oldest Yajurveda texts, identifying foxtail millet ( priyangava ), Barnyard millet ( aanava ) and black finger millet ( shyaamaka ), thus i
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Laetrile : Benefits, Myths and Food Sources

Laetrile is often wrongly called Amygdala or vitamin B17. Rather, it is a drug that contains purified amygdala — a compound found in the seeds or kernels of many fruits, raw nuts, beans and other plant foods Laetrile is best known as a controversial treatment for cancer. However, there is little scientific evidence to support this hefty claim  This article explains everything you need to know about laetrile, backed by science. What Is Laetrile? Share on Pinte Laetrile is the name of a drug created in 1952 by Dr. Erst T. Krebs,  Trusted Source It contains purified amygdala, which is a compound found naturally in the following  Trusted Source Raw nuts:  Such as bitter almonds, raw almonds and macadamia nuts. Vegetables:  Carrots, celery, bean sprouts, mung beans, Lima beans and butter beans. Seeds:  Millet, flax seeds and buckwheat. Pits of : Apples, plums, apricots, cherries and pears. Trusted Source Trusted Source Trusted Source Trusted So