Supercharging Your Health: What History can teach us About the Secret of Sprouting.

The practice of sprouting, and the use of sprouts as medicine, dates back in Chinese history since 3000 B.C. There are documents of sprouted wheat, millet, or barley, called nieh, eaten like cereals. During Neolithic times in China, the first wine was created using cooked rice with sprouted grains (li). In Chinese medicine we see the use of sprouted barley malt (maiya).  In the Chinese Materia medica, written during the Ming Dynasty by Li Shizhen, also describes the medicinal benefits of sprouts. http://inm.center/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sunflower-sprouts-isolated-on-white-background-

Our times have changed, but not much has with sprouts. We can no longer get enough nutrition from the vegetables and fruits grown in our soil anymore. In fact, in some produce certain vitamins are just not there anymore. Just read this passage from Scientific American.

“A landmark study on the topic by Donald Davis and his team of researchers from the University of Texas (UT) at Austin’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was published in December 2004 in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. They studied U.S. Department of Agriculture nutritional data from both 1950 and 1999 for 43 different vegetables and fruits, finding “reliable declines” in the amount of protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin (vitamin B2) and vitamin C over the past half century. Davis and his colleagues chalk up this declining nutritional content to the preponderance of agricultural practices designed to improve traits (size, growth rate, pest resistance) other than nutrition.” (Scientific American, Sheer and Moss)

Diet is one of the 5 branches, or disciplines, in Chinese Medicine and for good reason. Without proper nutrition, Gu Qi, our bodies will fail. Our immune system, circulation, nervous system, hormone and endocrine system, and everything else lose optimal function and becomes pathological. Most of all the toxins your body makes and comes in contact with are in your septic tank. Did you know without proper protection you would only survive about 20 minutes in a septic tank? Think what happens to your body when you can’t get rid of it because of poor function! Without proper nutrition and the ability to detoxify your body, you are slowly poisoned.

That’s where sprouting comes in. Sprouts are an excellent source of nutrition, but they also have the added benefit of detoxifying the body and reducing inflammation. Taking some of the work off the body’s organs and immune system. In Chinese Medicine this is called clearing heat, expelling heat toxins, resolving dampness, and clearing phlegm.

If the body is functioning properly, can there be a disease? No! This is the true meaning of health. With proper care and maintenance, the body will be without disease and maladies.

Sprouting is a simple way to help ensure you are getting the proper nutrition. Some of the most commonly sprouted produce are: alfalfa, broccoli, lentils, and mung beans. However, you can sprout just about anything, including: almonds, quinoa, radishes, clovers, beans, nuts, and seeds. All you need is organic seeds, nuts, or beans, water, and a jar or sprouting tray.

Get directions here: Sprouts Procedure