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Alfalfa seeds and sprouts contain L-canavanine. The L-canavanine in alfalfa has been linked to lupus-like symptoms in primates, including humans, and other auto-immune diseases. Often stopping consumption reverses the problem. [4] [5] [6]
Coumestrol was first identified as a compound with estrogenic properties by E. M. Bickoff in ladino clover and alfalfa in 1957. [2] It has garnered research interest because of its estrogenic activity and prevalence in some foods, including soybeans, brussels sprouts, spinach and a variety of legumes.
Food sources high in coumestans include split peas, pinto beans, lima beans, and especially alfalfa and clover sprouts. [ 3 ] Coumestrol has about the same binding affinity for the ER-β estrogen receptor as 17β-estradiol , but much less affinity than 17α-estradiol , although the estrogenic potency of coumestrol at both receptors is much less ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat recalled alfalfa sprouts and a sprout mix from Tiny Greens Organic Farm in Illinois after the products were linked to a ...
Living Foods Inc. is recalling packages of alfalfa sprouts distributed throughout Michigan because they could be contaminated with salmonella, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
An animal FOOD that is raw or heat-treated; a plant FOOD that is heat-treated or consists of raw seed sprouts, cut melons, cut leafy greens, cut tomatoes or mixtures of cut tomatoes that are not modified in a way so that they are unable to support pathogenic microorganism growth or toxin formation, or garlic-in-oil mixtures that are not ...
Though dogs can get a few treats from the Thanksgiving table, Dr. Bernal recommends limiting the "extras" to only 10% of your dog's daily nutrition and feeding them before dinner begins to "help ...
Sprouts extremely high nutrient content. The sprouting process doubles, and in some cases triples, the nutritional value of the plant. [2] 44. Alfalfa sprouts Medicago sativa. 45. Sprouted kidney beans Phaseolus vulgaris. 46. Sprouted chickpeas Cicer arietinum