| The health benefits of alfalfa are
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| | Colorado, and the FDA recommends that
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| largely unsupported scientifically,
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| | sprouts be cooked first.And in 1995,
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| although there is plenty of anecdotal
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| | alfalfa sprouts were associated with an
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| enthusiasm for it. Alfalfa is highly
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| | outbreak of salmonella in Chicago. 17
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| nutritious, containing approximately 16%
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| | people experienced symptoms ranging from
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| protein, and 8% of minerals like calcium,
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| | diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and headaches,
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| iron, potassium, and magnesium. It also
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| | and 4 people had to be hospitalized. Many
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| contains small amounts of the vitamins A,
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| | organic growers, however, feel their
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| D, E, and K.Alfalfa is believed to
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| | seeds are safe, and the risk is
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| support the immune system, help in
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| | exaggerated. Washing sprouts well can
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| normalizing blood clotting, assist with
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| | minimize the risk of bacterial poisoning
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| the absorption of nutrients, alleviate
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| | like salmonella. Thorough washing also
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| hot flushes, cleanse the blood, and
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| | removes mold, another possible
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| promote heart health.New research also
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| | problem.One potential issue intrinsic to
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| found that alfalfa sprouts and other
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| | alfalfa is that it has been associated
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| sprouted vegetables (like broccoli and
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| | with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
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| clover sprouts), may help protect new
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| | in animal studies (as opposed to human
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| cells from DNA damage. In the trial
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| | trials or cases). Alfalfa supplements
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| conducted on human cells in vitro,
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| | have been associated with the activation
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| researchers at the University of Ulster's
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| | of dormant SLE as well. SLE is an
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| School of Biomedical Sciences found that
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| | autoimmune disease, which can damage the
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| whilst sprouts didn't improve the health
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| | kidneys and other organs.Alfalfa can also
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| of already damaged DNA, it did protect
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| | interfere with the way the body uses
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| cells from new damage. DNA damage is a
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| | vitamin E, and has been linked to
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| biochemical indicator of cancer.However,
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| | abnormalities in the blood. These
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| there are a few things to consider before
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| | possible issues make taking alfalfa
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| adding a lot of sprouts to your diet, or
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| | supplements long term a bit
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| supplementing with alfalfa.Sprouts can
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| | risky.References:
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| harbor bacteria that leads to food
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| | 1. nutraingredients.com/news
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| poisoning. This is particularly of issue
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| | ng.asp?id=52995
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| for children, the elderly, and people
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| | 2. nutraingredients.com/news
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| with immune related illnesses, like Aids.
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| | ng.asp?id=34189
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| The problem can be eliminated if sprouts
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| | 3. Dr Kenneth Cooper, Advanced
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| are cooked, but then you don't get the
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| | Nutritional TherapiesFor a green food
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| benefit of all the enzymes in them, and
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| | supplement alternative to alfalfa that is
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| some vitamins may be lost. There was an
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| | also highly nutritious, click here. Find
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| outbreak of salmonella in 2002 in
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| | out the benefit of spirulina here.
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| California, Arizona, New Mexico, and
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