February 29, 2024
Picture this: nestled inside a tiny seed is the blueprint for life itself, quietly waiting for the right moment to burst forth. Add a splash of water and a hint of sunlight and these unassuming seeds wake up, transforming into vibrant sprouts brimming with life and health benefits.
During this discussion, you will discover:
-Who is Doug Evans?… 06:10
-Does mixing sprouts activate cancer-fighting sulforaphane?…07:31
- Small vacuoles (storage compartments in plant cells) contain water, nutrients, waste products and glucoraphanin – a natural compound found in some vegetables, particularly cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cabbage
- The vacuoles open and mix with myrosinase (an enzyme found in plants) when chewed, creating sulforaphane – a compound known for its potential health benefits, including anti-cancer properties and supporting detoxification processes in the body
- Freezing action has the same effect
- You can continue to germinate the seeds in the freezer for longer storage, but it is best to use the sprouts fresh
-How did Doug get into cabbages?…10:27
- Doug first saw sprouts at a farmer’s market in New York 30 years ago
- He moved to the Mojave Desert 7 years ago and missed the fresh food
- He decided to grow cabbages
- Cabbage is a vegetable
- Cabbage is rich in Nutrients
- It could be an alternative to a multivitamin or protein powder
- Cabbage is medicine
-Which plant defense mechanisms could be harmful?…14:36
- Paul Saladino and Steven Gundry on Cabbage
- Podcast with Dr. Paul Saladino:
- Podcast with Dr. Steven Gundry:
- Doug lived exclusively on sprouts for 30 days at a time
- Protein-oriented sprouts have all the amino acids that make up complete proteins
- A spore is a complete living organism in a dormant state
- What allows this seed to remain in this dormant state is nature’s preservatives
- Soaking the seeds in water causes a chemical reaction and the seed germinates
- By doing this, you remove the enzyme inhibitors
- Soaking begins a metabolic transformation – from seed to vegetable
- Germination and fermentation help pre-digest potential digestive tract irritants
- Soaking time for common seeds, nuts, beans and grains
- Populations living on legumes
-How do you grow properly?…21:04
- The Sprout Book by Doug Evans
- The first cases of seed germination date back to 3,000 BC
- You take a jar, take a quarter cup of seeds and fill it with 1 cup of water
- Let them soak for 8 hours
- You wash them twice a day
- The Sprouting Company (use code BEN to save 10%)
- On average, the produce is old when you get the sprouts at the grocery store
- Cabbage grown at home is eaten whole when alive
- Digestive discomfort when eating cabbage
- Sprouts are prebiotics (i.einsoluble fiber in plants is prebiotic)
- It can take a few days or weeks to establish a healthy microbiome
- The body adapts over time
-What are Doug’s favorite sprouts?…28:48
- Sprouted garbanzo beans
- A good midday or pre-dinner snack
- It fills you up
- One cup has 20 grams of protein
- Sprouted lentil
- Doubles antioxidant levels
- Triples vitamin C
- It quadruples soluble and insoluble fiber
- Protein Mix (use code BEN to save 10%)
- Garbanzo
- Mung beans
- Lentils
- Alfalfa (use code BEN to save 10%)
- Alfalfa sprouts for goats
- It can also sprout pumpkin, chia and flax seeds
- Chia and flax seeds have oMega-3 medium-chain fatty acids in the form of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)
- The myth that conversion from ALA to eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is inefficient — EPA and DHA are long-chain omega-3 fatty acids found primarily in oily fish and seafood
- Me neither sea vegetable
- Podcast with Dr. Bill Harris and Dr. Christina Jackson:
- OmegaQuant Omega-3 Index Test
- Doug has never felt better and is doing 300 push-ups a day
- Ben does 100 push-ups a day
-What are Doug’s favorite kale recipes?…33:47
- It is used to add sprouts to his salads
- Now she uses sprouts (whole jars) as a salad base and adds different dressings
- Wrapping cabbage and making sushi — cabbage replaces fish and rice
- He adds soup as a dressing over his sprouts
- Ben uses bone broth with his sprouts
- Dr. Thomas Cowan’s garden (use code BEN to save 15% off any herbal powders)
- Ashitaba powder
- Greens with low oxalic acid
- Primary Kitchen (use code BEN to save 10%)
- Dressing Caesar
- Ranch dressing
-How do you preserve and store cabbages?…37:06
- 3 types of maintenance:
- Freeze
- Dehydration
- Freeze drying
- Dehydration removes the water molecules — leaving only the cytoplasm (a jelly-like substance that fills the cell and is enclosed by the cell membrane)
- By dehydrating at low temperatures, you still get live, enzyme-rich food that stores well
- Dehydrating is a great way to travel with sprouts
- The first go-to is always fresh
- How long can they stay in the fridge?
- If something looks slimy or smells funny, don’t eat it
- They can usually be stored for 2-3 days
-What is The Sprouting Company and how does it solve sprouting problems?…39:51
- The Sprouting Company (use code BEN to save 10%)
- The story of the co-founder Mike Posner
- Transformation from pop artist to walking across the country and climbing Mount Everest
- Doug’s Principles and Problems with Vegetation
- Finding the right seeds
- Vegetation is very important
- Broccoli and friends
- Broccoli seeds tested for sulforaphane and the precursor glucoraphanin in a third-party laboratory
- Some had 30, 40
- The highest was 55
- Some seeds had 0 levels
- He sent seeds to another lab to have their DNA sequenced
- Some seeds were of the Brassica family – not actually broccoli
- Sprouting Kit (use code BEN to save 10%)
- Sprouting App
- Sprout benefits and anti-nutrients
- Antinutrients protect plants from predators, which are insects
- New research from Johns Hopkins University on broccoli sprouts, sulforaphane, and autism
- Anti-nutrients create heat shock protein effect in the brain
- Simulation of the effects of the onset of fever
- Beneficial effects similar to a sauna, a hot bath or even a cold shower
- Chefs love kale
- Cabbage can be the main component of the meal
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- What keeps you up at night?
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- What single book was most impressive to you?
- What kind of negative comments do you get online?
- What’s the biggest mistake you’ve made?
-And many more…
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