I have been blown away recently about the general acceptance of the use of microwaves among the Paleo community. It seems 100% counter intuitive that a group of people who put so much emphasis on the value of real food would take that real food and radiate it until it technically is no longer food. Sound extreme and dramatic? It’s not. The microwave is THE worst thing to happen to the kitchen since the TV dinner. I haven’t owned one since college and haven’t missed it for one second. Throwing leftovers in a pan often takes no more time than nuking them. Toaster ovens are more compact, heat quickly, and are less expensive than microwaves.
I promise you won’t miss it once it’s gone!
(summary below is part of a more in depth review, and is from Phyllis J Beaty, Bauman College, 2009)
1. Continually eating food processed from a microwave oven causes long term or permanent brain damage by “shorting out” electrical impulses in the brain (de-polarizing or de-magnetizing the brain tissue)
2. The human body cannot metabolize (break down) the unknown by-products created in microwaved food
3. Male and female hormone production is shut down or altered by continually eating microwaved foods.
4. The effects of microwaved food by-products are residual (long lasting, permanent) within the human body
5. Mineral, vitamins, and nutrients of all microwaved food is reduced or altered so that the human body gets little or no benefit, or the human body absorbs altered compounds that cannot be broken down
6. The minerals in vegetables are altered into cancerous free radicals when “cooked” in a microwave ”oven”
7. Microwaved foods cause stomach and intestinal cancerous growths (tumors) This may explain the rapidly increased rate of colon cancer in the US.
8. The prolonged eating of microwaved food causes cancerous cells to increase in human blood.
9. Continual eating of microwaved food causes immune deficiencies through lymph gland and blood serum alterations
10. Eating microwaved food causes loss of memory, concentration, emotional instability, and loss of intelligence.
What a bunch of GARBAGE! There is NO scientific evidence to support ANY of this. Read what REAL DOCTORS have to say on the subject. http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/01/does-microwave-cooking-rob-food-of-nutrients/.
And you will listen to what doctors say? That is A BUNCH OF GARBAGE!!!!!!!!! WTFU!!
” Read what REAL DOCTORS”
Real doctors also put a lot of toxic waste in to cancer-sick people and tells nothing about the importance of a good nutrition healthy diet.
Doctors work for the industry, or at least they are shaped like that during their education…there are of course really good doctors also but fact remains, the system is made to promote the medical industry…
Microwaves affect everything living (except cancer-cells?) in a negative way, the more radiation the worse the situation gets…
Love and Peace..
(sorry, this is not my native language)
I have seen that article, Debbie, and according to it, microwaves are the healthiest way to cook food, since they do it quickly, thus keeping more nutrients in tact. If that’s what “real doctors” say, let’s just call that one more reason that I seek alternative health care whenever possible. If radiating your food feels like a good idea to you, by all means…
Most food nowadays is irradiated at some point during it’s handling, usually during packing and shipping. This is commonly done to kill any microorganisms, viruses, insects, etc. that may be present in the food. Generally these foods will carry this symbol: http://uw-food-irradiation.engr.wisc.edu/images/radura.gif
That being said, I prefer the taste of conventionally cooked foods, but I can see how microwaves have their place. Any blackened spots on your grilled foods? Those spots are loaded with carcinogens. Microwaves heat food to 212F, the boiling point of water, while conventional methods will commonly get the surface to 350F or more. I’m not saying that microwaving is the best way to cook things, but I will say that more nutrients would be destroyed by cooking at a higher temperature for longer. That just makes sense. It’s not really a “better or worse” scenario, it’s largely just a case of different risks.
I’m aware of the fact that foods are radiated to zap any microorganisms. This is one of the many reasons I prefer to buy food that hasn’t been packaged, from the farmers market. There’s a lot that is done to our food that we have little to no control over, which is why I stand my ground in saying that microwaves are crap. Cooking with fire, while hot, is cooking with heat. Cooking with radiation is a completely different story, and I choose to avoid it. If it’s a case of different risks, I will take the risks that come with cooking the way people have been cooking since the invention of it!
Brillant Article – Zenbelly! I can only confirm all 10 points you listed above! I trew out mz microwave after it broke in the mid 90ies. Mz mother used to get one when we came home from school at different times. But I always had difficulties to get the food warm evenly: either it was boiling hot outside and still frozen in the middle or it was “nuked” dry! I am much faster with a stove and pot. Just add a little water and the food heats nicely inside & out.There is reallz no other use of microwaves than frying your creditcard or RFID-Chip!
So basically whoever disagrees with you is automatically discredited along with whatever field or group they belong to? Awesome.
Fuck empirically derived information, right?
Jason, who are you talking to?
Make a test with simple water… microwave-cook it and pour it for a plant.. and have a another plant that gets non-microwaved water.. the difference will be obvious in less than 3 weeks…
We are not going to know the true impact of using a micro wave oven until much further down the line, maybe the next generation. We just don’t know enough yet. Some say it is safe, others air on caution. I myself air on caution although I have one I rarely use it. Let’s be open and keep enquiring about it including lots of other modern gadgets.
To “Err on the side of caution” you are doing the thing that is safe instead of taking a risk. Fire heat is a known. We know how food will turn out when cooked with fire – and it’s nutritional value is still intact if the food is not burned to a crisp. Irradiated food is a known too; it’s known for causing health ailments. Anything irradiated becomes sick – so too does food, and then you eat it. Just think about that.
Your are more valuable to Doctors when your sick! Microwaving changes the cell structure of food so the body doesnt recognise it. There is a lot of evidence to support what Zenbelly is saying
Great comment, thank you
the fact that you dismiss the work of real doctors when the research does not support your preconceived notions shows that you’re not interested in analyzing the evidence
Thanks for all of the well thought out comments, everyone. This is probably one of those issues that the sides will never agree on, and I appreciate people keeping it mostly civil on this page.
Can I ask where everyone came from recently? This page was never a popular one until 2 days ago, and I’d love to know who sent everyone here!
Thanks,
Simone
heat water in a microwave for 2 mins then use that water to germinate seeds and see what happens
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well done! Link from my wife
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