What Is Vitamin B17? Could You Have A Deficiency... And Is There A Cancer Link?
Our modern diet seems to be lacking in an important nutrient known as vitamin B17 or nitrilosides. Nitrilosides are mainly found in plant seeds. Do you eat the seeds of an apple? If not, you are missing out on one of the most important nutrients.
In 1950, biochemist Dr. Ernst T. Krebs, Jr. discovered an unknown vitamin which he labeled B-17, which he also named 'Laetrile'. Through his dedicated research into vitamin B17, he became convinced that a cure and a preventative solution to cancer had been found. Because Laetrile was derived from natural sources, it could not be patented. Thus, Kreb's work quickly came under attact by pharmaceutical companies who wanted to discredit his work.
"The proof Dr. Krebs has presented over the years to support his claim of 'lost' B17 in our diets is impressive. Centuries ago we used to eat millet and linseed bread rich in B17, but now we chew our way through wheat bread which has none at all. For generations our grandmothers used to carefully crush the seeds of plums, greengages, cherries, apples, apricots and other members of the botanical family Rosaceae, and diligently mix the kernels with their home made jams and preserves. Grandma probably didn't know why she was doing it, but the kernels of all these fruits are some of the most potent sources of B17 in the world. In the tropics, huge quantities of B17 are found in bitter cassava, also known as tropical manioc. Research has proved that a Himalayan tribe known as the 'Hunza' never contract cancer or suffer from heart disease if they stick to their native diet which is exceptionally high in both apricots and millet. However, once exposed to western diets the Hunza become as vulnerable as the rest of us," (CANCER CAUSED BY DIET DEFICIENCY? LAETRILE AND VITAMIN B-17 by Joe Vialls).
To learn more about vitamin B17 and the link with cancer, watch these videos, World Without Cancer, Part 1 and 2.
Part 1
Part 2
To ward of illness and build a strong body, a good rule of thumb is to eat as close to nature as possible. In doing so, you are giving your body exactly what it needs to extract and utilize the plants that you eat.
Food refined by man, is very hard for the body to process. Refined sugar, salt and grains are great examples of foods radically changed by man in the refining process. When the body cannot utilize what you put into it, it is basically a toxin and your body has to put forth a lot of energy to eliminate it or store it for your protection. Too many toxins for the body to handle results in illness and chronic disease.
In addition to refined foods, genetically modified and even some hybridised plants are often offset in the natural balance of what we need from those foods. Here once again is more evidence that man messing with mother nature is not a good idea.
Altering our food supply with all our smart science to me is not so smart. Nature is so uniquely designed to give us exactly what we need and there is more and more evidence all the time that when we change or try to improve on nature, what we get in return is BIG trouble.
Foods Containing Vitamin B17 (Nitrilosides)
"Vitamin B17 appears in abundance in untamed nature. Because B17 is bitter to the taste, in man's attempt to improve tastes and flavors for his own pleasure, he has eliminated bitter substances like B17 by selection and cross-breeding. It can be stated as a general rule that many of the foods that have been domesticated still contain the vitamin B17 in that part not eaten by modem man, such as the seeds in apricots. Listed below is an evaluation of some of the more common foods. Keep in mind that these are averages only and that specimens vary widely depending on variety, locale, soil, and climate. " (www.vitaminb17.org)
Here is a list of foods containing Vitamin B17.
Fruits Range
blackberry, domestic-low
blackberry, wild-high
boysenberry -med.
choke cherry -high
wild crabapple -high
market cranberry -low
Swedish (lignon) cranberry-high
currant -med.
elderberry -med. to high
gooseberry. -med.
huckleberry -med.
loganberry -med.
mulberry -med.
quince -med.
raspberry-med.
Seeds Range
apple seeds -high
apricot seed -high
buckwheat -med.
cherry seed -high
flax -med.
millet -med.
nectarine seed -high
peach seed -high
pear seeds -high
plum seed -high
prune seed -high
squash seeds -med.
Beans Range
black -low
black-eyed peas-low
fava-high
garbanzo -low to med.
green pea -low
kidney -low to med.
lentils-med.
lima, U.S. -low
l
ima, Burma -med.
mung -med. to high
shell -low
Nuts (all raw) Range
bitter almond-high
cashew-low
macadamia-med. to high
Sprouts Range
alfalfa-med.
bamboo -high
fava -med.
garbanzo -med.
mung-med.
Leaves Range
alfalfa-high
b
eet tops -low
eucalyptus -high
spinach -low
water cress -low
Tubers Ranged
cassava -high
sweet potato -low
yams-low
Range
High — above 500 mgs. nitriloside per 100 grams food
Medium — above 100 mgs. per 100 grams food
Low — below 100 mgs. per 100 grams food
Sprouts Range
