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When eating apples, do you eat the core?
Yes 17%  17%  [ 4 ]
No 74%  74%  [ 17 ]
Sometimes 9%  9%  [ 2 ]
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02 Oct 2010, 5:24 pm

CowboyFromHell wrote:
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The seeds in the apple have B17 which is known to kill cancer cells in the human body. They taste okay but I don't eat them often.


I just looked it up, apparently B17 is just a friendly name for the active ingredient of cyanide and that it's been illegal for a long time. I also read that it is a hoax that it is a cancer treatment/cure.

I guess that's a hoax within itself, because the government lies all the time. We've had a cure for AIDS for a while, there is one registered with the U.S. Patent Office, I've seen the file at the website. It's hiding in plain site, they just don't tell us because the corporations make more money off of treatment.

I used to eat the core, but I've gone years without eating apples frequently so I fell out of habit. Love apples, but I never think to eat them.


That is correct, but it is not illegal to eat the seeds. It's also found in apricot kernels which I don't believe is illegal and are still for sale as far as I know. Whether it's a hoax or not for curing cancer is debatable. I don't know but I tend to think the medical industry wants to debunk certain things pertaining to natural medicine. Calcium is definitely a great benefit in that regard for many ailments but it's easy to make people skeptical of these things. You aren't supposed to eat large volumes of course with B17 and for that reason it would need to be regulated, I guess.


Even though I realize you know what I meant, I do know apple seeds aren't illegal, just the drug contained in them. This is a similar (but not the same) situation with marijuana. Marijuana is generally illegal, however you will find marijuana seeds in packaged gerbil food, although they are sterile. I've eaten the seeds along with the core without even bothering to remove them.


Yeah, I know what you mean, and they are probably good for you.



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02 Oct 2010, 5:28 pm

B17 is also found in the seeds of blackberries, raspberries and strawberries and is a natural way to stay healthy.



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02 Oct 2010, 5:45 pm

Meadow wrote:
B17 is also found in the seeds of blackberries, raspberries and strawberries and is a natural way to stay healthy.


Do you mean I was right in assuming that the FDA is lying about there being poisonous effects of the seeds and no health benefits? I didn't think they'd lie about something like seeds. I guess you can't make the apple illegal if you ban the seeds (too much profit from the health freaks in fresh food these days to only sell prepackaged apple wedges).


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02 Oct 2010, 5:52 pm

CowboyFromHell wrote:
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B17 is also found in the seeds of blackberries, raspberries and strawberries and is a natural way to stay healthy.


Do you mean I was right in assuming that the FDA is lying about there being poisonous effects of the seeds and no health benefits? I didn't think they'd lie about something like seeds. I guess you can't make the apple illegal if you ban the seeds (too much profit from the health freaks in fresh food these days to only sell prepackaged apple wedges).


No, it does have those properties but it would take quite a large amount to become toxic. Taken in a normal fashion, it is very good for your health to eat. Natural substances can't be patented in and of themselves so there's no profit margin there.