The Sprouting Book: How to Grow and Use Sprouts to Maximize Your Health and Vitality

The Sprouting Book: How to Grow and Use Sprouts to Maximize Your Health and Vitality

by Ann Wigmore
The Sprouting Book: How to Grow and Use Sprouts to Maximize Your Health and Vitality

The Sprouting Book: How to Grow and Use Sprouts to Maximize Your Health and Vitality

by Ann Wigmore

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Overview

Filled with essential vitamins, proteins, and enzymes that cleanse, rejuvenate, and heal the body, sprouts just might be the perfect food. In The Sprouting Book, nutritionist Ann Wigmore unlocks the secrets to one of nature’s most beneficial foods, arming readers with all they need to know in order to eat, grow, and reap the benefits of sprouts. This comprehensive guide offers:
  • Information on how sprouts work to strengthen your immune system, boost your metabolism, and increase your energy
  • Methods on how to grow the best-looking, best-tasting sprouts for you and your family
  • Facts on how sprouts can help to heal illness and improve your health
  • More than fifty quick, simple, and delicious sprout recipes
 A trusted and celebrated source from a pioneer in natural health, The Sprouting Book is the perfect guide for dieters, vegetarians, athletes, or anyone who wants to look good and feel better.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781101662380
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 06/01/1986
Sold by: Penguin Group
Format: eBook
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 638,471
File size: 6 MB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Ann Wigmore dedicated her life to teaching others the health benefits of natural foods. Ann spent years experimenting to find simple, healthy, and inexpensive ways to grow and prepare nutrient-rich foods. She wrote over fifteen books, including The Wheatgrass Book and Be Your Own Doctor. 

Table of Contents

Prefacev
1Ancient Medicine, Modern Food1
2From Seed to Nutritious Food5
Enzymes and Vital Food Factors in Sprouts6
Amino Acids (Proteins) in Sprouts7
Vitamins in Sprouts8
Minerals and Trace Elements in Sprouts10
Chlorophyll in Sprouts12
3Sprouting and Health15
Can Sprouts Help Control Cancer?16
Sprouts: The Ideal Companion for Dieters17
Sprouts and Your Sex Life18
Slowing the Aging Clock with Sprouts19
4The Economics of Sprouting23
Cost of Sprouts Per Pound23
Healing Camps in India25
Fresh Sprouts versus Dried25
5Shopper's Guide to Sprouting Seeds29
Choosing Seeds for Sprouting37
Organic versus Nonorganic38
6Growing A Home Sprout Garden39
The Basic Care of Sprouts41
What to Sprout41
Getting Started42
The Jar Method42
Using Sprout Bags45
Tray-Type Sprouters46
Sprouting Automatically47
Growing Mung and Adzuki Beans48
Harvesting Your Sprouts49
What Happens If...51
Mixing Sprouts Harmoniously53
Sprouting Chart56
7Growing Greens Indoors61
About Buckwheat Lettuce and Sunflower Greens62
Setting Up an Indoor Garden62
Growing Greens Indoors63
Planting Instructions66
Indoor Gardening Chart68
Reclaiming Topsoil Through Composting69
Composting Instructions71
8Simple Recipes with Sprouts75
Preparation75
Recipes78
9Sprouts for Travel and for Your Pets103
Traveling with Sprouts103
Sprouts for Your Pets104
Epilogue107
Index111
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