Two Minute Healthy Buzz Every Friday you’ll receive a Two Minute Healthy Buzz video, offering inspiration and clarity with a dash of common sense. Last week you soaked your almonds overnight. I mentioned in the video, How to Soak and Sprout Your Almonds’ that ‘raw’ almonds are not really raw and that you will not be able to sprout ‘raw’ store bought almonds. In today’s video you’ll learn why ‘raw’ does not mean ‘raw’ when it comes to almonds that are grown in the U.S. Here’s your question today: True or false The use of the word ‘raw’ on a label means that the product has not been cooked, heated or otherwise treated with chemicals. In other words, raw means raw. Would you buy almonds if the label clearly stated “Not really raw. Fumigated with Propylene Oxide Gas (a possible human carcinogen), for your protection”? Watch Today’s Video: Are Raw Almonds, Really Raw? 
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