Raw agave and digestion

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Permalink Reply by Deirdre on April 30, 2009 at 8:34pm

Hmm - I think I'm going to switch back to raw honey, and only use agave for the occasional raw dessert, not everyday in my tea. Thanks for your thoughts!

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Permalink Reply by Ardnaxela on April 30, 2009 at 2:36am

Might be the excess sugar. I've heard (and somewhat experienced) that too much sugar can upset digestion in the small intestine.

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Permalink Reply by Deirdre on April 30, 2009 at 8:35pm

But regular raw cane sugar doesn't have the same effect. So it's either the agave or else something else weird is going on with me.

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Permalink Reply by Paddy on April 30, 2009 at 7:06am

What brand are you using? Some are processed different than other and some add things to there agave like corn syrup lol.
I found these audios and article really interesting in regard to agave

http://radicalhealth.com/issues/2007-05-09:agave-healing-magic.txt
http://radicalhealth.com/av/2008/07/29/2008-07-29-00-super-foods-10...

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Permalink Reply by Deirdre on April 30, 2009 at 8:34pm

Thanks for the links - interesting!

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Permalink Reply by Burke Bryant on April 30, 2009 at 8:38pm

To be honest I have never seen the process to create Raw Agave... I have seen many creating "Agave" that claim to be raw, but the process is far from raw. If you were eating 100% raw and the Agave was creating a problem, then it just might not be raw, thus the irritation.
Something to consider.
P.S don't believe every label you seen.
Dive into the books.

Cheers,
Burke Bryant

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Permalink Reply by Deirdre on April 30, 2009 at 8:44pm

I'm not 100% raw, more like 97%, so it's not whether or not it's raw, but I think you're right about the processing - I mean, it's not like honey, which just comes out of the comb.

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