Whole wheat is high in phytic acid, a fact that has made devotees of Sally Fallon (author of Nourishing Traditions) diligently soak their grains or choose options like oatmeal. Fallon recommends soaking grains, legumes, and nuts to reduce the phytic acid in the food and increase your absorption of key dietary minerals. Fallon lit the…
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Amanda Rose, Ph.D., is a political scientist and author of "Rebuild from Depression," on the link between nutrient deficiencies and depression. Her own zinc deficiency led to a keen interest in phytic acid, a component in grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds that inhibits our digestion of zinc and other minerals. A thorough examination of kitchen remedies for phytic acid is in the Phytic Acid White Paper. -
