“Should you soak grains for nutrition?” someone at our charter school asked me. “Yes, absolutely.” Grains contain phytic acid which inhibit your absorption of iron, zinc, calcium, and magnesium. If you rely on grains (and legumes and nuts) for these minerals, it is absolutely to your benefit to soak them before eating them. Here is…
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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. -
