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you know i’ve talked a lot about grains blocking  zinc because of the anti-nutrient phytic acid  

but did you know that nuts also have  phytic acid and actually has quite a bit  

of course most people consume more grains than  they do nuts but the anti-nutrient phytic acid  

has the ability to bind with zinc and block it  from being absorbed in our bodies it binds with  

iron phosphorus magnesium calcium chromium copper  and manganese so if you’re consuming a lot of  

phytic acid you can end up being deficient also  phytic acid inhibits certain enzymes that help  

you digest protein like pepsin and trypsin also  a starch enzyme called amylase so these things  

are blocked now let’s say for example we had a  hundred grams of nuts brazil nuts take the lead  

with the most phytic acid it has 1790 milligrams  of phytic acid then almonds with 1400 milligrams  

then walnuts with 982 milligrams peanuts with  952 milligrams of phytic acid and then we have  

hazelnuts with 648 milligrams of phytic acid and  so there’s quite a bit of this anti-nutrient in  

nuts so what you need to know is there are ways  to reduce phytic acid number one just not consume  

as much also realize that your own gut has certain  microbes that can make the enzyme phytase that can  

break down phytic acid okay so that’s good so  you might not even have any issue with this at  

all but if you germinate your nuts that means you  soak them overnight dry them out and consume them  

you’re going to reduce phytic acid i talked about  this in my book also if you boil or pressure cook  

nuts you’re going to actually reduce the phytic  acid now realize this one point in order for  

phytic acid to bind with zinc it has to be in  the same mixture okay so let’s say for example  

you start eating red meat or other foods okay and  you start getting the benefit of zinc then you eat  

nuts after that and so it’s not exactly the  same mixture okay you’ll probably be somewhat  

okay because zinc has to be exposed or connected  to phytic acid also if you’re including a lot  

more foods higher in zinc and a lot less foods  lower in phytic acid you’re going to be in good  

shape like seafood oysters are at the top of the  list red meats very very high amounts of zinc and  

fish have a good amount of zinc so i just want  to increase your awareness on other things that  

can deplete your zinc and that’s because zinc is  a very very important trace mineral hey before  

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