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hey guys in this video we’re gonna talk

about something called fight tights okay

now it’s kind of gotten a bad rap and

considered an anti-nutrient when in fact

it’s not really an anti-nutrient per se

I’m gonna cover why it’s not but phytic

acid is a very powerful antioxidant in

certain things like nuts and seeds like

the fiber and the rice and the fiber

around the grain beans and a small

amount in vegetables so it’s there to

protect the seed from growing so it’s

kind of like a natural preservative or a

protective thing and it is true that

when you consume foods with too much of

this it can block your zinc and your

iron and other minerals but in this

video I want to focus more on the seeds

and the nuts because if you’re on a

ketogenic diet you’re not going to be

consuming rice or grains or beans you

will be consuming vegetables and

sometimes people will say well you

shouldn’t be consuming nuts and seeds

because of the high levels of phytic

acid well if you’re consuming some seeds

and some nuts and other foods you’re

going to be totally fine and I’m gonna

tell you why

so number one did your microbes the

friendly bacteria in your gut actually

make fight case that is the enzyme that

breaks down phytic acid so your body has

the capacity dismantle excess amounts of

phytic acid and your body will adapt to

it if you actually consume seeds and

nuts in a regular basis your microbes

will give you more of this and this will

help make sure you don’t have an excess

amount of phytic acid alright number two

vitamin c in the vegetables that you

should be consuming okay increase the

absorption of iron which can be

inhibited when you have phytic acid okay

number three beta carotene and leafy

greens also increase the absorption of

iron so if you’re doing the greens that

will also help you absorb these minerals

alright number four adding meat to your

vegetables will also increase the

absorption of iron cooking or steaming

your vegetables decrease phytic acid so

when you’re consuming vegetables it’s

not a bad idea to steam or cook some of

them but make sure you have at least

with them raw as well because you get

benefits both ways when you actually

steam or cook you enhance certain

phytonutrients you also decrease some of

these so called anti nutrients at the

same time but when you consume more raw

you get more enzymes so I think a

balance of half raw and half steamed or

cooked would be a good thing all right

number six fermenting vegetables like in

sauerkraut and those pickles will

decrease phytic acid number seven most

people have too much iron as they get

older especially men our body is very

difficult time getting rid of iron but

they can actually absorb iron so if

you’re consuming iron from a supplement

or you’re consuming the wrong foods like

let’s say you’re doing a lot of pasta or

breads which is fortified with iron

which is a big mistake

you’re gonna start accumulating more and

more iron that iron can actually go into

the liver and cause cirrhosis it can go

into the pituitary gland then affect

your gonads to the point where your

testosterone is really low it can go

into the pancreas and even if cause

diabetes it can go into the brain and

cause dementia so too much iron is very

very bad as you get older and you’re

consuming leafy greens and more nuts and

you’re concerned about fighting acid

because it’s gonna deplete your iron

it’s one of the best things to help

regulate excessive amounts of iron it

can actually chelate or pull out

excessive amounts of iron so it’s a good

thing and if you’re eating other foods

in your diet like for example sea foods

you’re gonna get plenty of minerals

including the zinc and other trace

minerals which made be depleted by

phytic acid alright thanks for watching

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