Phytic acid is in cereals, grains, bran, nuts and seeds. A drawback is that the acid chelates minerals such as magnesium and phosphorous, possibly leaving consumers undernourished.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytic_acid
One way to lessen the amount of phytic acid is to soak nuts or seeds in water for hours. I soak walnuts for 24 hours, changing the water midway, once. However, simply adding a certain kind of salt to your meals that contain significant amounts of phytic acid may help, as long as you keep the salt dose to less than 2.3 grams. The kind of salt is not what is called "table salt." Rather, "sea salt" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_salt or
Himalayan salt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_salt#Uses
(how that upper limit was determined: The Journal of the American Medication Association Internal Medicine published a study that found modest amounts of salt in your diet aren't harmful. It seems possible to me that you can safely go up to 3 grams.)
Disclaimer. I know of no study that examines the salt-acid interaction in the human body.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytic_acid
One way to lessen the amount of phytic acid is to soak nuts or seeds in water for hours. I soak walnuts for 24 hours, changing the water midway, once. However, simply adding a certain kind of salt to your meals that contain significant amounts of phytic acid may help, as long as you keep the salt dose to less than 2.3 grams. The kind of salt is not what is called "table salt." Rather, "sea salt" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_salt or
Himalayan salt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_salt#Uses
(how that upper limit was determined: The Journal of the American Medication Association Internal Medicine published a study that found modest amounts of salt in your diet aren't harmful. It seems possible to me that you can safely go up to 3 grams.)
Disclaimer. I know of no study that examines the salt-acid interaction in the human body.
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