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Re nuts: if you soak them for 12 hours in salted water, then bake them in the oven at real low temp, like 50-60 deg’s for 12-24 hours. What this does is neutralises their enzyme inhibitors resulting in a nut that is much more easily digestible.

To put that in English…nuts have stuff in them to stop them growing and to stop them turning into compost. If you soak the nuts, you wake them up, they think its time to start growing. The enzyme inhibitors are neutralised and they start growing I little bit. Now the enzymes inhibitors are gone the nutrients are much more available and its much easier the digest.

As an added bonus they taste better too. They come out all crispy. Yumm.

(cashew nuts only need soaking for 6 hours tops)

I normal soak ‘em overnight and in the morning put them in the oven at low temp for the day. Piss easy, tastes great.

For more top tips check out “Nourishing Traditions” by Sally Fallon.

edit: same applies to seeds