Is Phytic Acid Bad For You?

<div class="styles__EpisodeBoxContainer-sc-9efwmx-0 gEcxRC"> <div class="css-w2kzi3"> <div class="css-tojiys"> <div class="css-4dzswa"> <div class="chakra-collapse"> <p>In this week's video, I'm talking about phytic acid.</p> <p>If you have been around the paleo community or keto community for the last 20 years, you have probably been schooled on the horror of consuming phytic acid-rich foods.</p> <p>What is phytic acid anyways? Phytic acid is essentially the storage form of phosphorus in the plant. Phytic acid is found in abundance in grains, seeds, legumes, and nuts.</p> <p>I would also recommend sprouting, soaking, fermenting, or cooking your grains, nuts, seeds, potatoes, beans to increase their digestibility but I wouldn’t stress about completely clearing phytic acid from your meal.</p> <p>Sprouting alone has shown to increase bioavailability of minerals in many grains from 40-98% depending on the grain.</p> <p>When might you want to pay special attention to the amount of phytic acid you're consuming?</p> <p>If you're a vegan or vegetarian</p> <p>If you're eating a lot of soy products</p> <p>If you're anemic</p> <p>If you're getting sick all of the time</p> <p>If you're not getting enough zinc</p> <p>So, if you are concerned about iron, calcium or zinc you could always eat foods or supplements at another time during the day and in so doing bypass the phytic acid issue.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="styles__EpisodeBoxContainer-sc-9efwmx-0 gEcxRC"> <div class="css-1xbu71s"> </div> </div> <p>___</p> <p>Want to know what some of the food staples are for me and my family?</p> <p>Download my grocery lists for Costco and Trader Joe's. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ http://go.drwholeness.com/grocerylists</p> <p>Ask your lifestyle health questions on social media, tag @drwholeness and use #accumulatehealth.</p> <p>--</p> <p>Connect with Dr. Matt online:</p> <p>📍 Instagram </p> <p><a href= "https://instagram.com/drwholeness">https://instagram.com/drwholeness</a></p> <p>📍 Facebook</p> <p><a href= "https://facebook.com/drw