Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Keto and Interminate Fasting Podcast.

Where Dr. Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing

healthy weight.

Hey guys, in this video we're going to talk about something called Phytates, 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 and I'm going to cover why it's not.

But Phytocacid 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 in 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 Phytocacid.

Well, if you're consuming some seeds and some nuts and other foods, you're going to be

totally fine and I'm going to tell you why.

So number one, your microbes, the friendly bacteria in your gut, actually make phytase.

That is the enzyme that breaks down Phytocacid.

So your body has the capacity, dismantle, excess amounts of Phytocacid.

And your body will adapt to it.

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