Re: soaking nuts and irradiation

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Although I have been soaking nuts before consumption for quite some

time now, a thought occurred to me whilst putting another batch of

almonds in water.

Soaking is adviced for the reasons of unlocking the enzyme

inhibitors, and thus assisting in digestion. Irradiation is done to

kill enzymes and other nasties, mostly to extend shelf life.

Am I on the right track here with my thinking? If irradiation

becomes the rule (which I believe it is), is soaking still of

use?

Hanneke

At 12:00 AM 27/01/2008, you wrote:

THanks . I have heard of

the book but never saw it. I'll order it at the library and take a

look.

Samala,

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U might want to get the book, Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon.

It covers many health ideas and also some great recipes, which

includes soaking nuts in salt water overnight. u can borrow it

from

the library, which i did, and then decided it was well worth the

money

and purchased my own copy.

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