Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 08:26:19 +1000 From: Ben Balzer <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Salad dressing >I even avoid nuts (eg almonds) because of concerns that they may contain >protease inhibitors and lectins- any information on this would be >appreciated. (even though I'm sure nuts were a traditional paleo food). Sally Fallon states in her book "Nourishing Traditions," that these anti-nutrients in nuts and seeds can be neutralized by sprouting or soaking them and drying at a very low temperatures. She also says that this increases the beneficial enzymes in the nuts. Binnie