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"Brett Saks, BS, DC" <[log in to unmask]>
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> My sister brought me some plain roasted, unsalted macadamia nuts from Nairobi,
> Kenya.  I seem to have had a reaction to them.  Does anyone know if flour is
> used in roasting nuts?
> -Linda
 
Probably not any flour but nuts and seeds are often preserved with a fungus
called aspergillus.  (i.e. peanuts)  There may also be a crop
chemical that was used on them.  does your reaction feel like a
gluten reaction?  How bout a lot of fat in the nuts?
 
Brett
 
Brett Saks, BS, DC
Holistic Chiropractor
Atlanta, Georiga
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