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So someone recently asked a question about Brazil nuts.

Could this be a good source of selenium?

Now we're going to create a video on this because it's an important topic.

Selenium is really good for people with Hashimoto's because selenium acts as an antioxidant

and you have a lot of oxidation going on, especially hydrogen peroxide and selenium can counter

that.

And it also helps you convert the thyroid hormone T4 to T3, the active form.

But here's the problem, out of all the nuts, Brazil nuts have the highest amounts of

phytic acid of any nuts.

And phytic acid binds minerals, including selenium.

So if you're consuming Brazil nuts, you have to soak them in water overnight to germinate

the nut to get rid of the phytic acid.

Because if you consume them raw, you're going to have too much phytic acid and you're

going to block not just selenium, but zinc, iron, magnesium, calcium, chromium, manganese

and copper.

So you don't get the benefit of these minerals.

Now you could roast a nut, but the problem with that is that heat destroys these heat-sensitive

vitamins like vitamin E and a lot of the oils that are very beneficial.

So either soak your nuts overnight or get your selenium from seafood.

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