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Benefits of anti-nutrients

  Anti-nutrients promote autophagy, anti-aging and anti-cancer https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/anti-nutrients/     << source article                                          .........for details and food sources of such anti-nutrients, go here  << Anti-nutrients like phytates, lectins and glucosinolates are removed or deactivated by soaking, sprouting or boiling food before eating. But their removal, also destroys anti-aging , anti-cancer BENEFITS ! ......   Many anti-nutrients have  antioxidant  and anticancer actions, so avoiding them entirely is not recommended. [3,4]                                                                    ~ Glossary ~ Autophagy  : when the body eats itself, thereby eliminating old senescent cells that can  no longer divide and are otherwise at high risk of turning cancerous (a desirable thing), in Chinese medicine, this is known as Detoxing (aka 'Gai Toke', in Cantonese). Auto = self,  phagy = eating Apoptosis : when