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Soak them overnight in coconut water or put them in your smoothies

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Yes, sprouting the oats is a much better idea. Unsprouted oats have nutrient + enzyme inhibitors (like phytic acid) that make them difficult to digest and rob your body of nutrients [all grains, legumes, nuts and seeds do], but when you sprout them most of these inhibitors are deactivated. Sprouting also dramatically increases the enzyme, vitamin, and even mineral levels, and also increases the bioavailability of those nutrients. When you sprout seeds some b vitamin levels can increase 2,000-3,000%!

Raw nuts, seeds, grains, legumes (including oats) = hard to digest, irritate your digestive tract and inhibit nutrient absorption. In the long run these foods can cause serious mineral deficiencies.

Sprout nuts, seeds, grains, legumes (including oats) = very easy to digest, loaded with vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and other phytonutrients in the most absorbable form. Because they're rapidly growing, sprouts are also brimming with electromagnetic vibration (life energy), far more then any other food. An amazing food capable of fixing many nutrient deficiencies.

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Yes. Nuts (and seeds, grains, and legumes) contain nutrient and enzyme inhibitors that not only make them very hard to digest, but can also rob your body of minerals. Long-term consumption of unsprouted nuts and seeds can lead to serious mineral deficiencies and digestive problems. Most people just soak their nuts, and that does help break down the inhibitors, but only partially. Sprouting is necessary for maximum digestion and nutrient availability.

Why does sprouting inactivate these compounds? Well, they serve two main purposes: prevent the seed from germinating in unfavorable conditions and prevent the seed from being eaten before it germinates (after that it's on its own). The condition these seeds are waiting for is optimum moisture; sprouting emulates natural rainfall conditions and tricks the seed into germinating. Before it germinates, it can lay dormant for years. But when it starts to germinate, the enzymatic activity skyrockets, concentrated fats, proteins, and carbohydrates are predigested and broken down into more easily digestible forms, and nutritional compounds like vitamins and phytonutrients increase dramatically (remember that the plant produces these for it's own benefit and metabolic purposes. Germination results in a massive increase in enzymes, vitamins, some minerals, hormones, oxygen levels, and other phytonutrients, and to top it off sprouts have the highest electromagnetic vibration [read: life force energy] of any food due to this rapid growth and mobilization of nutrients). So as you see, sprouting doesn't just eliminate harmful compounds, but greatly magnifies the nutrient levels in the food too. In this age of high stress and pollution, sprouts are necessary for proper health and nutrition. Veggies, fruits, and unsprouted nuts and seeds just won't cut it anymore (more on that later).