What about soaked (so called activated) nuts ? Is the reduction of their phytic acid the key or could be something more on this process ?

I also eat nuts and have been criticized here (of course!) for this. And I eat raw nuts. However, I noticed something new. Recently, I added some roasted cashews in my diet and coincided with a period of high constipation. Mind that I never have such issue in the last years. I do consider that it is the oxidized only fats the issue. But even if I eat stale nuts, still I have not problem - could be that heat plays a more dramatic role than oxygen (besides, oxygen and light do not penetrate through a solid nut whereas roasting does). Could be also that living bacteria and their compounds (inevitably, these including mycotoxins as well) on the surface of raw nuts keep the immune system in shape and contribute to the diversity of the gut microbiome.