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I'd heard about phytic acid before. Lectins are other component of all plants and concentrated in the seeds also (like legumes, beans, nuts, etc.)
But you can get rid of a good portion of both by soaking and draining and rinsing. Apparently we need a little bit of those things but when we eat too much of them, we can run into trouble. Like with the lectins, over consumption can cause leaky gut syndrome but small amounts also go after bacteria and virus's and moulds in your system. They have to be soaked overnight and then in the case of the beans for example, a good 15 minute boil will drop the amount of lectins to a healthy level. And that includes lentils. They should also be soaked.
Just as a point of interest, I discovered that eating soaked almonds are actually nicer to eat than dry ones. You should try it sometime.
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