Introduction: Sunflower seeds, pine nuts, and other nuts are not only "leisure food" in life, but also a good choice for food therapy and health. Often eat can nuts result "teeth appropriate often knock", "saliva often swallows" effect, also rich in a variety of nutrients, is a good habit of prolonging life and benefit the brain.
The health goodness of nuts!
✵Ancient and modern gleanings:
The ancients said hazelnut "benefit strength, gastrointestinal, regulate the middle and not hungry, very good in hiking."Ancient herbal classics points out that pine nut tastes sweet and nourish the blood, sufficient blood and Qi, the five viscera nourish themselves, hair turn black and not hungry, it can extend the years, light the body and not easily turn old. So it is known as "longevity fruit." The walnut kernel is a traditional brain food in China, the ancients thought that it can "replenish the kidney and brain, benefit wisdom." It can be seen that nuts have been good food for health since ancient times.
✵The nutritional value of nuts:
Hazelnut is rich in nutrition, containing 8 kinds of amino acids needed by the human body, and the content is much higher than a walnut kernel. Hazelnuts also contain more calcium, phosphorus, and iron than other nuts. Because of its rich nutrition and luscious taste, people have regarded it as a precious kernel since ancient times, with the lauded "king of nuts." The incidence of angina pectoris was 50% lower in those who ate almond kernels. Almond kernel has the function of regulating insulin and blood sugar level, which is one of the dietary therapy methods for diabetic patients. Almond kernels are rich in element boron and calcium, which may also help prevent osteoporosis in menopausal women. Almond kernels are one of the better natural sources of vitamin E, rich in phospholipids, calcium and cancer-fighting element selenium. And the nuts peanut, walnut, sunflower seed, pine nut, Chinese chestnut also are the nut that we often eat in daily life, having a lot of benefits to the body.
✵How to eat nuts:
When shopping for nuts, look for ones that are complete in appearance, fresh in taste, and free of odors and rancid oils. Size doesn't affect the taste. Each person can eat 1 ~ 2 servings per day, the so-called one serving, about two walnuts, or 6 to 8 cashew nuts. Eating a handful of almond kernels (28 grams or about 23 grains) a day does not increase weight gain. 5 to 15 percent of the calories from nuts go straight out of the body. But people trying to lose weight should not snack on nuts. Instead, they should substitute refined grains (such as cake) or red meat (pork, beef, lamb) to avoid excess calories that can lead to obesity. If nuts have a "skin" or "coat", it is better to eat them together, which is also rich in nutrients. Besides, the purine content of nuts is higher, gout patients should eat less, people with high triglycerides should also pay attention. Pregnant women should not eat more nuts, such as cashews contains a lot of allergens, will greatly increase the risk of children to become allergic constitution. When eating nuts, put them in a brine packet or press cloth and break them. Be careful not to overdo it or they will become powdery and lose their crispness.
The benefits of eating more nuts:
✵1. Protect eyesight: survey results show that children who like to eat hard food tend to have good eyesight, because the activities of choroid tissue in the eyes will affect the retina of the imaging, thus determining the quality of vision. Do not chew hard food for a long time in life, and the muscle strength of the face becomes weak, the regulating function of the lens cannot work well, thus causing the natural weakening of vision.
✵2. Fight malaria: some children with cerebral malaria have lower levels of an amino acid called arginine in their blood than normal children. Nuts are rich in arginine. Children who eat more nuts can increase their body's ability to fight malaria.
✵3. Anti-diabetes: the unsaturated fatty acid, fiber, and magnesium contained in nut food can improve the secretion of insulin in the body and the decomposition of sugar by insulin, thus achieving the effect of controlling blood sugar. Women who eat more nuts in moderation may be able to prevent type 2 diabetes.
✵4. Nourish the brain and boost intelligence: although nuts contain a lot of oil, but mostly unsaturated fatty acids, it is rich in linoleic acid, linolenic acid, can promote the synthesis of phospholipids in the cerebral cortex--DHA and AA, help children's brain development, can also play a nourishing brain and puzzle effect on adults.
✵5. Protect your heart against cancer: nuts are a great way to prevent heart disease. Rich in monounsaturated fatty acids and plant sterols, it helps to lower the "bad" cholesterol in the blood, called LDL cholesterol. And many nuts, such as walnuts, walnuts, almonds, and peanuts, contain ellagic acid, which inhibits cancer cell growth.
✵ Tips: Most of the nuts on the market are made into "salty flavor", "spiced" and "creamy" flavor, which is unbearable for the tongue and mouth when you eat too much. Excessive salt also aggravates the kidney burden. Original taste is better.
Introduction: Sunflower seeds, pine nuts, and other nuts are not only "leisure food" in life, but also a good choice for food therapy and health. Often eat can nuts result "teeth appropriate often knock", "saliva often swallows" effect, also rich in a variety of nutrients, is a good habit of prolonging life and benefit the brain.
✵Ancient and modern gleanings:
✵The nutritional value of nuts:
✵How to eat nuts:
✵1. Protect eyesight: survey results show that children who like to eat hard food tend to have good eyesight, because the activities of choroid tissue in the eyes will affect the retina of the imaging, thus determining the quality of vision. Do not chew hard food for a long time in life, and the muscle strength of the face becomes weak, the regulating function of the lens cannot work well, thus causing the natural weakening of vision.
✵2. Fight malaria: some children with cerebral malaria have lower levels of an amino acid called arginine in their blood than normal children. Nuts are rich in arginine. Children who eat more nuts can increase their body's ability to fight malaria.
✵4. Nourish the brain and boost intelligence: although nuts contain a lot of oil, but mostly unsaturated fatty acids, it is rich in linoleic acid, linolenic acid, can promote the synthesis of phospholipids in the cerebral cortex--DHA and AA, help children's brain development, can also play a nourishing brain and puzzle effect on adults.
