What can not you do for your own health? I saw an advertisement for multivitamin tablets - I bought it, although it's expensive ... My friend advised me to drink such tasteless drinks (they say it helps), I tried it, I did not like it, but it's good for health ... Experts from the British Dietetic Association give their advice: forget all these recommendations and go to the daily consumption of a modest bowl of nuts. Their proposals are based on a twenty-year observation of the way of life and health of groups of men and women of different ages with more than 119 thousand people.
According to their observations, mortality among host nuts at least once a week, was seven percent lower compared to other observed. And those who like to eat nuts every day throughout the week, the probability of premature death during the study period was five times less than for fellow residents. Summarizing the research results, nutritionists conclude that people who regularly eat any kind of nuts - peanuts, pistachios, almonds and others - Mother Nature will give a chance to live much longer compared to those who can not stand them.Doctors, nutritionists avoid adoring words about a particular product, they prefer to talk about a healthy balanced diet. But nuts are worthy of such admiration. The antioxidants contained in them, at the molecular level, protect cells from damage, contribute to an active fight against cancer. Nuts are also rich in copper, zinc, iron, magnesium, manganese, which are necessary for the body to function effectively, protecting it, for example, from loss of memory or other diseases. In nuts, a high content of vitamins E and B, as well as omega-3 fatty acids, which maintain a proper level of stress hormones, especially such as adrenaline. And although the nuts in the content are fat, these fats are "good", which to some extent can reduce the risk of strokes and cardiovascular diseases. Naturally, each nut has its own advantages and disadvantages, some have a higher content of vitamins, in others, omega-3 predominates.
British nutritionists recommend taking a regular routine to eat a mixed set of nuts to get the full range of health benefits. After removing the shell, it is suggested to eat nuts unpurified from the peel, since it contains many nutrients. Then the benefits of nuts will be maximum. To take a great interest too it is not necessary - enough to eat per day about one ounce or 30 g, such a small handful is not more than a golf ball. Nutritionists in principle against salted or fried nuts, use for health should only raw untreated nuts.
So what should you love nuts for? Let's give some information for the main varieties of nuts. Such usual almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, peanuts, pistachios, cashews, as well as nuts that have recently appeared in Russia - exotic Brazil nuts, macadamia and pecans - all necessarily contain calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, rich in vitamins B2 (riboflavin) and E. Calcium is very necessary for strong, healthy bones and teeth, potassium is vital for a healthy nervous system, zinc is good for the immune system. But there are differences among these useful gifts of nature. For example, almonds contain more protein than other nuts, there is plenty of vitamin E in their fiber, which is necessary for the skin, eyes and immune system. Almond is recommended for those who decided to lose excess pounds. The International Journal of Obesity says that those who went on an almond diet could lose weight faster than fans of other methods of weight loss. The disadvantage is the indigestibility of almonds. It is necessary to soak for the night in water or milk, it will help.
But a selenium-rich Brazilian nut contains such a quantity of this useful mineral that after eating only one nut a day, a person will receive a daily dose prescribed by doctors. Selenium increases male fertility (fecundity, that is, the concept opposite to sterility), prevents the prostate, breast and bone cancer, helps with thyroid diseases. But its activity is so high that extremely high doses lead to hair loss and loss of nails, so a day can eat only three or four Brazil nuts.
A handful of cashew nuts contains almost a quarter of the recommended daily intake of magnesium, which helps turn food into energy, which is very good for bones. Nutrients contained in cashews contribute to the formation of collagen in the skin.
Ladies in an "interesting position", that is, future mothers, are strongly recommended hazelnuts. In the proposed daily dose of one ounce, which has already been mentioned above (28 g), there are only 20 nuts, but they contain 17 percent of folic acid, so necessary for pregnant women. Oleic acid helps reduce blood pressure and prevents dementia. So eat hazelnut, it is one of the most delicious nuts, it is also one of the healthiest foods.
Walnut contains more antioxidants than any other nut, making it the champion in the fight against cancer, stroke and heart disease. There is a mass of folk recipes for the use of nuts for the prevention and treatment of various diseases that confirm the medicinal properties of walnuts. But we will listen at first to the recommendations of doctors and we will eat walnuts in their primordial form. Naturally, in chocolate with nuts, there will be more harm than good.
The most popular nut is peanuts, similar to strawberries, an obvious search for antioxidants against cancer, but it is good only for those who do not have allergies to it. By the way, for the sake of justice, peanuts are not a nut, but a legume plant, the same as peas, beans, lentils. Unfortunately, many people "know" peanuts only in fried and salted form, when all the health benefits of the heart are lost.