Impressive Benefits of Walnuts
- Memory enhancement - Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids
- Depression help - Omega 3 fatty acids
- Improve fertility
- Hair and nail health
- Cancer prevention
- Improved motor function
- Skin health
- Heart health
- Weight management
- Energy from B vitamins
- Antioxidants - only blackberries have more
- Diabetic control - good fats - monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats
- Bone health - absorption of calcium
- Good for digestion - intestinal improvements
Nuts seem to be promoted mainly as a snack item or a dessert ingredient. A doctor repeatedly told one of our members to make walnuts a regular food item, even a daily food selection.
I may be a food pioneer, because I enjoyed frequent trips to the walnut and coconut boxes in the basement of the bakery. They were 50 pound boxes of the highest grade walnuts and coconut. Dad encouraged me to grab a handful when hungry. I was the family coconut fan, asking for coconut covered donuts and coconut flavored everything else. Toasted coconut rolled into glazed cake donuts? - yes, the prime ingredient in Barlow donuts, which were named after the local radio star and country music singer (not to mention the Big Red gum commercial).
When the diet of walnuts came up recently, I began eating them almost daily - and looking at the research. I linked the research above to let people do their own reading. The best presentation is linked under the walnuts photo.
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I was a food pundit before there were food pundits.
Could the benefits of walnuts be God's design? |
