Carol DM
Continuing with my Top Ten Healthiest Foods in the World Series.
In case you missed other posts you can find them here:
Now for the # 4 healthiest food in the world. As you can see from the photo, it is Walnut.
Date back to 10000 B.C the walnuts are the oldest known tree food in the world. It mainly cultivates in U.S, France, Romania and China. Walnut is a great healthy food and has numerous medicinal properties.
Health benefits of walnut
- The walnuts contain three important omega 3 fatty acids – lenoleic acid, alpha-lenolenic acid and arachidonic acid. The daily intake of walnuts reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases, colon and prostate cancers, stroke and coronary artery disease.
- The chemicals such as melatonin, carotenoids and ellagic acid present in walnuts can reduce inflammation, aging and neurological diseases with anti-oxidant activity.
- The high level of popyphenolic antioxidants in walnuts can fight against harmful free radicals. In that way the walnuts can reduce the chances of many diseases cause by the action of free radicals, including cardiovascular diseases, neurological diseases, stress and pulmonary disease.
- The walnuts consist of many essential minerals, including manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium. These minerals can improve the digestion system and sperm generation.
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Learning from this food series anyone?
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I eat 3 walnuts every day. They help me with my cholesterol and my thyroid problems. Very useful post.
i think i missed salmon somehow!
Walnuts are great. My dad said always have walnuts in the shell in the house.
Great food to eat
great tool to keep kids off your lawn!
We’ll the link is above, feel free to visit. 🙂 I love walnuts as well. We had more pecans growing up. My uncle had a pecan tree orchard. We would lawyer speck up pecans as they fell to the ground. I totally forgot about those memories. I should writ about them.
i would love the pecan stories, will catch up on salmon!
I love adding walnuts in salads and while baking goodies like cookies, brownies etc.
I love them in a salad as well Dawn. Take care!
Sweet potato surprises me. I never knew it was healthy
Yes they are very healthy. They have vitamins, minerals, source of fiber and regulate the sugar and insulin levels in your blood.
adding it to the shopping list! Thanks
I like them because they are a little soft and great in brownies.
I love nuts. We had a tree for many years in our garden.
Same here, I would love to have a tree, pecans are good as well.
Such a healthy and important nut, but to be honest, it’s my least favorite nut.