Have you ever eaten nuts? Is it good? Of course it’s good. Nut is one of the most nutritious foods available to us. There are tons of benefit eating nuts. Nuts are used in various kinds of food products such as chocolate, ice-cream, cake, or just eat raw just like that. Nut is more healthy benefit than most of the vegetables and fruits. They say nuts contain omega-3 that good for your brain. Well, personally nuts are good for midnight snack while watching television, rather than eating other unhealthy snack.
Listed below are 8 healthy nuts and their benefits:
1 - Walnuts* - Boost the ability to recall - thanks to the omega-3 fatty acids. Walnuts contain more fatty acid than tuna and salmon - and no need to worry about mercury. Eating 1/4 cup daily provides the recommended daily amount needed to prevent depression and Alzheimer's.
2 - Almonds - Will help eliminate a headache - because, like aspirin, almonds contain salicylates, the same natural chemical that will reduce inflammation and block pain signals. Just a handful will provide the same benefit as two aspirins without the possibility of stomach upsets.
3 - Chestnuts** - Help ease stress - and are the only nut that contains vitamin C, a nutrient that helps ease stress. Chestnuts are also the nuts lowest in calories and fat. They can be eaten roasted, boiled or raw.
4 - Macadamia Nuts - Are good for the heart - due to the natural oils high in heart-healthy monounsaturated fat - which contains oleic fatty acids and palmitoleic fatty acids. Macadamia nuts have the highest amount of monounsaturated fatty acids in a natural food.
5 - Brazil Nuts - Reduce anxiety - due to their selenium. Just three Brazil nuts will give you a day's worth of this important mineral. Selenium has mood-boosting and anti-anxiety properties.
6 - Pecans - Will lower cholesterol - because of their high amount of plant sterols, vitamin E, and beta-sitosterol - which is a cholesterol lowering compound. Pecans can lower LDL (bad) cholesterol by16 percent. Pecans also have a higher antioxidant content than other nuts.
7 - Cashews - Reduce the risk of heart disease - due to the monounsaturated fats which, in turn, help to lower bad cholesterol. Cashews are also rich in iron, phosphorus, magnesium, selenium and zinc, as well as phytochemicals and antioxidants beneficial in protecting us from cancer. The magnesium is good for bone growth.
Note: Referred to as a nut, the cashew nut is botanically known as a seed.
8 - Pine Nuts - Are appetite suppressor - because they are a good source of a polyunsaturated fat known as pinolenic acid, which stimulates secretion from a hormone produced in the intestines - and signals your brain that you are full. Pine nuts also slow down the rate of how quickly your stomach empties, helping you feel full longer.
Note: Referred to as nuts, pine nuts are actually seeds from pine cones
