Just like honey, nuts have a high content of calories but the properties they have are so good that it is impossible to leave them out of the daily diet. Its high protein count makes them essential for vegetarian people that do not eat any meat, fish or milk products. Cashews, nuts, pine nuts, hazelnuts, almonds and coconuts are some of the most nutritious.
A healthy heart
A lot of nuts, particularly almonds, nuts, hazelnuts and coconuts have high levels of vitamin E, which is very important to protect the body from cardiac diseases. Despite the fact that nuts have a high content of fat, this is fundamentally, except in the case of coconuts, mono unsaturated and this is the reason that most nuts contribute to reducing cholesterol, given they are eaten moderately. Nuts not only reduce cholesterol but they also help reduce blood pressure and help to prevent blood clotting. Some nuts also help produce red blood cells and help avoid anemia from showing up.
Antioxidants
Besides the antioxidant vitamin E, a lot of nuts contain vitamin C, particularly Brazilian nuts, hazelnuts and coconuts. Hazelnuts and cashews have beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A. these vitamins are essential for the immunological health and to build defenses against disease. Of all the antioxidant minerals, Brazilian nuts and nuts have selenium, whereas almonds, pine nuts and hazelnuts have zinc. A lot of nuts also contain several of the B vitamins and are responsible for metabolizing the energy food and reinforcing the nervous system.
Strengthening powers
Nuts are an energizing food because of their high protein and carbohydrate content. Because of this, it is recommended that people with low weight problems or convalescing people eat them. They are a good source of protein for people that are following vegetarian diets or for people that have a small appetite. The elevated levels of calcium that nuts have as well as almonds and hazelnuts help to strengthen the bones, hair and teeth. Besides this a lot of nuts have anti-inflammatory properties. This condition helps to diminish the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory skin afflictions.
Coconuts have high levels of folic acid and contain fito estrogens, which are very useful for women with PMS and for the collateral effects of menopause.
Selecting, storing and using
Try to buy nuts that have not been processed, in other words nuts that don’t have salt, have been whitened, sliced or crushed. You can take the skin off of them and eat them directly like that and they are very flavorful this way. Nuts can be used in many different recipes be it sweet or salty or eaten as snacks.
The only exception to what has been previously said is coconut. Coconuts are actually a fruit and not a nut. They are obtained in different ways, depending on the grade of ripeness. Younger coconuts are green and are full of coconut milk that is very nutritious and effervescent and can be drunken directly with a straw. On the other hand coconut meat can be dried and turned into coconut almond. Coconut can be bought in different ways such as dry, fresh or canned. As a general recommendation, try to buy the fresher version and the less processed one as possible.
The advantages of nuts
- Protect the body against cardiovascular diseases
- Diminish high cholesterol
- Give strength to the bones, hair and teeth
- Alleviate PMS and menopause symptoms
- Strengthens the blood and avoid anemia
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