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- Michelle Schoffro Cook
- October 4, 2012
- 5:11 pm
- 87 comments
If you throw away the seeds when you carve your next pumpkin you might want to reconsider, particularly after trying freshly roasted seeds. But they don’t just taste great, these seeds support superb health too.
Here’s how:
1. They’re high in the sleep-enhancing amino acid tryptophan that converts to serotonin in your body and helps ensure a good night’s sleep;
2. They’re also high in the heart-healing mineral magnesium, which is also Nature’s natural relaxant;
3. They’re high levels of easily-digestible protein helps stabilize blood sugar when eaten as a snack throughout the day. Stable blood sugar means weight loss if you’re trying to lose.
4. High in Omega 3s, pumpkin seed oil has been shown in studies to reduce the incidence of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)—a condition in which the prostate gland becomes enlarged.
5. Pumpkin seeds are also high in the prostate-protecting mineral zinc, making these seeds the ultimate snack for men’s health.
Keep reading to learn how to maximize the health benefits of roasted pumpkin seeds…
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Michelle Schoffro Cook
Michelle Schoffro Cook, MSc, RNCP, ROHP, DNM, PhD is an international best-selling and 14-time book author and doctor of traditional natural medicine, whose works include: 60 Seconds to Slim, Healing Recipes, The Vitality Diet, Allergy-Proof, Arthritis-Proof, Total Body Detox, The Life Force Diet, The Ultimate pH Solution, The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan, and The Phytozyme Cure. Check out her natural health resources and subscribe to her free e-magazine World's Healthiest News at WorldsHealthiestDiet.com to receive monthly health news, tips, recipes and more. Follow her on Twitter @mschoffrocook and Facebook.
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Thanks Made My Day :))
Good stuff! Thank you for sharing.
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lovely and easy. there's nothing like fresh flowers
87 comments
+ add your ownThank you! However, I think we need to be careful to find out where they come from.
.....still best of all....they're yummy, too.....
great item.......thanks
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This article brings me back to my youth spent in Greece. In open-air cinemas you could hear the noise of pumpkin and sunflower seeds (toasted and salted) crunching. It was sold as popcorn is sold in theaters these days.
always great info, thanks M.
This'll remind me not to throw out the scrapings when making my favourite pumpkin soup!
awesome!
thank you
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