Walnut kernel and its health benefits.

Introduction of walnut kernel
Walnut kernel and its health benefits. Introduction: This article introduces the function of walnut, the nutritional value of walnut, the way to eat walnut, walnut food taboos and matters needing attention and other knowledge.

 Walnuts, also known as Juglans regia L., are members of the walnut family. The walnut kernel contains rich nutrients, about every 100 grams of walnut, there are 70 grams of protein, and walnut fat content is very little, about 10 grams of carbohydrates. Besides, walnuts also contain essential calcium and iron and other trace elements.

The nutritional value of walnuts.

 Walnut and Walnut Kernel 02 ✵The scientists found 20.97 units antioxidants per 100g of walnut kernels, 20 times more than citrus, the value is about 0.98 units for spinach, 0.04 for carrots and 0.31 for tomatoes.

 Experts suggest that the absorption of walnut antioxidant substances, can help the body away from many diseases. By now, walnuts have been known to reduce cholesterol in the blood and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

 ✵1. Walnut contains rich protein and fat: 15.4 grams of protein per 100 grams, 63 grams of fat, carbohydrate 10.7 grams, calcium 108 mg, phosphorus 329 mg, iron 3.2 mg, thiamine 0.32 mg, riboflavin 0.11 mg, niacin 1.0 mg. Fat composed of more linoleic acid, higher nutritional value, besides, also contains rich vitamins B, E.

 ✵2. Walnut is rich in vitamin B and E: it can prevent cell aging, strengthen the brain, enhance memory and delay aging. Walnut also contains special vitamin components, not only does not raise cholesterol level, but also can reduce the intestinal absorption of cholesterol, suitable for those with arteriosclerosis, hypertension and coronary heart disease.

 Introduction of walnut ✵3. The walnut kernel contains linoleic acid, calcium, phosphorus and iron: it is an ideal cosmetic agent for human body. It is often used to moisturize skin, black hair and prevent premature whitening and shedding of hair.

 ✵4. Walnut also contains a variety of trace elements needed by the human body: is an important auxiliary herb of Chinese Patent Medicine, with Qi and blood, cough and phlegm, moistening the lungs and kidney and other functions. When feeling tired, chew some walnut kernel, there is a relief of fatigue and stress.

 ✵5. Ancient herbal works Shennong Ben Cao identifies walnuts as top products for light-body and beneficial to Qi: eating walnut kernel is described in ancient works Shi Liao Ben Cao(the Food Therapy Herbs) of the Tang Dynasty as an appetizer, invigorating the blood and making the bones and muscle delicate.

 Walnut and Walnut Kernel 05 ✵6. Multiple unsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids: walnuts have multiple unsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids that can lower cholesterol. So eating walnuts is good for your heart.

 ✵7. Walnut fat content is high: eating walnut, intake oil, is conducive to nourishing the five internal viscera of the human body, strengthening the kidney and spleen, but also can moisturize the skin, help the skin anti-oxidation, anti-aging, and supplement the hair nutrition, improve hair quality, keep the hair black and beautiful.

 ✵8. Walnut kernel nutrients: walnut contains rich nutrients, each 100 grams walnut kernel contains protein 15 to 20 grams, 60 to 70 grams of fat, carbohydrates 10 grams; and contain the human body essential calcium, phosphorus, iron and other trace elements and minerals, as well as carotene, riboflavin and other vitamins.

 ✵9. Reduce intestinal absorption of cholesterol: the main component of fat contained in walnut is linoleic acid glycerine, after eating not only won't make cholesterol rise, but also can reduce intestinal absorption of cholesterol, therefore, it is a good tonic for patients with hypertension, arteriosclerosis. Besides, these oils can also supply the brain's matrix needs. The microelement zinc and manganese contained in walnut are an important component of the pituitary gland.

 ✵10. Neurasthenia therapeutic agent: walnut is not only the better brain food, but also neurasthenia therapeutic agent. Suffer from dizziness, insomnia, palpitation, forgetfulness, loss of appetite, waist and knee acid and soft, systemic weakness and other symptoms of the elderly, eat 1 to two walnuts every morning and evening, can play a tonic effect. Walnut also has higher medical effect to other diseases, such as it has the function of invigorating Qi and nourishing blood, moistening dryness and resolving phlegm, warming lung and moistening intestine, dispersing and swelling disinfection.

 ✵11. Effect of improving symptoms of tumors: in recent years, scientific research has also proved that walnut branches have the effect of improving symptoms of the tumor, fresh walnut branches and eggs boiled with water, and then eat eggs, can be used to prevent cervical cancer and various cancers. Walnut raw nutrition loss is the least, in the harvest season without drying fresh walnut kernel is delicious. At present, eating fresh walnut kernel is more common.

 
The effect and function of walnut.

 Walnut and Walnut Kernel 03 ✵1. Breaking blood and removing blood stasis: used for blood stagnation and menstruation, blood stasis and abdominal pain, blood-retention and crazy, bruising and blood stasis and other diseases.

 ✵2. Moistening dryness and smooth bowel: it is used for bowel dryness and constipation. This product is bitter to release blood stasis, into the liver blood, has a strong function of promoting blood circulation to regulate menstruation, remove blood stasis to produce new, suitable for blood stasis. Besides, both moistening intestine, cough relief.

 ✵3. Supplement deficiency and strengthen body and provide nutrition: it has been proved by animal experiments that mixed fat diet containing walnut oil can increase weight and serum albumin, while blood cholesterol level is increased slowly. Therefore, walnut is a rare supplement of high-fat substance.

 ✵4. Anti-inflammatory and bactericidal, skin care: the walnut kernel has direct anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effect. According to a clinical report, the walnut zinc-oxide paste that made from a mashed walnut kernel, treat dermatitis, eczema, effective rate can up to 100%. Walnut is rich in oil, which helps to moisturize the skin and maintain the vitality of the body.

 ✵5. Anti-cancer and anticancer: experiments show that the active components of walnut can inhibit the tumor of mice S37. Walnut has a certain inhibitory effect on a variety of tumors, such as esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, lung cancer, thyroid cancer, lymphatic sarcoma. Besides, walnut cancer patients have analgesia, promote white blood cells and protect the liver and other effects.

 ✵6. Boost your brain: children who eat fish and nuts get good grades, a new study from Oxford University found. The higher children's blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids (especially DHA), the better their reading ability and memory, and the lower their risk of behavioral problems. The main sources of omega-3 fatty acids include deep-sea fatty fish such as sardines, mackerel, salmon and tuna, flaxseed and nuts such as walnuts.

 ✵7. Lower your risk of depression: walnuts are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which can reduce the risk of depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), cancer and alzheimer's disease.

 ✵8. Reduce your risk of breast cancer: eating 2 ounces, about 60 grams of walnuts a day reduce your risk of breast cancer and tumors.

 ✵9. Reduced risk of diabetes: women who ate nuts five times a week reduced their risk of type 2 diabetes by nearly 30 percent. The unsaturated fats in nuts are good for breaking down insulin.

 ✵10. Reduce stress: the walnut oil in walnuts has the effect of reducing static blood pressure, and changes in eating habits can better help our bodies cope with external stress.

 ✵11. Antioxidants for heart health: walnuts contain high-quality antioxidants, which can protect heart health and prevent heart disease.

 ✵12. Walnut black hair, autumn and winter are the better season for eating walnuts.

 Walnut and Walnut Kernel 06 ✵Walnuts can help prevent diabetes:As a kind of nut, walnut is a popular snack. In recent years, with the increasing popularity of the concept of dietary health, walnut is more popular because it is rich in protein, vitamin E, unsaturated fatty acid and other beneficial nutrients. Walnuts are not only delicious nutritional, but also to prevent disease! Eating walnuts two to three times a week can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by nearly 30 percent, the Daily Mail reported.

 Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health followed 137,893 female nurses aged 35-77 for up to 10 years, and found a link between diet and type 2 diabetes.

 After accounting for differences in body fat and weight, the researchers found that eating walnuts one to three times a month reduced the risk of diabetes by 4 percent, at least once a week reduced the risk by 13 percent, and at least twice a week reduced the risk by 24 percent. These results suggest that women who eat more walnuts have a significantly reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, the researchers note in their report.

 The findings, published in the journal of nutrition, suggest that sticking to a few nut snacks can be good for your health. This is not the first time that eating walnuts has been linked to health benefits in the journal of nutrition, but this study reported the largest number of cases, making it more convincing that eating walnuts prevents type 2 diabetes.

 Although the study involved only women, the researchers believe there are health benefits for men too. Last year, UCLA experts also found that young men in their 20s and 30s who ate walnuts every day had increased sperm counts and increased fertility.

 ✵Small walnut has big effect: walnut and almond, cashew, hazelnut and known as the world's famous "four dry fruit." It can be raw food, Fried food, but also can extract oil, make cakes, candy, not only delicious, and high nutritional value, known as "long live fruit", "longevity fruit." Rich in fatty acids, they have been shown to reduce inflammation in the body and prevent heart disease, cancer and arthritis.

 Walnuts have the highest antioxidant content of any nut and are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which have been shown to improve a variety of cardiovascular metabolic risk factors. Recent researchers studied the walnut intake and the relationship between the type Ⅱ, found that eating two servings a week(1 for 28 grams) or more walnuts can reduce type Ⅱ diabetes risk.

 Walnut and Walnut Kernel 07 ✵The most delicious two or three walnuts a week: the American dietetic association recommends people, the most delicious two or three walnuts a week, especially good in the elderly and menopausal women, because the arginine contained in walnut, oleic acid, antioxidant substances, is quite beneficial for cardiovascular protection, prevention of coronary heart disease, stroke, alzheimer's disease. Two or more walnuts a week can reduce the risk of type Ⅱ diabetes. Don't eat too much at one time, or it will affect digestion.

 ✵Walnuts are a tonic for people of all ages:

 Pregnant women eat more walnuts conducive to fetal bone development; children often eat walnuts is conducive to growth and development, enhance memory, protect eyesight; young people often eat walnuts can make the body healthy, skin smooth; the elderly often eats walnuts, can protect the heart and lungs, intelligence and longevity. Studies have confirmed that walnut contains linoleic acid, linolenic acid and many trace elements.

 If people eat walnuts regularly, they can lower cholesterol in the blood. In the meantime, walnut is rich in the mineral such as calcium, phosphorous, iron, potassium, magnesium, zinc, manganese and a variety of vitamins, often take walnut not only has the effect healthy brain, still have the effect that prevents the disease such as hypertensive problems, heart blood vessel at the same time. At the same time, walnut is rich in vitamin E, often eat can improve the physiological activity of human skin, help beauty.

 
The food taboo of taking walnut and matters needing attention.

 Walnut and Walnut Kernel 04 ✵Walnut should not be taken with pheasant meat, duck meat: walnut contains more fat, takes much, will affect digestion, so should not eat too much. Besides, when eating to preserve nutrition should not peel the walnut surface of the brown thin skin. Eating too much can cause diarrhea. Patients with phlegm fire, asthma cough, Yin deficiency and fire, loose diarrhea should not eat.

 ✵Walnuts are not the best brain tonic: in fact, research from domestic and foreign research institutions shows that walnuts are not best brain tonic. "So far, nothing has been found to improve the brain in the long term or to improve brain intelligence." Get plenty of sleep and cardio instead of cracking up on walnuts. Aerobic exercise is better for the brain!

 ✵Walnut consumption should not be too much: walnut contains a high amount of heat, takes walnut every day, should be in 40 grams or so, about the equivalent of four or five walnuts. At the same time better to reduce other fat intake, to avoid excessive calorie intake.

 ✵Do not peel the thin brown skin on the surface of the walnut kernel: Some people like to peel the thin brown skin off the surface of the walnut kernel, which will lose some of the nutrients, so do not peel this thin skin.

 ✵Drink less strong tea: Chinese medicine believes that the walnut contains much fire Qi, fat, eat more will make people suffering from fire and nausea, so those who are suffering from fire, diarrhea should not eat. Walnut kernel contains tannic acid, which can be combined with iron and calcium agents to reduce the effect. Eat walnut should also drink less strong tea.

 ✵Walnut should not be eaten with wine: May be because of walnut hot property, take more will lead to hot phlegm. According to ancient herbal works Kai Bao Ben Cao(the Herbal Classics of Kai Bao Years) records: "drinking wine and eating walnut lead to hemoptysis." May be because of walnut hot property, take more lead to hot phlegm, and liquor is also sweet spicy and hot, take them both, easy to cause blood heat. Especially the person that has hemoptysis disease, should Not take it. Those with bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, drink liquor can cause hemoptysis, even without walnut, drink wine also can cause disease.

 

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