Health Benefits of Almonds

Health Benefits of Almonds


Almonds are one specialized type of tree nuts which is currently most popular due to its high nutritious value as well as health benefits too. Being packed with protein, vitamin, mineral, these nuts have enough capability to provide a lot of health benefits to humans. Almonds are available not only in the form of nuts but alsosome other forms too e.g. sliced flaked, silvered, almond oil, milk or butter etc. Some of common health benefits which we can avail from the almonds are described in brief in the following:
 
  • ·         Good for Brain: The almonds have enough potential to facilitate the proper growth of the brain cells which are known as neurone. As riboflavin and L-carnitine are present in the almonds, brain activity gets boosted by the almonds as well as the risk of Alzheimer disease gets lowered. Thus is reduces the chances any disease which is relate to neurone.
  • ·         Lowers the risk of cardiac diseases: Loma Linda School of Public Health recent reported that if any person consumes nuts for 5 times in a week then the possibility of getting affected by any cardiovascular diseases gets lowered by 50% than the other people.
  • ·         Lowers bad cholesterol content: LDL, which is known as bad cholesterol is usually produced by the different metabolic pathway in our body. Almonds help to reduce the amount of the LDL in the blood stream and thus help us to lead a healthy life.
  • ·         Protecting arteries: It is currently revealed by the Research at Tufts University that flavonoids which is present in the almonds skin acts with synergy with the Vitamin E thus helps to reduce the possibility of the atherosclerosis (disease which affects the internal walls of the arteries which inhibits proper amount of blood flow).
  • ·         Provides strength to bones & teeth: As there is a presence of higher amount of phosphorus, that’s why almond provides extra strength to the bones as well as teeth too.
  • ·         Lowers the rise of blood sugars: Almonds have an intense effect in the control of the blood sugar level in human body.
  • ·         Acts as an alkalizing agent: Disease cannot be easily developed in the alkaline environment. To make ourselves disease free we should consume alkaline foods mostly. Being alkaline food almonds helps us to get rid of different types of disease which varies from the range mild to severe.
  • ·         Acts as an anti-inflammatory agent: Being anti-inflammatory agent almonds helps us to reduce the anti-inflammatory which usually appear as a result of different diseases.
  • ·         Prevents constipation: Being a cleanser of the intestinal tract aloe Vera helps us to digest the food more conveniently as well as provides us a sound health. Being an adaptogen, it also helps to decrease the number of the unnecessary bacteria which are present in the intestinal tract of us.Thus the almonds help us to reduce the occurrence of constipation.
  • ·         Apart from the above mentioned benefits almonds provide us various health benefits in many ways like reduces the risk of diabetes, boosts energy levels, promotes weight loss etc.

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