18 Almond Health Benefits
Almonds are fun pseudo nuts that can be eaten in a plethora of different ways. Almond oil, almond milk, and the almond nuts are all great ways to use this valuable food. For as many ways we have of eating them, they’re just about as many reasons as to why we should eat them. This is a list of why you should eat them.
Almond Health Benefits
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Cholesterol
Almonds are high in vitamin E and its been shown that higher levels in your red blood cells and plasma can make your cholesterol levels better. Add this nut to your diet to see results.
A serving size of almonds is about 1/4 cup
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Heart Disease
Adding almonds to your diet have been shown to add antioxidant and blood lipids to your heart. More antioxidants and blood lipids are for improving blood flow, reducing blood pressure, and helping your overall heart health. Almonds also help to keep off the chances of having heart attacks because of the Vitamin E keeping inflammation down.
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Prevent Cancer
While antioxidants are good for helping to stave off any kind of cancer, but these almonds have been used to keep breast cancer off the best. Studies have shown that eating more almonds lessens your chances of getting breast cancer by two to three times.
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Blood Sugar
The magnesium in almonds helps to control the blood sugar levels in type two diabetics. Most of the United States’ population have low magnesium levels and one-third of type two diabetics have low levels of magnesium which is not going to help them very much.
You could even replace cow’s milk with almond milk because the latter is lower in carbs, (cow’s milk having 12g a cup while almond only has 1.5g a cup). Almond does not raise blood sugar levels because of the fat and protein content. If you plan to replace cow’s milk with almond (even just sometimes) make sure you are getting the purest kind of it that you are able.
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Vitamin E
Vitamin E (a powerful antioxidant) is very important and can affect lots of different things in your body. This vitamin, in higher amounts, can do wonders for fighting various kinds of cancer and Alzheimer’s.
You want to be careful with just how much Vitamin E you take. No matter what you’re eating, too much will do damage. Too much vitamin E has been known to raise chances of males getting prostate cancer.
Vitamin E will also improve the health and overall condition of your skin as well as limit your chances of getting skin cancer.
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Weight Management
Almonds keep you full for longer because they are packed full of fiber and protein. Not only do they keep you feeling full for longer, they are also used to lower the number of calories you intake.
If you are trying to count calories, try keeping a food diary
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Nutrients
Almonds, though some people may not care for them, are very healthy for you. In just one ounce of almonds, you find 20 percent of your day’s magnesium, 37 percent of your day’s Vitamin E, 14g of fat, six grams of protein, 32 percent of the day’s manganese, and three and a half grams of fiber.
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Blood Pressure
The magnesium helps to keep your blood pressure low. Magnesium is another thing you want to keep an eye on the levels. If it gets too high, then can do serious damage, but having too low can do damage as well.
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Brain Health
L-carnitine and riboflavin are two compounds that will do wonders for fighting inflammation in your brain that can cause a number of brain disorders, including Alzheimer’s and dementia.
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Digestive Health
Almonds contain detoxification that helps clean out your digestive tract and promotes good bacteria development. This is good news for anyone dealing with any type of digestive problem.
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Healthy Teeth and Bones
Almonds help to keep bones and teeth healthy and strong because of the phosphorus and magnesium. These nutrients also prevent cavities and tooth decay.
Brushing your teeth regularly can also help to boost dental hygiene
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Immune System
Not only do the antioxidants fight cancer, but they help to build your immune system in general. Eating more almonds can kill off free radicals as well as stave off everyday colds and cases of flu.
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Energy
Rather than living off of caffeine like so many of us do, trying eating almonds instead. Your metabolism will be sped up and your energy will be increased by the manganese, copper, and riboflavin.
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Pregnancy
The folic acids in almonds drastically lessen the chances of infant birth defects and help to form healthier cells and tissue.
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Constipation
Fiber is needed to keep your bowels moving as they are meant to. Almonds are in fiber so that should help perfectly. To get better effects, try drinking water when eating almonds.
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Hair
People sometimes have trouble with hair loss. If that you have issues with that, you might want to try eating some almonds. The zinc, magnesium, calcium, and protein are vital for healthy hair. Almonds are hearty in all of these things.
Almond oil is a common ingredient in many healthy shampoos and conditioners
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Eyeballs
Vitamin E will help to corrected issues you have in the lenses of your eyes. Eating ten to 60 grams of almonds can even keep cataracts at bay.
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Gallstones
Consuming at least an ounce of almonds can help to prevent the development of gallstones because of the antioxidants.
So, what do you think? Will you add more almonds to your diet? Comment below!
References
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https://www.naturalfoodseries.com/13-benefits-almond/
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