Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation Shares Pumpkins Nutritional Benefits
“Respect the pumpkin! Respect the pumpkin!” Pitiful thing! The pumpkin wants to share its healthy gifts with us! What do we do? We cut the pumpkin into scary, funny, goofy images for Halloween and mash it up for a Thanksgiving pie! Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is making light of the pumpkin’s plight and admits to enjoying the pumpkin fun while also valuing its tasty, healthy features for our Tonawanda chiropractic patients who are undergoing chiropractic care for back pain or neck pain and their supporting families.
RESPECT FOR THE HEALTHFUL PUMPKIN
Respect for the pumpkin grows and grows! The well recognized pumpkin or squash of the cucurbita moschata species of fruits is insect-, disease-, and hot-tolerant…as well as the essential ingredient for amazing pumpkin pies! (1) Recognized for its being nutrient-full and recipe-flexible, the pumpkin is said to be a potent source of proteins, metabolites, carbohydrates, monounsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, tocopherols, carotenoids, tryptophans, sterols, and more. A few of its most favorable functional properties known today are wound healing, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, anti-ulcerative, spermatogenesis-enhancing, etc. (2) The scent, flavor, and color traits of the pumpkin - terpenoids (oxygen-containing metabolites that contribute to aromatic scent and flavor and even color) and carotenoids (tetraterpenoids responsible for color) - are quite healthful. (3) All this in the beautiful fall fruit we cut into jack-o-lanterns that young and old alike enjoy…including Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation and our Tonawanda chiropractic families!
AGE MATTERS
Age is significant in the pumpkin's and the human's lifespan! For the pumpkin, the mature stage of its ripening – versus the young and ripened stages – proved to have the highest phenolic and flavonoid content (33 compounds!), the greatest antioxidant activity, and the highest antibacterial activity. (4) For the human, aging brings more and more molecular injury to cells in response to oxidative stress due to environmental, lifestyle, and disease factors. A key to proper diet as we age is an adequate intake of antioxidants. The cucurbita fruits (varieties of pumpkin/squash) are great in these antioxidants as well as in zinc and copper. Researchers even proposed that these should be consumed every day! (5) Our aging cells would appreciate that! In a study of extracted seed oils like pumpkin, melon, and black cumin, researchers discovered a treasure trove of useful cytoprotective – cell-protecting - properties related to preventing age-related diseases brought on by oxidative stress. (6) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is all about protecting cells and the well-being of our Tonawanda chiropractic clients.
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Make your Tonawanda chiropractic appointment soon. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation appreciates the pumpkin for all its nutritional value. And we still anticipate the annual carving, decorating, and cooking!
