Aaron Chiropractic Clinic 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 spooky, funny, silly looks for Halloween and puree it up for a Thanksgiving pie! Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is playing with the pumpkin’s quandry and admits to liking the pumpkin fun while also valuing its edible, healthy features for our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients who are undergoing chiropractic care for back pain or neck pain and their supporting families.

RESPECT FOR THE NUTRITIOUS PUMPKIN

Appreciation for the pumpkin keeps growing! The well recognized pumpkin or squash of the cucurbita moschata species of fruits is hot tolerant and resistant to insects and disease…as well as the essential ingredient for amazing pumpkin pies! (1) Recognized for its being nutrient-dense and recipe-flexible, the pumpkin is described as a potent source of proteins, metabolites, carbohydrates, monounsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, tocopherols, carotenoids, tryptophans, sterols, and more. Some of its most promising 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 enjoyed by young and old…including Aaron Chiropractic Clinic and our Fort Wayne chiropractic families!

AGE MATTERS

Age counts in the lifespan of the pumpkin and the human! 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 highest antioxidant activity, and the highest antibacterial activity. (4) For the human, aging brings increasingly more molecular damage to cells in response to oxidative stress due to environmental, lifestyle, and disease factors. The suitable intake of antioxidants is important as we age. The cucurbita fruits (varieties of pumpkin/squash) are great in these antioxidants as well as in zinc and copper. Researchers even suggested that these should be consumed every day! (5) Our aging cells would be grateful! In a study of extracted seed oils like pumpkin, melon, and black cumin, researchers discovered a bunch of useful cytoprotective – cell-protecting - properties related to preventing age-related diseases brought on by oxidative stress. (6) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is in favor of protecting cells and the well-being of our Fort Wayne chiropractic clients.

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Make your Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment now. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic respects the pumpkin for all its nutritional benefit. And we still anticipate the annual carving, decorating, and cooking!

Aaron Chiropractic Clinic respects the pumpkin for its decorative and nutritional benefits especially the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant!
 
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