Stressed out over the holidays? Eat walnuts! They
are a holiday type of nut. They come in all sorts
of flavors and in all sorts of holiday treats.
(And if they’re not in your family recipe, add
them this year!) Research connects the gut and the brain, so it
seems logical that if the brain is stressed, the gut is, too.
Researchers now study the effects of calming the gut and
the stomach to calm the brain. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic tempts our
Fort Wayne stressed-out patients, families, and friends to try eating
some walnuts (unless there is an allergy!) to find
their calm! The Fort Wayne chiropractic care plan embraces all sorts of good info like this!
THE GUT BRAIN AXIS AND STRESS
A new study based on earlier
studies that linked the brain, the gut and the gut microbiota
and the beneficial effect of eating walnuts on mental health experimented
with stressed out college students. Academic stress was linked
with poorer mental health in college students, with their choices of foods, their worse gut microbiota, and their moods.
More females than males joined, but researchers recorded
that walnut consumption improved these metabolic and stress
markers. Researchers closed their paper stating that eating
walnuts may well protect against academic stress. (1) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic
and our chiropractic family can see how well it translates to holiday stress!
BENEFITS OF WALNUTS ON OTHER HEALTH ISSUES
Holiday parties and events change normal
eating patterns for many of us, making changes in our blood
tests and other issues. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic knows! An analysis of
published research on walnut consumption since 2017 reported
that eating walnuts improved lipid profiles and reduced
cardiovascular disease risk. Additionally, more and more studies
are being published on other benefits like improved
cognitive health, inflammation decrease,
glucose level regulation, body weight reduction, etc. (2) Fortunately, walnuts are in many holiday foods!
WALNUTS AND COGNITION
Other research has reported on the
influence of oxidative stress and neuroinflammation on aging, mild cognitive
impairment, Alzheimer’s another brain disorders, all issues that develop
over a long period of time. Eating walnuts for a long-time may delay
or slow their onset owing to walnuts’ protective
role against inflammation and oxidative stress. (3) There is actually a Walnuts and Health Aging study based on prior
studies’ documenting that walnut consumption reduced
oxidative stress and inflammation, recognized contributors to
cognitive decline. An fMRI study of participants after 2 years’ consumption found
that the trial did not appear to impact
healthy elders but suggested a delay in those who were at
higher risk of cognitive decline. (4) A delay in cognitive decline is good!
ADD SOME WALNUTS TO YOUR CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH PLAN
Let the researchers continue their research
while we do our own! Try the theory yourself. Enjoy a few walnuts this Fort Wayne
holiday season. Plain. Candied. Spicy. Cinnamon coated. Choose your
favorite! Like they say: “An apple a day keeps the doctor
away.” Aaron Chiropractic Clinic might suggest “A walnut a holi-day may well calm you and
maintain your health and happiness this and future holiday season(s)!” Happy holidays!
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appointment now. Bring us your holiday stress…and
your favorite tasty walnut recipe!