Aaron Chiropractic Clinic Shares Pumpkins Nutritional Benefits
“Respect the pumpkin! Respect the pumpkin!” Poor thing! The pumpkin wants to share its healthy gifts with us! What do we do? We carve it into scary, funny, silly looks for Halloween and mash it up for a Thanksgiving pie! Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is playing with the pumpkin’s plight and admits to liking the pumpkin fun while also appreciating its edible, healthy aspects for our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients who are being treated for back pain or neck pain and their supporting families.
RESPECT FOR THE NUTRITIOUS PUMPKIN
Respect for the pumpkin keeps growing! The commonly known pumpkin or squash of the cucurbita moschata species of fruits is insect-, disease-, and hot-tolerant…as well as the most common ingredient for tasty pumpkin pies! (1) Well-known for 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, and more. (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 pretty 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 is significant in the lifespan of the pumpkin and the human! For the pumpkin, the mature stage of its ripening – versus the young and ripened stages – had the greatest phenolic and flavonoid content (33 compounds!), the greatest antioxidant activity, and the highest antibacterial activity. (4) For the human, aging generates more and more molecular injury to cells in reaction to oxidative stress from environmental, lifestyle, and disease issues. The proper intake of antioxidants is key as we age. The cucurbita fruits (varieties of pumpkin/squash) are high in these antioxidants as well as in zinc and copper. Researchers even proposed that these should be eaten daily! (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 precipitated by oxidative stress. (6) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is all about protecting cells and the well-being of our Fort Wayne chiropractic clients.
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Make your Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment soon. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic respects the pumpkin for all its nutritional value. And we still anticipate the annual cutting, decorating, and cooking!
