Salted, roasted, grinded, boiled or raw, peanuts are simply awesome in all forms. Eating because you are hungry, or just like that after the dinner, peanuts are always a treat to your taste buds. They are crispy, coarsely, tasty and like an all time munching snack that you can enjoy with or without anything else! But along with all of this, it has some even better purposes to serve to your health. It has ten major health benefits. These are
1. Peanuts for muscles: Peanuts contain vitamin B that increases energy, prevents muscle spasms and cramps. They also help your body, in order to effectively absorb protein and fat and increase the metabolism, hence making it a perfect pre and post workout food.
2. Peanuts for cholesterol: Peanuts tends to lower down and control the cholesterol levels of your body. Also, the copper content in peanuts helps in reducing bad cholesterol and increasing good cholesterol.
3. Peanuts for depression: When you feel depressed, the amount of serotonin( a brain chemical involved in mood regulation) produced is less. Peanuts contain tryptophan which are the essential amino acids that helps in production of the brain chemical serotonin. Hence, making you feel better.
4. Peanuts for memory: Peanuts contain vitamin B3 or niacin, which helps in proper brain functioning and boosting memory. This is also the reason why peanuts have been given the title of ‘brain food’!
5. Peanuts for heart disease: Peanuts or any other nuts reduces the risk of heart diseases. Peanuts are enriched of heart friendly mono saturated fats and various antioxidants such as oleic acid etc. Regular consumption of peanuts will keep you away from the cardiovascular and coronary heart diseases.
6. Peanuts for protein: ‘P’ for Peanuts and ‘P’ for proteins. Now since they both sound somewhat similar, they both go hand in hand with each other. ‘P’nuts are rich in protein content and also have iron, zinc, magnesium & other vitamins in significant amounts. And for those, who do not eat red meat or are vegetarians/vegans, can go for peanuts in order to ensure the everyday intake of adequate protein in their body.
7. Peanuts for weight loss: Well, researches have found that those who never have peanuts or any other nuts are more likely to gain weight than those who have it at least twice a week regularly!
8. Peanuts for gallstones: Having peanuts or it’s butter lowers the risk of developing gall stones. One ounce of peanuts lowers the risk by 25%. So start including it your daily meal.
9. Peanuts for fertility: Peanuts have folate in large amounts. And women who take 400 micro grams of follic acid before and during pregnancy reduces their risk of having a baby born with serious neural tube defect by up to 70%. So, all the ‘to be mothers’ must start munching on some peanuts daily!
10. Peanuts to protect from cancer: Phytosterols that are present in peanuts and many other legumes protects against cardiovascular diseases by interfering with the absorption of cholesterol, and also protect against cancer by inhibiting tumor growth.
Now since peanuts have so much to serve you, you must also start serving some peanuts to yourself along with the daily meals!
