🐛HELPS EXPEL PARASITES:
Pumpkin seeds are capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms (Applequist et al., 2006; Caili et al., 2006).
🍆HELPS MEN DOWN BELOW:
Prostate health is essential for all men. In fact, prostate enlargement/Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms is estimated to be an issue for over 70% of men over the age of 40. Pumpkin seeds are able to cause a clinically significant reduction in International Prostate Symptom Scores (Vahlensieck et al., 2015).
❇️REDUCES SUGAR SPIKES AFTER MEALS:
Acute consumption of 65 g of pumpkin seeds with a high sugar meal markedly reduced postprandial glycemia in healthy individuals. In other words, adding pumpkin seeds with your museli/carb meal can help to reduce the sugar spike from the meal (Cândido et al., 2018).
🔥POTENTIAL ANTI-CANCER PROPERTIES:
Diets rich in pumpkin seeds were also reported to be associated with lower levels of gastric, breast, lung, and colorectal cancer (Huang et al., 2004).
💥TAKEAWAY:
Another great example of Foods as Medicine. With this kind of knowledge, one can really take full control of their health. Pumpkin seeds offer us a unique set of benefits.
*This is not medical advice*
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