” It was said that in the golden age, when men lived on acorns, the gods lived upon walnuts”. Because of their appearance they have often been considered to be a brain food, and it would appear from Dr Russel Reiter’s research that they are, for they provide an added source of melatonin for the pineal gland located in the brain.
The melatonin in walnuts offer us a way to achieve quality sleep through natural means, exactly how many walnuts you need to eat to arrive at this stage has not been decided. For the weight conscious, it wouldn’t be advisable to go beyond 6 walnuts a day.
Walnuts have long been considered to have many health benefits,they are high in poly and monounsaturated fats and especially linoleic and alpha-linolenic acid, their Omega-3 oils give them their anti-inflammatory properties.They are also a source of potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, zinc, copper, vitamin B9, B6, E, A. as if this is not enough they have been found to contain melatonin.
“Russel Reiter, Ph.D., professor of cellular and structural biology at the Health Science Center. “Our studies demonstrate that walnuts contain melatonin, that it is absorbed when it is eaten, and that it improves our ability to resist oxidative stress caused by toxic molecules called free radicals”.
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