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UNSHROUDING THE MYSTERY OF SUNFLOWER SEEDS

Who says it is a drug?

It is an addictive drug but it’s absolutely not. Every one of no age limit is being addicted to this food. Once I started eating it, I crave for more and more. What is this food that makes me want for more?

Sunflower seeds have been one of my favorite pastime snacks during my college days. It is a health- promoting snack that would remove your hunger and get a wealth of nutrition at the same time.

Actually, sunflower seeds are the gift of beautiful sunflower that has rays of petals emanating from its bright yellow, seed- studded center. The flower produces grayish- green or black seeds encased in tear- dropped shaped gray or black shells that oftentimes feature black and white stripes.

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What’s in this sunflower seeds that can benefit our body?

According to the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration and quoted from the astronutritions’ website, sunflower has many nutrients that are very beneficial to one’s body.

  1. It is a source of vitamin E, which is our body’s primary antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals that would otherwise damage our brain cells or cell membranes.
  2. The source of magnesium that helps lower high blood pressure and prevents asthma from becoming severe.
  3. The source of selenium which is a powerful antioxidant.
  4. It is also a great source of folate or folacin.
  5. Sunflower is also rich in fiber that is very good to our health. Fiber may prevent us from constipation.
  6. It is a source of zinc, which keeps our immune system healthy and strong.
  7. It also contains copper that helps in producing energy in the body cells.

 

It is good to insert sunflower seed to our diets daily.  You can make it as a snack, you can eat it during study time, or you can eat it while on a trip. Aside from its health benefits, it will also delicious and enjoyable to eat.




  • Cassy Janine

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    • I always loved sunflower seeds but have not bought them in years. I am interested in them helping lower blood pressure as I recently was given medication for high blood pressure and am interested in lowering it by natural means, too. Does it make a difference if they are salted as I have read the sodium in salt is bad for high blood pressure? Do they even sell them unsalted?

    • According to what I have read, for a healthier benefit, it is good to toast the seed as is without adding salt.
      Though it is tastier if we buy it salted, but for the benefit of our health, most especially in your case, it is much better to avoid salty foods. Or it is always good to ask your doctor about it. :-)

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