What are Almonds Good For?

Pretty much everyone knows what almonds are but people generally don’t know what they are good for.

They grow on almond trees that are native to the middle east but are abundant in California.  They are full of vitamins, minerals and healthy fatty acids including calcium, magnesium, potassium, vitamin E, omega fats, and protein.

Almonds improve cholesterol and the circulatory system

A diet of cholesterol lowering foods, such as nuts, had a beneficial effect of reducing C reactive protein, similar to a statin drug:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15900306

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12876093

There are cholesterol lowering properties with nut enriched diets:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21421296

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18424600

A reduction in coronary heart disease risk factors:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12221048

Diabetes numbers improved with almonds

Lipid profiles and glycemic control in people with diabetes improved when eating them.  Eating these nuts with meals also reduces post meal blood sugar levels and A1C levels.  They are also linked to improving metabolic syndrome.  They also reduce insulin resistance.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20580779

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21489570

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14574348

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18555827

Polycystic Ovary Disease may be improved with almonds

Eating nuts showed beneficial effects on blood fats and androgens in PCOS.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21157477

Help for the liver

They have properties that help protect the liver against cell damage from chemicals.  This was an animal study.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20211157

Almonds contain prebiotics

Prebiotics are important for the overall health of your intestines.  Things that may be helped by this are irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis.

Smoothie Recipes that contain Almonds

Thyroid Mango Nut Superfood Smoothie recipe (click here)

Chocolate Almond CappuGreeno Recipe (click here)

There are approximately 100 superfood smoothie recipes here (click here)

A study that was published in the European Journal of Nutrition (online), discovered that people who eat nuts reduce their risk of become overweight or obese.  In a five-year study, it was found that the people who ate the most nuts had a 5% lower risk of obesity or becoming overweight.  This showed that nuts are a good food to eat to prevent weight gain.