Walnuts are amazing. They contain healthy fats and a high level of antioxidants. Past research has found that they are beneficial for heart health and help balance cholesterol. Newer research analyzing walnut consumption confirmed that walnuts are protective in heart health, diabetes and cholesterol in at-risk individuals.
Walnuts are also great brain fuel. Have you ever looked closely at a walnut? What does it look like? The “Doctrine of Signatures” is an ancient concept which analyzes the physical properties of food and, based on what it looks like, can identify the specific benefits of the food. The walnut obviously looks like a brain and has plenty of brain-benefiting nutrients, like warding off dementia and providing the nutrition for building neurotransmitters. How cool is that?
There are even more benefits to walnuts – they can help strengthen the kidneys and can be useful if you are experiencing incontinence, they strengthen the lungs (and, autumn is the season of the lungs, so now is a perfect time to incorporate them into your meals and snacks!), and can prevent and relieve coughing and asthma.
So, add some walnuts to your menu this week! We love sprinkling organic walnuts on salads, topping walnuts on pastas, putting them in a homemade pesto sauce (combined with, or a replacement for pine nuts), adding them to smoothies, or just grabbing a handful for a quick snack on the go. The possibilities are endless! How do you eat your walnuts?
