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Largo Holiday Stress? Eat Walnuts!

Stressed out over the holidays? Eat walnuts! They’re a holiday type of nut. They come in all sorts of flavors and in all types of recipes. (And if they are not in your family recipe, put them in them this year!) Research links the gut and the brain, so it seems logical that if the brain is stressed, the gut is, too. Researchers now watch the effects of calming the gut and the stomach to calm the brain. Hollstrom & Associates Inc tempts our Largo stressed-out patients, families, and friends to try eating some walnuts (unless there is an allergy!) to find their calm! The Largo chiropractic care plan embraces all sorts of good tips like this!

THE GUT BRAIN AXIS AND STRESS

A new study based on prior studies that connected the brain, the gut and the gut microbiota and the beneficial effect of eating walnuts on mental health tested stressed out college students. Academic stress was associated with poorer mental health in college students, with their diet and food choices, their poorer gut microbiota, and their moods. More females than males participated, but researchers recorded that walnut consumption improved these metabolic and stress markers. Researchers concluded that eating walnuts may well be protective against academic stress. (1) Let’s find out how well it works on holiday stress!

BENEFITS OF WALNUTS ON OTHER HEALTH ISSUES

Holiday parties and events change normal eating patterns for many of us, making changes in our blood tests and other issues. Hollstrom & Associates Inc knows! An analysis of published research on walnut consumption since 2017 documented that eating walnuts improved lipid profiles and reduced cardiovascular disease risk. Further, more and more studies are being published on other benefits like enhanced cognitive health, reduced inflammation, glucose level regulation, body weight reduction, etc. (2) Fortunately, walnuts appear in many holiday goodies!

WALNUTS AND COGNITION

Other research has reported on the influence of oxidative stress and neuroinflammation on aging, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s another brain disorders, all issues that arise over a long period of time. Eating walnuts for a long-time may delay or slow their onset due to walnuts’ protective role against inflammation and oxidative stress. (3) There is an actual study called the Walnuts and Health Aging study based on previous research documenting that walnut consumption counteracted oxidative stress and inflammation, well-known contributors to cognitive decline. An fMRI study of participants after 2 years’ consumption found that the trial did not appear to affect healthy elders but suggested a delay in those who were at higher risk of cognitive decline. (4) A delay in cognitive decline is good!

ADD SOME WALNUTS TO YOUR CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH PLAN

Let the researchers keep doing their research while we do our own! Try the theory yourself. Enjoy a few walnuts this Largo holiday season. Plain. Candied. Spicy. Cinnamon coated. Choose your favorite! Like they say: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Hollstrom & Associates Inc might suggest “A walnut a holi-day may well calm you and keep you a bit healthier and a bit jollier!” Happy holidays!

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Make your Largo chiropractic appointment now. Share with us your holiday stress…and your favorite tasty walnut recipe!

 
Hollstrom & Associates Inc shares a picture of a walnut which is said to be good for the gut and reduce stress. 
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