Natural Healing Insights: 'The Health Benefits of Almonds'

Whole Almonds (with skins) has the most health benefits, the flavonoids found in almond skin together with the vitamin E content in its meat more than double the antioxidant content of almonds. Sweet almonds itself contains practically no carbohydrates and may therefore be made into bread and cakes for low carbohydrates diets or for patients suffering from diabetes.

Almond oil can help smoothes wrinkles and improved complexion because it is rich in unsaturated fats and essential fatty acids.

Almond oil helps improved movement of food through the colon and therefore prevents colon cancer and other diseases in the intestines that results from constipation.

Studies showed that including 73g of almonds in the daily diet helps reduced cholesterol level in the blood.

Almond is considered food for the brain and nervous system. It is said to induce high intellectual level and longevity.

Almond contains substances that have anti-inflammatory and immunity boosting effects

Almonds are rich in monounsaturated fats (good fat). Studies showed that substituting nuts for an equivalent amount of carbohydrates in an average diet resulted in a 30% reduction in heart disease risk.

Almonds can help keep the blood sugar under control.

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