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Does your mother tell you to eat nuts in summers too? Wondering whether they are healthy for your body? Fear not! We are here with an answer. Read on!
When you think about summers, you would only get a thought of sweltering sunlight, soaring temperatures or heat waves. The elevating temperature takes a toll on our health, makes the digestive system sluggish and restricts us from doing our work. To beat the summer, our body needs a bunch of nutrition including minerals and fatty acids.
We are sure you might have heard from the old people to avoid eating nuts in summer. On the contrary, nuts are essential in summer as they help to maintain a healthy and fit body. However, we need to take them in the right way and right quantity. So, here are a few tips to consume nuts in summers:
Almonds are one of the most liked nuts by various Indian mothers. These can be used in various recipes. It enhances the flavors as well as the nutrient value of cool beverages such as sharbat and almond milk. Almonds have a bunch of vitamins and minerals packed in them and they provide fats to the body. Consuming almonds in limited quantity can help you in lowering blood pressure, controlling cholesterol and in protecting the body from various disorders and diseases. Eating 4 to 5 almonds daily is good for your body but when consumed in excess, it can increase the body heat thereby leading to various internal problems.
It is better to eat soaked almonds in summers to take advantage of every nutrient as well as oil present in them. So, this summer let your skin glow, your hairs shine and your smile grasp the attention of your admirers by consuming almonds.
Your grandparents might have restricted you from eating cashews in summers as it can upset your stomach. But, now you don’t have to stop yourself from eating your favorite nut in the summer season.
Cashew nuts are a good source of fat and they are rich in minerals such as magnesium and calcium. It makes the heart healthier and bones strong. Cashews also provide Vitamin E and various antioxidants to the body which protects it from the risk of cancer. But, consuming cashews in excess can heat up the body. Thus, you should try taking it with desserts, brownies or kheer in a limited quantity during summers.
One of the oldest nuts, walnuts should not be excluded from your diet just because they are rich in calories or are densely rich in fat. Apart from that, walnuts have myriads of nutrients packed in every bite. Walnuts enhance the body’s metabolism and protect the heart from various diseases. These nuts are rich in Vitamin B7 thereby acting as good food for hair and it prevents extreme hair loss. Most of the people are suffering from insomnia these days. For them, walnut is a good source of improving sleep.
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