Superfoods for Looking Good and Feeling Great
Raw pumpkin seeds nutrition makes them particularly good for prostate problems and preventing hair loss. Pumpkin seed health benefits also include improving skin tone, cholesterol reduction, kidney stone prevention and using pumpkin seeds for parasites.
Pumpkin seed butter makes a much healthier replacement for peanut butter, with a richer flavor and usually a softer consistency that makes it easier to spread. Use it wherever you’d use peanut butter. It tastes great on fresh rye bread and can also be added to soups and sauces for a dash of rich flavor and added nutrition.
Another great way to eat pumpkin seed butter is by dipping carrot sticks or a celery stalk straight into the jar for a really healthy snack. Read more »
Here is a healthy and crunchy pumpkin seed pesto recipe that is full of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and other nutrition. Use it wherever you’d use normal pesto for a strong and rich taste that is really good for you.
This recipe adds extra flavor and crunch to salads and steamed veggies and it goes really well with brown rice, sardines, organic chicken, pumpkin and tomato dishes. You’ll need a good food processor to make it (but then again, you’re really missing out on a lot of great food if you don’t Read more »
Given the many and varied pumpkin seed health benefits, it’s worth looking at how we can eat them more often. Roasting the seeds is not the only way to eat them. The low heat, homemade recipe on the previous page is a far healthier option but what are some of the other ways to eat pumpkin seeds?
Some people recommend soaking the seeds fresh from the pumpkin overnight and then bashing them with a mallet to separate the hulls from the Read more »
Pumpkins themselves are a very healthy food, full of antioxidant carotenoids like alpha and beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin. They offer a good range of vitamins, like vitamin A through converting beta-carotene, vitamins C and E and many of the B vitamins in significant quantities. They are also high in minerals such as phosphorus, magnesium, copper and iron.
While buying pumpkin seeds is obviously easier, if you’re cooking with pumpkins anyway, please don’t throw away the seeds. Pumpkin seeds are Read more »
Human intestinal parasites are a far more common problem than most people realize. But what are some of the symptoms of these parasites and how can you use pumpkin seeds to help get rid of intestinal worms?
Parasites can enter our bodies through contaminated water or food (particularly meat); through mosquitoes; through sexual or intimate contact; or through the nose or mouth after touching an infected animal or contaminated surface. Read more »
Following on from the previous page on using them for prostate problems and preventing hair loss, here are more potential benefits for your health from eating raw pumpkin seeds regularly.
Pumpkin seeds are an excellent food for improving your skin tone and for treating acne problems. The primary nutritional elements in the seeds that benefit our skin include zinc, selenium, essential fatty acids and vitamin E. Read more »
Pumpkin seeds are full of protein and low in carbohydrates. They contain essential fatty acids and dietary fiber and have a broad range of vitamins, minerals and other beneficial nutrients. With all of the nutrition they contain, what are some of the most commonly studied and reported health benefits of this powerful seed?
The incidence of male prostate problems has been found to be considerably lower in countries where pumpkin Read more »
There are several important factors to consider when looking at where to get raw pumpkin seeds online. This page examines these and provides links to the best value options I’ve found.
While the pumpkin seeds you can pull out of your pumpkins at home and eat have hulls, the ones you buy online will most likely be from hull-less varieties like Lady Godiva or the much prized Styrian pumpkins.
These kind of ‘naked’ Read more »