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Sweet almonds are a healthy food, moderate consumption can not only be effective in controlling cholesterol levels in the human body, but also significantly reduce the risk of heart disease and a variety of chronic diseases. Vegetarians who consume sweet almonds are able to replenish protein, trace minerals and vitamins, such as iron, zinc and vitamin E. The fat contained in sweet almonds is essential for healthy people, and is a heart-healthy, highly unsaturated fat. Studies have found that eating 50 to 100 grams of almonds (about 40 to 80 almonds) a day does not lead to weight gain. Not only are sweet almonds high in protein, but the high amount of fiber in them can make people feel less hungry, which is good for weight maintenance. Fiber is good for the intestinal tissue and can reduce the incidence of bowel cancer, cholesterol levels and the risk of heart disease. Therefore, obese people who choose sweet almonds as a snack can achieve the effect of weight control. Recent scientific studies have also shown that sweet almonds can promote skin microcirculation, make the skin red and shiny, with cosmetic properties.
Apricots are highly nutritious, and almonds are even more so. Almonds are rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, beneficial to heart health; contains vitamin E and other antioxidant substances, can prevent disease and premature aging. Almonds contain 27% protein, 53% fat, 11% carbohydrates, per 100 grams of almonds containing calcium 111 milligrams, phosphorus 385 milligrams, 70 milligrams of iron, but also contains a certain amount of carotene, ascorbic acid and bitter amygdalin.
According to legend, the Ming Dynasty Hanlin Xin Shixun once went out and stayed at night in the Qingcheng Mountain Taoist hospital, a Taoist taught him a longevity recipe, so that he ate seven almonds a day, and insisted on eating, and will be greatly benefited. The Hanlin follow this prescription, perseverance, until old age is still light and healthy, bright ears and eyes, quick thinking, longevity .
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Almonds are divided into sweet almonds and bitter almonds. China's southern production of almonds belong to the sweet almonds (also known as southern almonds), the flavor is slightly sweet, delicate, more for food, but also as raw materials to join the cake, cookies and dishes, with moistening the lungs, cough, slippery bowel, etc., on the dry cough with no phlegm, lung deficiency cough and other diseases have a certain relief; northern production of almonds belong to the bitter almonds (also known as northern almonds), with a bitter flavor, more for medicinal purposes, with moistening the lungs, asthma effects, for Due to cold and flu caused by phlegm, cough, asthma and other symptoms of significant efficacy; but the bitter almonds can not be taken too much, each time to no more than 9 grams is appropriate.
The Chinese medicine book "Compendium of Materia Medica" lists the three main effects of almonds: moisturizing the lungs, clearing food, stagnation. Clear food is that almonds can help digestion, relieve the symptoms of constipation; "Modern Practical Chinese Medicine" recorded: "almonds internal with light diarrhea, and has the effect of nourishing." For the old and weak chronic constipation, taking almonds is more effective.
Sweet almonds are a kind of health food, moderate consumption can not only effectively control the cholesterol content of the body, but also significantly reduce the risk of heart disease and a variety of chronic diseases. Vegetarians can consume sweet almonds as a timely supplement of protein, trace elements and vitamins, such as iron, zinc and vitamin E. The fat contained in sweet almonds is essential for healthy people, and is a heart-healthy, highly unsaturated fat. Studies have found that eating 50 to 100 grams of almonds (about 40 to 80 almonds) a day does not lead to weight gain. Not only are sweet almonds high in protein, but the high amount of fiber in them can make people feel less hungry, which is good for weight maintenance. Fiber is good for the intestinal tissue and can reduce the incidence of bowel cancer, cholesterol levels and the risk of heart disease. Therefore, obese people who choose sweet almonds as a snack can achieve the effect of weight control. Recent scientific studies have also shown that sweet almonds can promote microcirculation of the skin, make the skin moist and radiant, with cosmetic properties.
Almonds are rich in protein, fat, sugar, carotene, B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin P, and calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients. Among them, the content of carotene is second only to mango in the fruit, people will be called the big flat anti-cancer fruit. Dabian is rich in fat oil, has the effect of lowering cholesterol, therefore, Dabian on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular system diseases have a good effect; Chinese medicine theory that, Dabian has the effect of generating fluids to quench thirst, moistening the lungs to set the wheezing, often used in lung dryness and coughing and other patients of health care and treatment. 1. Bitter almonds can relieve cough and asthma, laxative, can treat lung disease, cough and other diseases.
2. Sweet almonds and daily eaten dried fruit large almonds on the side of moisturizing, there is a certain effect of lung tonic.
3. Almonds are also rich in flavonoids and polyphenols, a component that not only reduces cholesterol levels in the body, but also significantly reduces the risk of heart disease and many chronic diseases.
4. Almonds also have cosmetic properties that can promote skin microcirculation, making the skin red and shiny.
5. Almonds also have anti-tumor effect, almond anti-tumor effect is mainly due to the bitter almonds contain a biologically active substances - bitter amygdalin, can enter the bloodstream specifically to kill cancer cells, and healthy cells have no effect, so it can improve the symptoms of advanced cancer patients, prolonging the patient's survival. At the same time, due to the richness of carotenoids, it can be antioxidant and prevent free radicals from attacking the cells, which has the effect of preventing tumors!
Consumption needs to be careful
Correct consumption of almonds can achieve the efficacy of the body to produce fluids to quench thirst, moisturize the lungs to stabilize the asthma, smooth the bowel and reduce intestinal cancer. There are many ways to cook with almonds, and they can be used to make porridge, cakes, bread and other types of food, as well as other condiments to make delicious dishes.
Although almonds have many medicinal and food values, they should not be consumed in large quantities. Almonds contain the toxic substance hydrocyanic acid (100 grams of bitter almonds decompose to release hydrocyanic acid 100 to 250 milligrams. The lethal dose of hydrocyanic acid is 60 milligrams. The hydrocyanic acid content of sweet almonds is about one-third of that of bitter almonds), and overdose can lead to poisoning. Therefore, before eating must be soaked in water many times, and heating and boiling, to reduce or even eliminate the toxic substances; maternity, young children, real hot body and diabetic patients, should not eat apricots and their products.