Nuts are generally regarded as leisure food in life and are not valued by people. In fact, small nuts have potential that can't be ignored. They are generally rich in trace elements and vitamins, as well as some bioactive substances. They are high-value and high-energy foods. Nuts that look unremarkable can also play an important role in our healthy life. Now let's get to know each other again. These little things are no strangers. TIPS: Nuts are generally divided into two categories, one is high-protein and high-fat nuts represented by melon seeds, peanuts and walnuts; The other is high-starch and high-sugar nuts represented by chestnuts and lotus seeds. Chestnut chestnut, also known as chestnut, has the reputation of "king of dried fruits" and is known as "ginseng fruit" abroad. Its main functions are: invigorating qi, invigorating spleen and strengthening stomach. Chestnut is a kind of dried fruit with high carbohydrate content, which can supply more heat energy to human body, help fat metabolism and ensure the supply of basic nutrients. It is known as "woody food" and has the functions of invigorating qi, strengthening spleen and nourishing gastrointestinal tract. Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Chestnut is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, which can effectively prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis, and is beneficial to human health. Strengthen muscles and bones, and delay aging. Chestnut is rich in vitamin C, which can maintain the normal functions of teeth, bones, blood vessels and muscles, prevent and treat osteoporosis, soreness of waist and legs, pain and fatigue of bones and muscles, and delay human aging. It is an ideal health care fruit for the elderly. Note: Because chestnuts are difficult to digest, try not to eat them raw, even if they are cooked, they should not be overdone, especially for young children, otherwise it may cause disease. Walnut Walnut is known as "longevity fruit" and is a kind of nutritious nut. Its taste is sweet and warm. As we all know, walnuts have the function of strengthening brain and improving intelligence, mainly because they are rich in minerals such as zinc and manganese, which can promote brain development. Therefore, eating walnuts often can nourish blood vessels, stimulate appetite, blacken hair, be beneficial to brain nerves, help treat neurasthenia, and delay memory decline. The function of walnut is not only that, but also has unique advantages in other aspects: preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Walnut mainly contains unsaturated fatty acids, such as linolenic acid, linoleic acid, etc. These unsaturated fatty acids can reduce cholesterol in blood, consume saturated fatty acids, and remove garbage from blood vessel wall, so it can prevent arteriosclerosis and effectively prevent hypertension and coronary heart disease. Anti-oxidation and anti-aging Walnut is rich in vitamin E, which can resist the oxidative damage of free radicals to cells and maintain the integrity of cells, so it has a very good anti-aging function and is also beneficial to prevent cancer. Treat lithiasis. Pyruvate contained in walnut can prevent mucin from combining with calcium ion and unconjugated bilirubin, and make it dissolve, fade and excrete. Therefore, patients with lithiasis may wish to insist on eating walnut kernels every day, and it is possible to avoid the pain of surgery. How to eat: 1. Eat raw, or cook porridge with red dates and rice, the latter has better health care effect. 2. It can be made into amber walnuts, salt and pepper walnuts, etc. 3. Walnut powder and other convenient foods made of walnuts. Note: Walnuts are high in fat and calories, and patients with obesity, hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, diarrhea and seborrheic dermatitis should not eat more. Walnuts are hot and oily, and eating too much will cause nausea, excessive internal heat and abdominal distension, so healthy people should not eat more than two walnuts a day. Bitter almond bitter almond is a traditional Chinese medicine, which has been used in China for thousands of years. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, almonds have three advantages: moistening lung and spleen, promoting digestion, and dispersing stagnant qi. Bitter almond is rich in fat, protein, sugar, carotene, B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals. Among them, the content of carotene is second only to mango in fruit. According to literature, some longevity areas in the world have the habit of eating almonds and almond food. For example, people over 100 years old in the Caucasus like to eat almonds. The main functions of bitter almond are: relieving cough and asthma (cough against qi, dysphoria and dyspnea). Bitter almond is decomposed in the intestine, producing trace hydrocyanic acid, which can calm the respiratory center, thus achieving the effect of relieving cough and asthma. Antitumor effect. This is mainly because bitter almond contains a bioactive substance-amygdalin, which can enter the blood to kill cancer cells, but has no effect on healthy cells, so it can improve the symptoms of patients with advanced cancer and prolong their survival time. At the same time, because it is rich in carotene, it can resist oxidation, prevent free radicals from invading cells and prevent tumors! Runfei Qinghuo, catharsis and detoxification. This has been recorded in ancient books, especially for elderly patients with constipation, because bitter almond is not only balanced in nutrition, but also rich in cellulose, which can moisten the lungs and clear away fire, relieve constipation and detoxify. It is a non-toxic and non-dependent detoxification food! Beauty and beauty Both oral and external use have a good cosmetic effect. Because bitter almond is rich in nutrients, it can moisturize and beautify. Bitter almond is rich in volatile oil, vitamin B 1, B2, etc. External use can moisturize skin, improve blood circulation, reduce skin wrinkles and slow down skin aging. How to eat: 1. Make porridge, make soup, or directly fry and eat. 2. Bitter almonds are processed into many convenient foods, such as almond powder and almond dew. Note: Bitter almond has certain toxicity, so you must pay attention to detoxification when eating it. The specific method: peel the nuts and remove the tips, soak them in hot water for one day, cook them without cover, and then eat them after the hydrocyanic acid volatilizes completely. Adults generally do not exceed 10 capsules per day. Ginkgo biloba ginkgo biloba, also known as ginkgo biloba. Ginkgo fruit has good health care and pharmacological effects. These effects are mainly due to the rich nutrients and some bioactive substances in ginkgo fruit. At present, more than 160 kinds of effective medicinal components can be extracted from Ginkgo biloba. Its main extract has magical effects in preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases, resisting aging, protecting skin, resisting cancer, resisting bacteria, resisting allergy and improving self-immunity, and builds a natural barrier for hypertension, coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular diseases that threaten human health. Delay aging. Ginkgo biloba fruit is rich in vitamin C, riboflavin and carotene, so it can resist oxidation, protect the integrity of cells and delay aging. Beauty beauty. Ginkgo biloba has antioxidant effect, which can eliminate free radicals in the body, and the flavonoids contained in it can prevent the formation and deposition of pigments in the dermis, thus achieving the effects of whitening and preventing pigmentation. Some trace elements also have the effects of scavenging oxygen free radicals and inhibiting melanin. Moreover, it can prevent wrinkles, improve the blood microcirculation of the skin, accelerate the metabolism of the skin, and restore the elasticity and ruddiness of the skin. Prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It contains anti-platelet activating factor, which can prevent blood agglutination, improve blood circulation and prevent thrombosis. Flavonoids can dilate blood vessels, eliminate free radicals, prevent arteriosclerosis and myocardial infarction, and improve human immunity. Disinfection and sterilization. Ginkgo biloba has anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effects, and has certain effects on reproductive system, digestive system and urinary system. How to eat: 1. Make porridge and soup. 2. Make it into dishes, such as the famous Sichuan dish "Chicken with Ginkgo". Note: Ginkgo biloba is toxic to some extent, so don't eat it raw or in large quantities. References:

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