Satterwhite Chiropractic Shares Pumpkins Nutritional Benefits

“Respect the pumpkin! Respect the pumpkin!” Poor thing! The pumpkin wants to share its healthy gifts with us! What do we do? We cut the pumpkin into scary, fun, goofy looks for Halloween and mash it up for a Thanksgiving pie! Satterwhite Chiropractic is making light of the pumpkin’s plight and admits to liking the pumpkin fun while also appreciating its tasty, healthy features for our Oxford chiropractic patients who are being treated for back pain or neck pain and their supportive families.

RESPECT FOR THE NUTRITIOUS PUMPKIN

Appreciation for the pumpkin keeps growing! The well recognized pumpkin or squash of the cucurbita moschata species of fruits is insect-, disease-, and hot-tolerant…as well as the essential ingredient for amazing pumpkin pies! (1) Well-known for being nutrient-dense and recipe-flexible, the pumpkin is said to be a potent source of proteins, metabolites, carbohydrates, monounsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, tocopherols, carotenoids, tryptophans, sterols, and more. A few of its most favorable functional properties known today are wound healing, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, anti-ulcerative, spermatogenesis-enhancing, etc. (2) The scent, flavor, and color traits of the pumpkin - terpenoids (oxygen-containing metabolites that contribute to aromatic scent and flavor and even color) and carotenoids (tetraterpenoids responsible for color) - are quite healthful. (3) All this in the pretty fall fruit we cut into jack-o-lanterns that young and old alike appreciate…including Satterwhite Chiropractic and our Oxford chiropractic families!

AGE MATTERS

Age is significant in the pumpkin's and the human's lifespan! For the pumpkin, the mature stage of its ripening – versus the young and ripened stages – had the greatest phenolic and flavonoid content (33 compounds!), the highest antioxidant activity, and the highest antibacterial activity. (4) For the human, aging brings more and more molecular damage to cells in response to oxidative stress due to environmental, lifestyle, and disease issues. The right intake of antioxidants is key as we age. The cucurbita fruits (types of pumpkin/squash) are great in these antioxidants as well as in zinc and copper. Researchers even proposed that these should be eaten daily! (5) Our aging cells would be grateful! In a study of extracted seed oils like pumpkin, melon, and black cumin, researchers found a bunch of useful cytoprotective – cell-protecting - properties linked to preventing age-related diseases precipitated by oxidative stress. (6) Satterwhite Chiropractic is all about protecting cells and the health of our Oxford chiropractic clients.

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Make your Oxford chiropractic appointment soon. Satterwhite Chiropractic appreciates the pumpkin for all its nutritional value. And we still look forward to the annual cutting, decorating, and baking!

Satterwhite Chiropractic appreciates the pumpkin for its decorative and nutritional benefits especially the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant!
 
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