Pumpkin often appears on the list of superfoods. The nutrients in pumpkin are really world class. Extremely high in fiber and low in calories, pumpkin packs an abundance of disease-fighting nutrients, including potassium, pantothenic acid, magnesium, and vitamins C and E and omega-3 fats. The key nutrient that boosts pumpkin to the top of the superfoods list is the synergistic combination of carotenoids, chemicals with nutritive properties that exist in the pigment that colors plants and animals. Pumpkin contains one of the richest supplies of bioavailable carotenoids known.
Foods rich in carotenoids have been linked to a host of health- promoting and disease-fighting activities. They have been shown to decrease the risk of various cancers, including those of the lung, colon, bladder, cervical, breast, and skin. They have also been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, cataracts and macular degeneration.
Although that's fantastic data, it's not always easy to incorporate pumpkin into a busy person's diet. The good news is pumpkin seeds offer the same benefits, but are much more easily transportable. Just remember the raw, unsalted seeds are the healthiest for you.
In addition, we first started experimenting with pumpkin seeds for the horses to improve their feet because of the magnesium. It was also the only source of magnesium and zinc we could find that we could get one of the horses to consume. Then we realized the poultry loved them. We had given them chopped up pumpkin from the garden before, but in the absence of pumpkin, your birds can enjoy the seeds and receive many of the same benefits.
Now, remember to eat your pumpkin seeds!
Foods rich in carotenoids have been linked to a host of health- promoting and disease-fighting activities. They have been shown to decrease the risk of various cancers, including those of the lung, colon, bladder, cervical, breast, and skin. They have also been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, cataracts and macular degeneration.
Although that's fantastic data, it's not always easy to incorporate pumpkin into a busy person's diet. The good news is pumpkin seeds offer the same benefits, but are much more easily transportable. Just remember the raw, unsalted seeds are the healthiest for you.
In addition, we first started experimenting with pumpkin seeds for the horses to improve their feet because of the magnesium. It was also the only source of magnesium and zinc we could find that we could get one of the horses to consume. Then we realized the poultry loved them. We had given them chopped up pumpkin from the garden before, but in the absence of pumpkin, your birds can enjoy the seeds and receive many of the same benefits.
Now, remember to eat your pumpkin seeds!
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