Murfreesboro Holiday Stress? Eat Walnuts!
Stressful holidays? Eat walnuts! They’re a holiday type of nut. They come in all sorts of flavors and in all types of recipes. (And if they are not in your family recipe, add them this year!) Research links the gut and the brain, so it makes sense that if the brain is stressed, the gut is, too. Researchers now study the effects of calming the gut and the stomach to calm the brain. Most Chiropractic Clinic tempts our Murfreesboro stressed-out patients, families, and friends to try eating some walnuts (unless you’re allergic to them!) to find their calm! The Murfreesboro chiropractic care plan embraces all sorts of good info like this!
THE GUT BRAIN AXIS AND STRESS
A new study based on prior studies that connected the brain, the gut and the gut microbiota and the beneficial effect of eating walnuts on mental health tested stressed out college students. Academic stress was linked with poorer mental health in college students, with their choices of foods, their poorer gut microbiota, and their moods. More females than males participated, but researchers found that walnut consumption enhanced these metabolic and stress markers. Researchers concluded that eating walnuts may well protect against academic stress. (1) Let’s find out how well it works on holiday stress!
BENEFITS OF WALNUTS ON OTHER HEALTH ISSUES
Holiday parties and events affect normal eating patterns for many of us, making changes in our blood tests and other issues. Most Chiropractic Clinic knows! An analysis of published research on walnut consumption since 2017 reported that eating walnuts enhanced lipid profiles and lessened cardiovascular disease risk. Additionally, more and more studies are being published on other benefits like enhanced cognitive health, reduced inflammation, glucose level regulation, body weight reduction, etc. (2) Fortunately, walnuts appear in many holiday foods!
WALNUTS AND COGNITION
Other research has documented the influence of oxidative stress and neuroinflammation on aging, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s another brain disorders, all issues that arise over a long period of time. Consuming walnuts for a long-time may delay or slow their appearance owing to walnuts’ protective role against inflammation and oxidative stress. (3) There is an actual study called the Walnuts and Health Aging study based on previous studies’ documenting that walnut consumption thwarted oxidative stress and inflammation, well-known contributors to cognitive decline. An fMRI study of participants after 2 years’ consumption found that the trial did not seem to affect healthy elders but suggested a delay in subgroups at higher risk of cognitive decline. (4) A delay in cognitive decline is a good outcome!
ADD SOME WALNUTS TO YOUR CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH PLAN
Let the researchers keep doing their research while we do our own! Try the theory yourself. Enjoy a few walnuts this Murfreesboro holiday season. Plain. Candied. Spicy. Cinnamon coated. Take your pick! Like they say: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Most Chiropractic Clinic might suggest “A walnut a holi-day may well calm you and maintain your health and happiness this and future holiday season(s)!” Happy holidays!
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Schedule your Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment soon. Share with us your holiday stress…and your favorite tasty walnut recipe!
