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Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic Shares Pumpkins Nutritional Benefits

“Respect the pumpkin! Respect the pumpkin!” Pitiful thing! The pumpkin wants to share its healthy gifts with us! What do we do? We cut the pumpkin into scary, funny, goofy looks for Halloween and mash it up for a Thanksgiving pie! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is playing with the pumpkin’s plight and confesses to liking the pumpkin fun while also appreciating its tasty, healthy aspects for our Montreal chiropractic patients who are undergoing chiropractic care for back pain or neck pain and their supporting families.

RESPECT FOR THE NUTRITIOUS PUMPKIN

Appreciation for the pumpkin grows and grows! The commonly known 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) Recognized for its 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 promising functional properties recognized today are wound healing, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, anti-ulcerative, spermatogenesis-enhancing, etc. (2) The scent, flavor, and color qualities 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 nutritious. (3) All this in the pretty fall fruit we cut into jack-o-lanterns that young and old alike enjoy…including Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic and our Montreal chiropractic families!

AGE MATTERS

Age is of importance in the lifespan of the pumpkin and the human! For the pumpkin, the mature stage of its ripening – versus the young and ripened stages – exhibited the greatest phenolic and flavonoid content (33 compounds!), the greatest antioxidant activity, and the greatest antibacterial activity. (4) For the human, aging generates more and more molecular harm to cells in response to oxidative stress from environmental, lifestyle, and disease issues. The proper intake of antioxidants is key as we age. The cucurbita fruits (varieties of pumpkin/squash) are high in these antioxidants as well as in zinc and copper. Researchers even suggested 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 brought on by oxidative stress. (6) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is in favor of protecting cells and the well-being of our Montreal chiropractic patients.

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Make your Montreal chiropractic appointment today. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic respects the pumpkin for all its nutritional value. And we still look forward to the annual cutting, decorating, and baking!

Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic appreciates the pumpkin for its decorative and nutritional benefits especially the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant!
 
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