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Montreal Holiday Stress? Eat Walnuts!

Stressed out over the holidays? Eat walnuts! They’re a holiday kind of nut. They come in all varieties of flavors and in all sorts of recipes. (And if they’re not in your family recipe, put them in them this year!) Research links the gut and the brain, so it seems logical that if the brain is stressed, the gut is, too. Researchers now report on the effects of calming the gut and the stomach to calm the brain. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic invites our Montreal stressed-out patients, families, and friends to try eating some walnuts (unless you’re allergic to them!) to find their calm! The Montreal chiropractic care plan embraces all sorts of good info like this!

THE GUT BRAIN AXIS AND STRESS

A new study based on earlier studies that connected the brain, the gut and the gut microbiota and the beneficial effect of consuming walnuts on mental health tested stressed out college students. Academic stress was associated with poorer mental health in college students, with their choices of foods, their worse gut microbiota, and their moods. More females than males joined, but researchers documented that walnut consumption enhanced these metabolic and stress markers. Researchers closed their paper stating that eating walnuts may well be protective against academic stress. (1) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic and our chiropractic family can see 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, influencing our blood tests and other issues. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic knows! An analysis of published research on walnut consumption since 2017 reported that eating walnuts enhanced lipid profiles and reduced cardiovascular disease risk. Further, more and more studies are being published about other benefits like improved cognitive health, inflammation reduction, glucose level regulation, body weight decrease, etc. (2) It’s a good thing walnuts appear in many holiday goodies!

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 progress over a long period of time. Eating walnuts for a long-time may delay or slow their appearance due to walnuts’ protective role against inflammation and oxidative stress. (3) There is actually a Walnuts and Health Aging study based on prior research documenting that walnut consumption counteracted oxidative stress and inflammation, recognized contributors to cognitive decline. An fMRI study of participants after 2 years’ consumption found that the trial did not appear to impact healthy elders but suggested a delay in those who were 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 Montreal holiday season. Plain. Candied. Spicy. Cinnamon coated. Take your pick! Like they say: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Dr. Hoang's 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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Make your Montreal chiropractic appointment today. Bring us your holiday stress…and your favorite tasty walnut recipe!

 
Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic shares a picture of a walnut which is said to be good for the gut and reduce stress. 
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