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3 Reasons to Add More Nuts to Your Diet

3 Reasons to Add More Nuts to Your Diet

May 26, 2017

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While there is no magic pill to keep you healthy, what if there was a simple thing you could do that had the potential to drastically improve your overall health?  Seems too good to be true but the research says otherwise.  Studies have shown that eating a small number of nuts, roughly a handful, each day can have powerful benefits.  Keep in mind that eating more than one serving per day will not increase the benefits and can actually do more harm than good.   

3 benefits of nuts in your diet are:

1. Decreased risk of disease

Research has shown that eating nuts every day can lower the risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes.  One study found that eating nuts daily:

  • Reduced the rate of heart disease 30% over people who did not consume nuts;
  • Reduced the risk of cancer by 15%;
  • Reduced the risk of dying from a respiratory illness by 50%.

2. Powerful nutrients

Nuts contain a wide variety of nutrients that can improve your overall health.  This includes magnesium, fiber, antioxidants and healthy fats.  Some people are scared away from nuts because of the high fat content but its combination of healthy fats, fiber and protein make it an ideal food. 

3. Increased variety

Interesting, the benefits of eating nuts can be experienced from any variety of tree nuts. Therefore, you can eat the ones that appeal to you most and still reap the benefits.  Adding nuts to meals throughout the day is a great way to increase the variety of meals as well, increased your level of satisfaction. 

Here are a few easy ways to incorporate nuts into your diet:

  • Sprinkling a handful on top of your cereal of yogurt in the morning;
  • Add nuts into baked muffins or bread;
  • Toss a handful of nuts into a salad for lunch or dinner;
  • Mix nuts into a bowl of fresh fruit for dessert.

Nuts aren’t just good for eating, they can be used to create a variety of quality products as well.  Wood Cutting Boards is a perfect example.  They produce solid, high quality wood cutting boards that can be used every day in your kitchen.   


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