The pumpkin. Ornate. Recognizable.
Valued from its being anti-anxiety to anti-viral and a lot in between! Back And Neck Care Center presents just how
nutritious and useful the Cucurbita maxima, the formal name of the pumpkin, is, a vegetable whose flesh,
seed, peel, flower, and leaves all deliver nutrients our
Severna Park chiropractic patients can take make good use
of. High levels of minerals, flavonoids, carotenes,
phenols, and total antioxidant activity are plentiful in the
leaves and flowers while the seed is loaded with nutrients and
amino acids. All parts of the pumpkin offer powerful
nutrients! (1) Nutrition info like this is a part of the chiropractic service we deliver. This fall, maybe our Severna Park chiropractic
patients want to reconsider throwing
your pumpkin in the trash!
DECORATIVE, DERMATOLOGICAL, AND MUCH MORE: anti-inflammatory, anti-anxiolic, non-irritating, antidiabetic, antioxidant,
antiviral
The Cucurbita maxima is well-recognized for its decorative
appeal as well as economic value and as a generator of wasted
resources when its time is up. Its abundance of bioactive
compounds (flavonoids and coumarins) as well as antioxidant and pharmacological
value that are just starting to be appreciated. (2) Pumpkin
seed extracts were analyzed to be safe and to offer
significant anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties nearly akin
to aspirin and brufen/ibuprofen. (3) In the family
of winter squash, the pumpkin’s Cucurbita maxima - with its polysaccharide
substance as well as its overall phenolic and flavonoid
content - has more antidiabetic and antioxidant activities than its related Cucurbita
moshata. (4) Another study found that the nutrition of the pumpkin combats
several viral infections (like HCV, HIV, ADV7, etc.) with its antioxidant,
anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties. (5) The peel has the greatest
number of flavonoids. Peel extracts are not cytotoxic or aggravating
to the skin, making them potentially effective
for cosmetic product use. (6) The pumpkin’s value is more than skin
deep.
PREVENTIVE OF NIGHT BLINDNESS IN CHILDREN AND EVEN ANXIETY
AND DEPRESSION
How about facilitating the prevention of childhood night blindness reported to be a global problem? Fortifying yogurt with
β-carotene (vitamin A) via pumpkin (and pumpkin pie spice and ground pumpkin
seed) was showen to be a nutrient-rich food with the low-cost
advantage of potentially stopping or reducing
childhood blindness. The pumpkin rendered it even more appetizing!
(7) The pumpkin seed that they ground up for the yogurt may also decrease
the intensity of the central nervous system related anxiety and depression.
C.
maxima’s secondary metabolites like arginine, β-carotene, quercetin, and other
antioxidants may be the advantageous contributors.
(8) All these are healthy contributors.
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with Dr. Robert Borzone on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates The Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management to help a patient return to
healthy organic gardening.
Schedule your Severna Park chiropractic
appointment now. No matter the back pain condition, that brought you to our office, enjoy your pretty pumpkin
and find a way to repurpose it for your health
benefit!