Could Quinoa Help You Live Longer?

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Today’s topic, Could Quinoa Help You Live Longer?
Tastes Great and there are so many health benefits from this ancient grain!

Most grains contain gluten and are very high on the glycemic index. Thus, major premature aging factors! Substituting with this amazingly healthy, great-tasting grain will make a big difference in how you look and feel.

• Great source of insoluble fiber for digestion and also known to help prevent gallstones, especially in women.
• Very low content of saturated fats and cholesterol, making it an excellent food for everyday health conscious people.
• High content of manganese, which acts as a powerful antioxidant in the body. Its been said manganese helps kill cancer cells!
• Good source of magnesium. This helps provide relief from migraine headaches, relaxes blood vessels, and decrease the risk of hypertension.
• Perfect source of fiber which is important for a healthy colon.
• Has riboflavin which reduces the frequency of migraines, because it provides energy metabolism within the brain and muscle cells.
• Great source of potassium needed for proper cardiovascular function.
• Great source of calcium, which is important for our teeth and bones.
• Efficient fuel for energy production in the body.
• High in copper, which is great for helping to metabolize glucose.
• Help produce the skin coloring agent melanin and assists in the formation of hemoglobin.
• Great source of protein, especially for vegetarians.

A phytonutrient found abundantly in quinoa and certain other grains are plant lignans, These converted by friendly flora in our intestines into mammalian lignans. Including, one called enterolactone.

It protects against breast and other hormone-dependent cancers as well as heart disease. For example, blood levels of enterolactone were measured in 800 postmenopausal women. This was done in a Danish study published in the Journal of Nutrition.

Thus, women eating the most whole grains were found to have significantly higher blood levels of this protective lignan.

Research suggests that regular consumption of whole grains like quinoa helps reduce risks of type 2 diabetes.

In summary, Quinoa is amazing for your health.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, I believe knowledge is power. And the power we need to harness is to help our bodies age a gracefully as possible. I always say getting older isn’t for the weak. 

Until next time…. Age well!

Dena