What Walnut Can Do To You!

Forget meditation, walnuts can help you de-stress

06 October 2010

Stress causes illness, and it has been linked to heart disease and even cancer – but you don’t have to start yoga or meditation in order to lower your levels. The humble walnut will work just fine, say researchers.

Walnuts and walnut oil – both rich in omega-3 – help the body cope with stress levels, a new study has discovered. They lower blood pressure and reduce LDL, or ‘bad’, cholesterol levels.

Researchers tested the walnut diet on a group of 22 volunteers for six weeks. Their resting blood pressure and blood pressure responses to stressful situations improved over the study period.

(Source: Penn State University, 4 October 2010. Web link: http://live.psu.edu/story/48843)
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