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The Untapped Potential of Brazil Nuts
Are Brazil Nuts a Natural Health-Resource?
One of the broadest causes and contributors to many diseases is the process of inflammation. Inflammation is a coordinated response by the body to destroy damaged cells, pathogens or toxins, but this process can often cause collateral damage to the body. Further complications come when something we are allergic to, our diet, or even chronic diseases (like AIDS) trigger this collateral damage in a periodic or continual manner. Where do brazil nuts fit in here?…
Eating 1 brazil nut a day halved multiple inflammation indicators of kidney dialysis patients; after 3 months (1)! Inflammation dictates how chronic kidney disease develops, and inflammation even contributes to diabetes progression (2), so such a simple intervention is extremely profound. Moreover the natural systems to offset inflammatory damage were increased and activated (i.e. the antioxidant systems). Similar results were observed before (3), showing that this effect of brazil nuts is reproducible. So what’s so special about brazil nuts?
Brazil nuts are the richest known food source of the element selenium (Se), and should probably be classified as a natural…
