Groton Holiday Stress? Eat Walnuts!

Stressed out over the holidays? Eat walnuts! Walnuts are a holiday kind of nut. They come in all types of flavors and in all sorts of holiday treats. (And if they are not in your family recipe, add them this year!) Research links the gut and the brain, so it seems logical that if the brain is stressed, the gut is, too. Researchers now study the effects of calming the gut and the stomach to calm the brain. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office invites our Groton stressed-out patients, families, and friends to try eating some walnuts (unless you’re allergic to them!) to find their calm! The Groton chiropractic care plan embraces all sorts of good tips like this!

THE GUT BRAIN AXIS AND STRESS

A recent study based on prior studies that linked the brain, the gut and the gut microbiota and the beneficial effect of consuming walnuts on mental health tested stressed out college students. Academic stress was linked with poorer mental health in college students, with their choices of foods, their worse gut microbiota, and their moods. More females than males participated, but researchers recorded that walnut consumption enhanced these metabolic and stress markers. Researchers concluded that eating walnuts may well be protective against academic stress. (1) Let’s find out how well it translates to holiday stress!

BENEFITS OF WALNUTS ON OTHER HEALTH ISSUES

Holiday parties and events change normal eating patterns for many of us, influencing our blood tests and other issues. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office knows! An analysis of published research on walnut consumption since 2017 reported that eating walnuts improved lipid profiles and lessened cardiovascular disease risk. Additionally, more and more studies are being published on other benefits like enhanced cognitive health, reduced inflammation, glucose level regulation, body weight reduction, etc. (2) It’s a good thing walnuts appear in many holiday foods!

WALNUTS AND COGNITION

Other research has reported on the influence of oxidative stress and neuroinflammation on aging, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s another brain disorders, all issues that arise over a long period of time. Eating walnuts for a long-time may delay or slow their appearance due to walnuts’ protective role against inflammation and oxidative stress. (3) There is actually a Walnuts and Health Aging study based on previous studies’ documenting that walnut consumption lessened oxidative stress and inflammation, recognized contributors to cognitive decline. An fMRI study of participants after 2 years’ consumption found that the trial didn’t appear to affect healthy elders but suggested a delay in those who were at higher risk of cognitive decline. (4) A delay in cognitive decline is a good outcome!

ADD SOME WALNUTS TO YOUR CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH PLAN

Let the researchers keep doing their research while we do our own! Try the theory yourself. Enjoy a few walnuts this Groton holiday season. Plain. Candied. Spicy. Cinnamon coated. Choose your favorite! Like they say: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office might suggest “A walnut a holi-day may well calm you and keep you a bit healthier and a bit jollier!” Happy holidays!

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Make your Groton chiropractic appointment now. Bring us your holiday stress…and your favorite tasty walnut treat!

 
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office shares a picture of a walnut which is said to be good for the gut and reduce stress. 
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