Sitka Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Enjoy Some Melon!
Melons Tasty and nutritious. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka treats back pain and neck pain and all such spine-related pain and knows nutrition is vital in healing and sustained health. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka promotes healthy eating, and fruits provide great nutrition benefits. Future thinking researchers are even trying new ways to grow healthy melons enough to keep us all fed! Sitka chiropractic services clients will see this research is very interesting!
BENEFITS OF MELONS
Every piece of a melon - peels, seeds, and bioactive compounds – offered health benefits in a new study. A certain melon from Honduras – the Galia variety – attracted researchers’ attention for its antioxidative, anticholesterol, antidiabetic, antibiotic (against pathogenic bacteria, protozoa, viruses), properties and thyroid function stimulation. (1) Agricultural researchers used gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis to study the phytocompounds of Honeydew melon (Cucumis melo L.) extracts. They uncovered 37 compounds in whole fruit and 14 in seed extract. (2) Growing healthful melons contributes to healthy humans!
A NEW MELON COMBINES BEST OF TWO MELONS
Something most of us do not think about is that cantalopes (“netted muskmelons”) are reported to be prone to surface contamination. What did researchers do in an attempt to tamp down this issue? They created a hybrid by crossing them with honeydew (“non-netted muskmelons”) to come up with an orange-fleshed honeydew melon fruit! This new fruit “Cucumis melo L.” is reported to be rich sources of quite a few human-healthy nutrients. The researchers studied and explained at length just where the nutrients are in each level of the fruit tissues! (3) Interesting what gets a person‘s attention , isn’t it?
FUTURE OF MELONS’ NUTRITION
Another curious side note discovered in doing research on the nutritional value of melons is about growing melons (particularly the “carosello leccese” version of Curcumis melo L.) in a soilless, greenhouse environment with LEDs as supplementary light. This method did not adversely impact the nutritional value. The bioactive compounds for human health were still present including methyl gallate (antioxidative and antiviral), α-tocopherol, and β-carotene. (4) Interesting what today’s investigators are attempting as global population grows to 9.9 billion by 2050 to keep us fed and healthy!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Cox with on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates more specifically the nutrition of the disc and its relationship within The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management of spinal manipulation, nutrition, exercise.
Schedule your Sitka chiropractic appointment now. May you savor some melon knowing how just how well you are taking care of yourself!
