Health benefits of Brazil Nut: The best source of selenium!

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Brazil nut is an amazing tiny source of energy and nutrition. Brazil nuts contain mostly unsaturated fat, so they are a great option to get your healthy fats in! Brazil nuts are also great, if you are on a plant based diet, or you are trying to eat less meat.

Health benefits of Brazil nut

Brazil nut will help you with a ton of health benefits, and the most important is, that it contains a mineral called selenium. There is no other better dietary source for selenium, than brazil nuts.

And why is selenium so good for you? First of all, selenium is crucial for proper body function. It enhances your immune function and essential for your thyroid. Thyroid disorders are unfortunately very common. Hashimoto disease is a thyroid disorder, where the thyroid is gradually destroyed and the patient feels fatigue, feels cold and gains weight.

Another side of the spectrum is Graves’ disease, another thyroid disorder, where too much thyroid hormones are produced. The symptoms are weakness, weight loss and sleeping problems.

Selenium supplements and meals rich in selenium can help with these symptoms.

Besides this, selenium is linked to ease the symptoms of cancer and heart disease. Selenium can also help, if you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant, or if you have mood disorders. It will help you regulate your mood.

Selenium is also great for your brain health. Low selenium levels can lead to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, so brazil nuts can help you prevent these problems.

Brazil nuts are very rich in antioxidants, minerals, fibers and healthy fatty acids, which are great for your heart health. Brazil nuts reduce your bad cholesterol level and increase the good cholesterol.

Brazil nuts are high in copper, magnesium, phosphorus and manganese.

Lastly, brazil nuts are anti-inflammatory. Inflammation is a normal immune response from the human body, but chronic inflammation can cause a lot of health issues like cancer and heart disease. Antioxidants in brazil nuts help fight the damage caused by free radicals and help restore cells.

I also need to address some cautions regarding brazil nuts and selenium. While selenium is great for you, excess consuming might be harmful for you body and lead to breathing problems, heart attack and kidney failure.

How much is too much? Well, about 50 pieces of brazil nuts will be toxic for you body, so always make sure to limit your brazil nut intake. If you just eat a couple of pieces, you will be fine and you will definitely feel the health benefits.

This is our Food Fundamentals series, where we talk about healthy food and nutrition and we go through basically all main food types and ingredients. We talk about fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts, grains, meat, dairy, fish, spices, and all kinds of good stuff.

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