San Jose Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Enjoy Some Melon!
Melons Full of flavor and nutrition. Chiropractic Solutions treats back pain and neck pain and all types of spine-related pain and knows nutrition is important in healing and continued health. Chiropractic Solutions encourages healthy eating, and fruits deliver superior nutrition benefits. Future thinking researchers are attempting novel ways to grow healthy melons enough to keep us all fed! San Jose chiropractic services clients will see this research is very intriguing!
BENEFITS OF MELONS
Every part of a melon - peels, seeds, and bioactive compounds – offered health benefits in a new study. A specific melon from Honduras – the Galia variety – piqued researchers’ attention for its antioxidative, anticholesterol, antidiabetic, antibiotic (against pathogenic bacteria, protozoa, viruses), properties and stimulation of thyroid function. (1) Agricultural researchers utilized gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis to review the phytocompounds of Honeydew melon (Cucumis melo L.) extracts. They found 37 compounds in whole fruit and 14 in seed extract. (2) Growing healthy 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 susceptible 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 create an orange-fleshed honeydew melon fruit! This new fruit “Cucumis melo L.” is described as good sources of quite a few human-healthy nutrients. The researchers studied and explained at length just where the nutrients are in several parts of the fruit tissues! (3) Amazing what gets a person excited, isn’t it?
FUTURE OF MELONS’ NUTRITION
Another curious side note found in collecting research about the nutritional value of melons is about growing melons (specifically the “carosello leccese” version of Curcumis melo L.) in a soilless, greenhouse environment with LEDs as supplementary light. This process 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 researchers are attempting as our world population grows to 9.9 billion by 2050 to keep us fed and healthy!
CONTACT Chiropractic Solutions
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Cox with on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes more specifically the nutrition of the disc and its relationship to The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management of spinal manipulation, nutrition, exercise.
Make your San Jose chiropractic appointment now. May you enjoy some melon knowing how just how good you are being to you!
