La Grande Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Enjoy Some Melon!
Melons Full of flavor and nutrition. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC treats back pain and neck pain and all types of spine-related pain and knows nutrition is important in healing and continued health. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC encourages healthy eating, and fruits provide superior nutrition benefits. Forward thinking researchers are even trying new ways to grow healthy melons enough to keep us all fed! La Grande chiropractic services clients will find that research very interesting!
BENEFITS OF MELONS
Every part of a melon - peels, seeds, and bioactive compounds – offered health benefits in a new study. One certain 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 used gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis to study 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 adds to healthy humans!
A NEW MELON COMBINES BEST OF TWO MELONS
Something most of us don’t think about is that cantalopes (“netted muskmelons”) are reported to be susceptible to surface contamination. What did researchers do to try to tamp down this issue? They crossed 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 each level of the fruit tissues! (3) Interesting what grabs a person‘s attention , isn’t it?
FUTURE OF MELONS’ NUTRITION
Another interesting side note discovered in doing research on 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 method didn’t negatively 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 Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
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.
Make your La Grande chiropractic appointment today. May you enjoy some melon knowing how just how good you are being to you!
