Manchester Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Enjoy Some Melon!
Melons Tasty and nutritious. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries takes care of back pain and neck pain and all types of spine-related pain and knows nutrition is vital in healing and continued health. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries encourages healthy eating, and fruits provide great nutrition benefits. Forward thinking researchers are attempting new ways to grow healthy melons enough to keep us all fed! Manchester chiropractic services clients will find that research very intriguing!
BENEFITS OF MELONS
Every part of a melon - peels, seeds, and bioactive compounds – supplied health benefits in a new study. One specific melon from Honduras – the Galia variety – attracted 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 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 adds to healthy humans!
A NEW MELON COMBINES BEST OF TWO MELONS
Something most of us don’t consider is that cantalopes (“netted muskmelons”) are said to be susceptible to surface contamination. What did researchers do to try 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 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) Amazing what grabs a person‘s attention , isn’t it?
FUTURE OF MELONS’ NUTRITION
Another interesting side note found in collecting research about 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 process didn’t 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 trying as global population grows to 9.9 billion by 2050 to keep us fed and healthy!
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
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 Manchester chiropractic appointment today. May you enjoy some melon knowing how just how well you are taking care of yourself!
