Can the Humble Walnut Cure Cancer?

Antioxidants: Cancer-Fighting Warriors

Antioxidants are free-radical scavengers, helping to prevent oxidative damage, which is a major cause of cancer.
Walnuts health benefits contain several antioxidants, such as melatonin and quinone juglone, that cannot be found in other nuts. Russel Reiter, Ph.D., professor of cellular and structural biology at the University of Texas Health Science Center, says, “Walnuts contain melatonin that is absorbed when it is eaten, and that improves our ability to resist oxidative stress caused by toxic molecules called free radicals.”
Research has shown that the highly potent phytonutrient quinone juglone, also abundant in walnuts health benefits, destroys cancer and precancerous cells while leaving healthy tissue intact.
Walnuts are also high in vitamin E—but not the common form of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol). Walnuts are packed with the gamma-tocopherol form of vitamin E, which provides enhanced antioxidant activity and significantly reduces the risk of heart disease and its symptoms.

The Essential Nutrient: Omega-3

Walnuts health benefits are not only rich in antioxidants, but they are also replete with the essential fatty acid, Omega-3.
Omega-3 is “essential” because our bodies need this polysaturated fat in order to function properly. There are new studies published almost weekly that attest to recently discovered benefits of omega-3.
Omega-3 has been proven to…

Reduce blood pressure

Lower cholesterol and triglycerides

Decrease symptoms of diabetes and stroke

Relieve irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and ulcerative colitis

Soothe arthritis and other inflammatory conditions

Protect against mental decline

Alleviate depression and other mental illnesses

Prevent cardiovascular disease

The typical western diet is lacking in omega-3 and the body does not produce it. We can however add walnuts to our diet by eating 7 walnuts a day. Just 1 oz of walnut delivers a whooping 2.8 grams of omega-3 compared to 4 oz of salmon, which delivers only 2.2 grams of the nutrient. 90% of the nutrients are in the skin.
Walnuts are so good for you that they were deemed an illegal drug by the government Food Authority! I know, very strange. To read more about this “interesting” decision click here: Walnuts are illegal drugs