Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Lethargic? Depressed? Pepita!

4.27.11 Add pumpkin seeds to your diet to increase both your energy level and mood. Pumpkin seeds contain tryptophan, a compound that naturally helps fight feelings of depression, and half a cup provides about 50% of your recommended daily intake of iron. Read more about the benefits of pumpkin seeds here.

2 comments:

Duygu said...

I also heard that to increase the iron in your meat cooking it in cast iron helps, because it absorbs the iron in the skillet. I wonder if this is true?

Watercress said...

Pumpkin seeds! I always pick them out to eat them first in trail-mix's. Didn't know they were worth it :)

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