Better eat 20 to 30 grams daily. Not suitable for the elderly who has poor digestive function, and patients after cholecystectomy. So, the old should avoid it. 

 

Nuts has many benefits. TCM believes that nuts are warm and hot in nature. The cold weather makes it suitable for people to eat nuts in winter without getting internal heat. Most nuts can nourish and strengthen kidneys, brain, and heart. In addition, eating nuts in winter helps keep warm and improve physical quality.

Walnuts

 

Nutritional value

Walnuts are high in protein, fat, minerals, and vitamins. The rich vitamin B and E help prevent cell aging, enhance memory, and slow down aging. Besides, walnuts can reduce the intestinal absorption of cholesterol, beautify skin and hair.

TCM’S view

TCM believes that walnut is an important adjuvant material for Chinese patent medicines. Walnuts have very good effects on kidney deficiency, urinary frequency, and cough. They also help relieve fatigue and stress.

Tips

Walnuts are beneficial for all people. Better eat 20 grams daily. Overconsumption of walnuts will affect digestion. Do not peel off the brown skin of the walnut kernel, or it will cause nutrition loss.

Chestnuts

 

Nutritional value

Different from other nuts, chestnuts contain more carbohydrates, but less protein and fat. They also have carotene, riboflavin, ascorbic acid, and other vitamins. The polyunsaturated fatty acids, vitamins, and the minerals in chestnuts help prevent and treat hypertension, coronary heart disease, and osteoporosis.

TCM’S view

Chestnuts are sweet in flavor and warm in character. They can nourish kidneys, stomach, and blood. The tonic value of chestnuts is comparable with medicinal herbs like ginseng, astragalus, and angelica.

Tips

Everyone can eat chestnuts. However, they are high in sugar and starch, the overweight and obese should eat less. Better to eat 30 grams daily.

Hazelnuts

 

Nutritional value

Hazelnut is a kind of oleaginous fruit (mostly unsaturated fatty acids) that is rich in protein, carbohydrates, vitamin E, minerals, and sugar fiber, making it beneficial to reduce cholesterol and prevent colon cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer and other diseases. In addition, hazelnut is a good source of minerals needed by the human body. Hazelnuts can also promote bone growth while balance the blood pressure.

TCM’S view

Hazelnuts help relieve poor appetite, fatigue, emaciation, and weakness after illness. Eating hazelnuts is beneficial to the healthy development of children.

Tip

Better each 30 grams daily.

Almonds

 

Nutritional value

Almond contains a variety of minerals, amino acids, and rich calcium. Studies found that eating almonds can reduce the risk of heart disease, lower cholesterol, and detoxify lungs. However, almond is a high-calorie food; you’d better reduce other fats intake.

TCM’S view

Almond is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to cure cough and phlegm. It is especially suitable for the elderly suffering from chronic constipation. There are two main types of almonds: sweet and bitter. Sweet almonds can be eaten directly while bitter almonds are toxic and cannot be eaten raw.

Tips

Almonds have laxative effect, people who has poor digestion, loose stool, or diarrhea should eat less. Better eat 20 grams daily.

Peanuts

 

Nutritional value

Peanuts are high in protein, fiber, magnesium, iron, zinc, and vitamin D. Besides, peanuts also contain vitamin E, vitamin B6, niacin, riboflavin, copper, potassium, zinc, magnesium and other minerals.

TCM’S view

Eating peanuts can nourish blood, spleen, and lungs, as well as moisturize the skin.

Tips