After recently snacking on some pumpkin seeds, I had the deliciously «crazy»
idea to turn them into pumpkin seed butter!Flavor aside, pumpkin seeds have an impressive nutrient profile, packed with protein, fiber, heart - healthy omega - 3 fats, vitamin E, B vitamins, magnesium, potassium, zinc, iron, copper, tryptophan, and immune - boosting
antioxidants that have been shown to promote everything from optimal cardiovascular and liver health, to strong hair, to insomnia prevention.The following recipe is just
about as simple as it gets.
In light of what you say
about the damage done by free radicals produced by the mitochondria and the
idea you propose of alleviating this by targeting
antioxidants into the mitochondria, would say say that the
antioxidants that we get from our food are worthless?
Since the issue is unsettled, it's probably not a good
idea to add milk to tea or consume it with milk products when you're concerned
about maximizing its
antioxidant power.