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SUNFLOWER KERNELS
THE BEST NATURAL FOOD
Sunflower is special in its beauty as a plant whose flower always turn to greet sunlight in the morning. Its seeds provide excellent health food to mankind. 100 grams of sunflower kernels yield 570 kilocalories

NATURE'S CHOSEN FOOD FOR HEALTH
Sunflower fulfills nutritional needs of the human body more than any other cereals or nuts.

STRENGTHEN THE EYESIGHT
Sunflower kernels is the only grain variety high in vitamin A and vitamin E. Both vitamins play the important roles to improve eyesight. Eye lens which receives images are formed of unsaturated fat. If the body is deficient in vitamin E, oxygen, will react with fatty acid enabling cataracts to form. Vitamin E is an antioxidant agent. At the same time vitamin A will improve eye vision. Deficiency of vitamin A may cause night blindness.

REDUCE CHOLESTEROL
Heart failure is the world most serious problem. About 75% of artery problems are caused by cholesterol blocked arteries and blood vessels. Unsaturated fatty acid (lanolin acid) in sunflowers can dissolve cholesterol in the blood vessels. Moreover, vitamin A helps extend the life of red blood cells and prevents artery blockage and blood clots, the heart can more easily pump blood and the circulatory system can function smoothly.

PREVENT SKIN AGING
As the skin ages, fat in the cell wall can be destroyed by the oxidation process creating brown spots under the skin. Without fat, the skin becomes withered and dry and looks old. The brown spots, especially, make the skin look stained. Vitamin A acts as a protector of this fat in the cell wall, stopping if from being destroyed by the oxidation process. The skin looks full and taut, bright and youthful when there is plenty of fat the cell wall. Vitamin A in sunflower kernels also can prevent skin ageing and acne.

VITAMIN E AND ESTROGEN (CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS)
Woman who regularly take contraceptives are at risk of suffering vitamin E deficiency. Vitamin E deficiency can cause abnormalities in the reproductive system: difficulty conceiving, sterility, premature births and miscarriages. Vitamin E is essential for the unborn child also. The fetus of a vitamin E deficient expectant mother will also have a vitamin E deficiency. Once born, the infant conditions often found in premature infants. Many women who regularly consume sunflower kernels have reported that they normalize cycle, particularly in woman going though or approaching menopause.

RECOMMEND CONSUMPTION
The body needs 15-30 I.U. of Vitamin E per day. Sunflower kernels can be eaten as often you as want. It is recommended to take at 50-100 gms daily with banana or fruits which will give them a smooth flavor.

ROASTED PUMPKIN SEEDS
The Pumpkin plant (Cucurbita Moschata) is and annual crop, it is a creeping vine with large, 5 - 6 lobed leaves and branching tendrils. Pumpkins are normally large in size, round and flat at the top, and with rough skin. The color of pumpkin flesh varies from greenish - yellow to yellow and bright orange.
Pumpkin seed are flat, shelled, and have an oval shape.
Chlorophylls (plant pigments normally found in all kinds of vegetables) found on the skin of pumpkin seeds provide green color and a slightly bitter taste (similar to vegetable taste)
Pumpkin seeds contain the appropriate amount of nutritive constituents such as proteins, vitamins and minerals, which are listed below. In addition, every 100 g. of pumpkin seeds provide 620 Kilocalories.

HEALTH BENEFITS OBTAINED FROM PUMPKIN SEEDS
1. Pumpkin seeds are said to help prevent disease in the prostate gland. Pumpkin seeds contain zinc in high amounts. Zinc is a dietary essential mineral, which performs many functions as part of many intracellular mechanisms within every cell in the body. Zinc is essential for the normal growth, and immunity of the human body. Zinc deficiencies have been found to result in retarded growth, delayed and impaired sexual development, rough skin and anemia.

2. Reduce cholesterol in blood. Although pumpkin seeds, like other, contain high amounts of oil, the oil is composed mostly by unsaturated fatty acids, which reduces the risk of coronary heart disease.

3. Prevent gallstones in gallbladder. It has been known that the deficiency of protein and phosphorus in the human diet are the main causes of gallstones in gallbladder. Moreover, phosphorus helps convert food to energy, and aids in the nerve and muscle function. Together with calcium, phosphorus helps build and maintain healthy bones teeth.

4. Prevent Colon Polyps, Diverticulosis, and Diverticulitis. Diverticulosis is associated with a weak - ending of the intestinal wall caused by the pressure of hard stools. The weakened intestine wall then develops tiny pouches in which fecal material becomes trapped. Diverticulitis is an inflammation of the intestine wall that develops when these tiny pouches become lrritated or infected.
Pumpkin seeds contain high amounts of dietary fiber.
Dietary fiber promotes the formation of softer stools in the colon and prevents constipation. It has been widely accepted that high consumption of foods with high contents of dietary fiber reduces the incidence of both cancer of the colon and diverticulitis.

5. Promote milk production during lactation. If a newly mother experiences lack of breast milk to feed her baby, consumption of ground, roasted pumpkin seeds as a snack will promote the production of milk.

6. Purgative of several intestine parasites such as the tapeworm and the giant intestine fluke. This can be easily done by taking of finely ground roasted pumpkin seeds (60 g) twice a day before every meal. Drinking the slurry of finely ground roasted pumpkin seeds (60 g) mixed with two cups of milk two or three times a day also provides the same effect.