Combining Walnuts and Pecans for Heart Health

When it comes to heart health, combining walnuts and pecans can be a winning team. Most of the positive press associated with using nuts for heart health goes to walnuts. But pecans can also be a positive force for good cardiovascular health.

To start our discussion I’d like to do a nutritional comparison of these two nuts. And I’m going to use information from Dr. Edward Group of Global Healing.. Below is his table comparing one ounce of walnuts to one ounce of pecans:

https://globalhealing.com/natural-health/pecans-vs-walnuts/

Combining Walnuts and Pecans For a Healthy Snack

The key to helping people improve their health is to find healthy snacks that will fuel their body with good nutritional calories.

One ounce of either walnuts or pecans is under 200 calories. This is good.

What makes them a better choice than potato chips is that they will satisfy your hunger and hold your appetite for a longer period of time. And the reason why is their combination of protein and fiber with healthy fats.

This means your body will get the needed nutrients to fuel your metabolism leading to better energy and cognitive function.

Take pecans for example. One ounce is approximately 19 pecan halves. This one ounce provides 27% of your daily intake of healthy mono and polyunsaturated fats that are important for heart health. They are low in carbohydrates so that you don’t spike your blood sugar levels, which happens in many processed snacks.

Pecans give you a moderate amount of protein. And a significant amount of key vitamins and minerals like vitamin A, E, and K. And for minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium, which are all heart healthy minerals.

Plus pecans give you a nice amount of zinc to help boost your immune system. And powerful antioxidants to protect you from free radical damage that can cause inflammation throughout your body.

In comparison, walnuts provide you with a lot of the heart healthy minerals but are not as robust in key vitamins that also support heart health.

Another benefit of pecans is that they contain a specific type of monounsaturated fat called oleic acid. Oleic acid has been shown in multiple studies to have a positive effect in disrupting several types of cancers like breast and prostate.

And from a prevention standpoint, oleic acid helps to dramatically lower the expression of a gene called Her-2/nei, which is involved in the development of breast cancer.

You will also find multiple studies that show how men and women who consume healthy nuts on a daily basis are 20% more likely to live longer. And they are more likely to be slender, which helps to prevent diseases associated with overweight and obesity issues.

Combining Walnuts and Pecans – Concluding Thoughts

My concluding thoughts are why not combine both walnuts and pecans into your daily routine. You can easily add them to any meal. Or you can put them into a small container to take with you for a healthy snack. One day you can have one ounce of walnuts. And another day one ounce of pecans to provide variety.

Or combine both in the same snack and get the benefits of both nuts at the same time. The choice is yours. And it’s a choice that could benefit your health in multiple ways.

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Dan Hammer