6 Reasons to Celebrate Fall with the Healing Powers of Pumpkin. ~ Dr. Helen Lee
The brilliant colors of autumn are starting to bloom!
With fall comes a variety of nourishing hearty fruits and vegetables including the great pumpkin. This is the best time to find fresh pumpkin so take advantage of it! Fresh fruits and vegetables will always provide you with the most nutrients and natural enzymes that the body can use more readily. Pumpkin and its seeds provide many important nutrients, on top of loads of fun for family and friends.
Dr. Helen Lee of Chicago Healers offers the following nutritional benefits of pumpkin and its seeds.
Nutritional Benefits of Pumpkins:
1. Vitamins: Pumpkin and its seeds contain nutrients such as vitamin C, E, iron, zinc, magnesium, potassium, both beta & alpha carotenoids (anti-oxidants which help prevent cell damage), and lutein (support healthy eyes).
2. Organ Health: The nutrients in pumpkin 
and its seeds help support the health of your kidney, bladder and prostate.
and its seeds help support the health of your kidney, bladder and prostate.
3. Sickness Prevention: Helps with minimizing osteoporosis, increases digestive health by helping with parasites & tapeworms, and lowering cholesterol.
4. Protein: Pumpkin seeds are high in protein.
5. Detoxification: Pumpkin seeds help the body get rid of parasites and other unwelcomed digestive inhabitants, and they contain healthy essential fatty acid oils.
6. Nutrients & Enzymes: Organic, raw pumpkin seeds will provide you with the most essential nutrients and enzymes.
Dr. Helen Lee of Chicagohealers.com recommends four easy ways to incorporate pumpkin into your everyday diet.
1. A handful of raw pumpkin seeds as a snack or mixed with trail mix, on top of cereal.
2. Pumpkin seed butter spread on toast.
3. Pumpkin pie, desserts, pancakes or waffles.
4. Pumpkin baked or browned with spices in risotto, chili, rice, spaghetti.
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