What are the health benefit of sunflower seed?

The sunflower is one of my favorite flowers, and its plentiful seeds are packed with health benefits that can help you from head to toe. They’re easily available all year round, and just a scant handful of them can mean dramatic improvement in the way you feel.
Here’s a short list of what they can do for you:  
- They control cell damage, thus playing a role in preventing cancer. This is because sunflower seeds are a good source of selenium, which is a proven enemy of cancer.
- They contain bone-healthy minerals. Besides calcium, your bones need magnesium and copper to stay strong. Sunflower seeds have both these minerals. As a bonus, they also contain Vitamin E, which helps ease arthritic pain.
- They keep you calm. Yes! The magnesium in sunflower seeds is reputed for soothing the nerves, thus easing away stress, migraines and helping you relax.
- They bring a glow to your skin. The star in this role: Vitamin E again, which combats UV rays and keeps skin youthful.

Amolwan 050 3EN  

Skin Protection!!!

Vitamin E has sometimes been described as the "lightning rod" of the cell,

allowing reactive molecules to strike the cell, like lightning, without causing damage.


>>>>>> Siriam 039 3EN

Sunflower seeds are packed with vitamins, including vitamin B1 and B5, vitamin E and folate.
They also provide a healthy dose of copper, magnesium, selenium
and phosphorous–important minerals.

Pikunsri 004 4EN

-Tasty!
-Provide a healthy dose of copper, magnesium, selenium
and phosphorous–important minerals.
-Control cell damage, thus playing a role in preventing cancer.
Daraporn 023 4EN

Sun flower seed is one kind of my favorite snack. Hahaha  I know they have a lot of benefit such as.....

-Cancer Prevention
Sunflower seeds are a good source of selenium. Studies suggest a strong correlation between low selenium intake and cancer incidence. Selenium has been shown to induce DNA repair and synthesis in damaged cells, to inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells, and to induce their apoptosis, the self-destruct mechanism the body uses to get rid of worn out or abnormal cells. In addition, selenium is incorporated at the active site of many proteins, including glutathione peroxidase, which is particularly important for protection against cancer. One of the body's strongest antioxidant enzymes, glutathione peroxidase is used by the liver to detoxify a great many harmful molecules. When levels of glutathione peroxidase are low, these toxic molecules wreak havoc on any cells they come in contact with, damaging their DNA and prompting the development of cancer cells. One quarter of a cup provides over thirty percent of the daily value for selenium. The vitamin E so abundant in sunflower seeds has also been shown to reduce the risk of colon cancer, bladder cancer, and prostate cancer.

-Bone Health
Sunflower seeds are particularly rich in magnesium. It's a well-known fact that calcium is necessary for strong bones, but magnesium is too. Most of the magnesium in the human body is in our bones. Some of it helps lend bones their physical structure, and the rest is located on the surface of the bone where it is stored for the body to use as it needs. Copper found in sunflower seeds is vital for the function of enzymes involved in cross-linking collagen and elastin, providing strength and flexibility in bones and joints. Vitamin E also imparts anti-inflammatory properties to sunflower seeds, effective in the reduction of arthritis symptoms.

-Skin Protection
Vitamin E has sometimes been described as the "lightning rod" of the cell, allowing reactive molecules to strike the cell, like lightning, without causing damage. This function of vitamin E is particularly apparent in the case of the skin, since vitamin E directly protects the skin from ultraviolet radiation. In many studies, vitamin E applied topically has been shown to prevent UV damage. A diet containing vitamin E-rich foods promotes this same protective effect.

  

Sunflower seed is one of my favorite whole grain.
First, when summer break, I always bought it for monks.
I know that it maintains heart function.
In addition, I have got information from internet.
Firstly, anti-inflammatory ,sunflower seeds are an excellent source of vitamin E,
the body's primary fat-soluble antioxidant. You skin become fresh because of Vitamin E.
Secondly,cancer prevention, sunflower seeds are a good source of selenium.
It will repair our cell, so
it can prevent cancer.
Thirdly, cardiovascular, are an exceptional source of vitamin E, which plays a very important role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Lastly, bone health because sunflower seeds are particularly rich in magnesium.
Sayumporn 065 3EN

-Other Benefits of Eating Sunflower Seeds
Because of the fiber and good fats in sunflower seeds, they're quite filling and satisfying so you don't need many of them. At 205 calories for a quarter cup, they're not low in calories - but they will fill you up so you're less likely to munch on unhealthy snacks such as potato chips.
-How to Eat More Sunflower Seeds
Sprinkle them onto salads and into soups, yogurt, and hot breakfast cereal. Use them to make your own homemade trail mix. Stir them into cookie batter or sprinkle them on hot vegetables for some extra nutty goodness. Sunflower seeds - they're a tasty, healthy, and versatile snack food.

 Thurada   4EN  051

The sunflower is one of my favorite flowers, and its plentiful seeds are packed with health benefits that can help you from head to toe. They’re easily available all year round, and just a scant handful of them can mean dramatic improvement in the way you feel.
Here’s a short list of what they can do for you:
- They  control cell damage, thus playing a role in preventing cancer. This is because sunflower seeds are a good source of selenium, which is a proven enemy of cancer.
- They contain bone-healthy minerals. Besides calcium, your bones need magnesium and copper to stay strong. Sunflower seeds have both these minerals. As a bonus, they also contain Vitamin E, which helps ease arthritic pain.
- They keep you calm. Yes! The magnesium in sunflower seeds is reputed for soothing the nerves, thus easing away stress, migraines and helping you relax.
- They bring a glow to your skin. The star in this role: Vitamin E again, which combats UV rays and keeps skin youthful.
- They ease every condition that’s inflammatory in nature, such as joint pain, gastric ulcers, skin eruptions, asthma and such. That’s because sunflower seeds are loaded with antioxidants.
- Just ¼ cup of sunflower seeds a day can keep heart troubles away. These small seeds disallow ‘bad’ cholesterol from sticking to the walls of your arteries, thus preventing heart attacks.

Niramon  Samorn 4EN 026