According to the experts of Brain Balance Achievement Centers, turkey is more than a popular Thanksgiving food staple—it is loaded with essential vitamins and nutrients needed to stay healthy. Did you know that turkey contains trace minerals thought to aid cancer prevention and also contains the amino acid tryptophan that helps strengthen immune system? More on that later.

1. HEALTHBENEFITS
OFTURKEY
Benefit#1:Relaxation
Whydoyouthinkthatsomanytakearestaftertheir
TurkeyDaymeal?It’stheaminoacidTryptophan!
Tryptophanisaprecursortocertainneurotransmitters
andcanworktoproduceserotoninaswellasmelatonin
inthebodywhichproducesarelaxingeffect.
Benefit#2:
Get65% ofYourDailyValueofProteininOneServing
Turkeypacksquitethepunchofprotein,offeringawhopping32gofproteinper4oz.serving!
Childrenwhohavebehavioraldisordersmaylackmuscletone,itisparticularlyimportantto
ensurechildrenwithdevelopmentalissueshaveadequateamountsofproteinintheirdiet.Lack
ofproteincancausepoorpallor,lackofenergy,feelingsofweakness,jitteriness,orspaciness.
Ifyouareexperiencingthis,youcancalculateyourdailyproteinneedsbytakingyourweight
anddividingitby2.2.
Benefit#3:
LowerYourCholesterol
andMaintainYourBrainPower
ThewonderfulNiacininturkeymayhelpincreaseyour
HDLcholesterol,thegoodkind,whilealsohelpingto
reduceyourLDLcholesterol,thebadkind.
Benefit#4:LoseWeightandFeelGreat
GottaloveBVitamins,particularlyvitaminsB3andB6.
Aservingofturkeymeathas36% ofthedailyallowanceofB3and27percentofyour
recommendedintakeofB6.Thisdoeswondersforyourmetabolismandcanprovetobe
extremelyeffectiveforthosewhoarechronicallyconstipatedasBvitaminshelp
peristalticcontractions,whichpasswastethroughtheintestines.
Benefit#5:CancerPrevention?
Alittle-knownhealthbenefitofturkeyisthatitcontains
tracemineralsthoughttoaidincancerprevention.
Turkeycontainsselenium,whichisessentialforthe
healthyfunctionofthethyroidandimmunesystem.
Seleniumalsohasanessentialroletoplayinyour
antioxidantdefensesystem,helpingtoeliminate
cancer-friendlyfreeradicalsinthebody.
Sources:
https://pixabay.com
http://www.brainbalancecenters.com/blog/2013/11/healthy-bites-five-health-benefits-of-turkey/
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