Health Nut

Research shows that Pecans will lower your cholesterol by up to 16.5% in just eight weeks. The Journal of Nutrition (September 2001) studied cholesterol levels of two groups of participants. Both groups followed the American Heart Association's Step I diet, but one group replaced 20 percent of their daily calories with two ounces of pecans per day (1lb per week).

Researchers found that the group who ate the pecans lowered LDL cholesterol by 16.5 percent and increased HDL ("good cholesterol") by 5.6 percent over a period of eight weeks. This compared to just 6.7 percent for those who followed the Step I diet without pecans.

Pecans are good for your heart. Researchers of heart health have concluded that eating nuts may help protect against coronary heart disease. "Brown et al. (Paper presented at Experimental Biology 1999, Washington DC, April 17-21, 1999) studied the effects of nut consumption on recurrence of myocardial infarction patients enrolled in the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE) Study. During 4.2 years of follow-up, 323 nonfatal myocardial infarctions and coronary deaths were documented. Compared with those who rarely ate nuts (never or less than once per month), those eating nuts at least two times per week had significantly lower risk of recurrent coronary heart disease after adjustment for age, smoking, and other known coronary heart disease risk factors. Further adjustment for intakes of saturated fat, fiber, fruit, and vegetables did not change the results."

Get started today! Order the Health Nut package. The Health Nut package includes 4 lbs of Natural Mammoth Halves for snacks and 4lbs of Medium Sized Pecan Pieces to add to cereal, salads, yogurt or whatever you like to eat!