Sunflower Seeds
Sunflower seeds are loaded with essential vitamins and minerals.They are the best whole food source of vitamin E, an antioxidant essential for women’s fertility, immune system and skin health. They are also packed with healthy fats, vitamins and minerals, including vitamin B1 & B6, magnesium, zinc and selenium which help reduce PMS symptoms, menstrual migraines, period & breast pains, support thyroid health, make the skin glow and come with numerous other benefits. These seeds are rich in:
Vitamin B6
Women’s Health:
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Minimizes premenstrual syndrome [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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Reduces breast pain [6]
Overall Health:
Magnesium
Women’s Health:
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Reduces menstrual migraines [9, 10]
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Reduces premenstrual syndrome [11, 12, 13, 14]
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Relieves premenstrual mood changes [15]
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Reduces premenstrual water retention [16]
Overall Health:
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Improves sleep [17, 18]
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Lowers risk of developing diabetes [19, 20, 21, 22]
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Reduces inflammation [23, 24, 25, 26, 27]
Vitamin E
Women’s Health:
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Reduces cyclical breast pain [28, 29, 30, 31]
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Minimizes menstrual migraine [32]
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Reduces period pains [33, 34]
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Reduces premenstrual syndrome [35]
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Improves fertility [36, 37]
Beauty:
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Prevents ageing and wrinkles [38, 39, 40, 41]
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Helps reduce UV skin damage [42]
Zinc
Women’s Health:
Overall Health:
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Reduces inflammation [48, 49]
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Keeps immune system strong [50, 51]
Beauty:
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Helps treat acne [52, 53]
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Supports wound healing process [54, 55]
Flavonoids
Overall Health:
Linoleic acid
Overall Health:
Beauty:
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Improves skin barrier function [59, 60]
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Improves skin moisture, elasticity & firmness [61, 62]
Selenium
Overall Health:
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Supports thyroid health [63, 64]
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Fights oxidative stress [65]
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Lowers risk of certain cancers [66, 67]
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Supports immune system [68, 69]