While you’re here thinking that the only two reasons for a pumpkin to exist is either for a spooky festival or the perfect ingredient for a perfect pie, there’s more to our Jack o Lantern than that. If you didn’t know it already, Pumpkins are used by many, all around the world, for extracting pumpkin seed oil, which is consumed in various parts of the world, as pumpkin seed oil contains unsaturated fatty acids, which are perfect for your health.
Pumpkin seed oil is readily available in the markets for consumption, both in liquid form and also in the form of pills, however, most of the time people tend to go for the pill method as it is easier to swallow.
When it comes to pumpkin seed oil, it has a versatile history with America, even more versatile than those slot games that you’re stuck to in online casinos or casino sister sites, which can be explained as follows, along with its health benefits and uses.
History of Pumpkin Seed Oil
The brief history of pumpkin seed oil lies right here in America when in central and south America, pumpkin used to be a staple food, which included various other food including beans and corn. Back in the 15th century, one of the first pumpkin fields were discovered by none other than the great Christopher Columbus, after which he brought a variety of those pumpkins to Europe as well.
Following this discovery, by the end of the 18th century, the real usability of the pumpkin seeds inside these pumpkins had started to become more and more clear, until they were finally used to extract the oils in them. During the same century, Maria-Theresia made a public order that these pumpkin seed oil must not only be used as a source of common food, rather than that, but it can also be used in pharmacies and medical purposes as well.
Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seed Oil
Now that we’re done with the historical elapses of pumpkin seed oil, let’s get down to the numerous health benefits that pumpkin seed oil provides us with, which include, but are not limited to:
Low Cholesterol
Believe it or not, the Pumpkin seed oil is highly beneficial when it comes to high cholesterol problems, as various studies which have been taken regarding pumpkin seed oil proves that it is responsible for lowering the cholesterol in both humans by blocking cholesterol absorption.
Accelerated hair growth
An extensive study regarding the effect of pumpkin seed oil on hair growth concluded that it is highly responsible when it comes to removing the problem of hair loss, especially among older men, and accelerated the growth of their hair by 40%, providing remarkable results. All the more reasons to start using pumpkin seed in your daily diet from today!
Positive impact on mental health
Traditionally, pumpkin seed oil has been found out to be directly linked to enforcing a positive and good mood and ward off any depression, anxiety or negative thoughts you’re having, as concluded from several results conducted on people having depression and anxiety.