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Live Strong: Pumpkin Seed Oil Benefits

Pumpkin Seed Oil Press Review

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A 2008 study published in the journal “Phytotherapy Research” revealed that supplementing with pumpkin seed oil can lower both cholesterol and blood pressure thanks to its phytoestrogens and phytosterols.

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It also has more health benefits:

Pumpkin seed oil contains linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty essential fatty acid (crucial for normal growth and development and for brain function, furthermore they help to stimulate hair and skin growth, regulate metabolism and maintain bone health and the reproductive system)

The phytosterols in pumpkin seed oil can help to lower blood cholesterol.

The tocopherol in pumpkin seed oil is a powerful antioxidant, also known as vitamin E.

Vitamin K in pumpkin seed oil can help promote strong bones in elderly people.

The oil of pumpkin seeds is also rich in phytoestrogens, a property that helped lower to lower systolic and diastolic blood pressures

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