Why on earth would you ever eat fucking pistachios?!?!, you ask incredulously.
Good question!
Pistachios = 🤮
After all, they look like boogers. Sure, they’re slightly smaller than the humongous boulders you pick out of your nose, but they still look like boogers nonetheless. So yeah, the thought of putting them in your mouth is a double yuck 🤮
But here’s the thing…
Pistachios contain three types of antioxidants: polyphenols, tocopherols (vitamin E), and the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin. Now, what’s so great about these substances you can’t even pronounce is that they can improve blood flow to the cells and boost tissue repair. Exactly, that means they help aid muscle recovery and reduce the oxidative stress and inflammation that reduces exercise performance as you work out!
While working out, something else happens that contributes to fatigue and muscle weakness. Care to take a guess what that something is? Yeah, that something is the loss of potassium through sweat, which is pretty important because nerve function, such as muscle contractions, are just one of the many things regulated by that electrolyte. Given that information, you should know where this conversation is going. Yup, you guessed it! It’s heading to me telling you that pistachios are a good source of potassium, with a one-ounce serving of the nuts containing as much potassium as half of a banana.
Yeah, I know, pistachios sound mighty, mighty tasty right about now!
Pistachios Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 oz (28.4g)
• Calories: 159
• Total Fat: 13g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 0mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 8g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.9g
• Sugar: 2.2g
• Protein: 6g
Glossary: exercise, muscle, work out
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