"鼠尾草籽的好處"

別被騙了──鼠尾草籽看起來雖小，但卻內含了極高的營養價值！

約在公元前3500年就有使用鼠尾草籽的文獻紀錄，使用這類種子的主要是阿茲特克人和馬雅族人。但是新研究使這個小小種子再度風行，因為它對健康的神奇益處被視為超級食物。事實上，它的名字就是來自意為「力量」的古馬雅文字。

鼠尾草籽以最少的熱量提供最多的營養，每天只要兩茶匙，就能為健康帶來一系列的益處。與其他食物相比，鼠尾草籽的必需脂肪酸是鮭魚的100％以上、抗氧化物含量是藍莓的兩倍、鈣含量是牛奶的六倍多、鐵含量是菠菜的六倍多，一份鼠尾草籽就能提供身體每日所需41％的膳食纖維量。

還有其他為人稱許的健康益處──鼠尾草籽有消炎功能，還是omega-3最精華的來源之ㄧ，另外還含有omega-6和蛋白質。鼠尾草籽還能補充能量（鼠尾草籽又以「阿茲特克人長跑食物」聞名，因為鼠尾草籽能維持選手長跑時所需的能量。）

小小種子對健康有這麼多好處，何不試試看呢？

(Health) Benefits of Chia Seeds

Dont be fooled V chia seeds may be small, but they pack a powerful nutrition punch!

Use of chia seeds was documented around 3500 BC, used mainly by the Aztecs and Mayans. New studies, however, have resurrected this little seed as a superfood for its amazing health benefits. In fact, the name itself comes from an ancient Mayan word for strength.

Chia seeds provide maximum nutrition with minimal calories, and provide an array of health benefits in just two teaspoons a day. Compared to other foods, chia seeds have: one-hundred percent more essential fatty acids than salmon, double the anti-oxidants of blueberries, six times more calcium than milk, six times more iron than spinach, and provide forty-one percent of your daily fiber in one serving.

There are other health benefits touted as well V chia seeds are an anti-inflammatory, are one of the most concentrated sources of omega-3, contain omega-6, and protein. Chia seeds also provide extended energy (they have been known as an Aztec running food because of their ability to sustain runners on long journeys).

With all these health benefits in such small seeds, why not give them a try?

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