Pumpkins for your health
Bill enjoying some post Halloween WOD fun.
With Halloween behind us, and Thanksgiving right around the corner, what better time to highlight some of the health benefits of the wonderful pumpkin.
Pumpkins are a tasty source of vitamins and minerals, particularly beta-carotene, vitamin C, and potassium. It also helps prevent arterosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, which can lead to strokes and/or heart attacks.
Pumpkin seed oil and pumpkin seeds are a good source of zinc and unsaturated fatty acids which are effective help for prostate ailments.
A study by the USDA indicated that diets high in pumpkin as a fiber source tended to curb the appetite, yet provided more food for the same calorie count.
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Thursday’s WOD:
500m Row
3 Press
6 Push Press
9 Push Jerks
50 Squats
3 Press
6 Push Press
9 Push Jerks
30 Box Jumps
3 Press
6 Push Press
9 Push Jerks
403m Run
3 Press
6 Push Press
9 Push Jerks
