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Siberian Pine Nuts Beat Insomnia

How do you get rid of insomnia? Before you try to solve this problem, you need to figure out what causes insomnia. For example, insomnia can be a result of stress, anxiety, disturbance of the day-night rhythm (failure of the biological clock), loud noises that keep you awake, or improper sleep hygiene (uncomfortable pillow, blanket, or temperature).

However, we must not forget that our sleep also depends on the biochemical processes occurring in our body. Melatonin is called sleep hormone, it is produced at certain hours during deep sleep, and is responsible for our ability to have good night’s sleep and feel good in the morning.

But what does melatonin production depend on? Melatonin is synthesized from tryptophan, which turns into another neurotransmitter, serotonin, or the hormone of happiness. And further, under the influence of specific enzymes, serotonin is converted to melatonin. We can conclude – and scientists have already proven it – that the consumption of tryptophan helps normalize sleep and get rid of insomnia. It also helps with anxiety and depression, as it is directly involved in the synthesis of serotonin.

Research on tryptophan began in the late twentieth century. It was clear even then from numerous studies that this amino acid has a beneficial effect on sleep, and is able to relieve insomnia and mild depression.

Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, which means that it cannot be created in our body. We can get tryptophan only from the outside, that is, from food.

The content of tryptophan in some products:

No.FoodTryptophan content,
mg/100 grams
1.Red caviar960
2.Peanuts750
3.Soy beans600
4.        Pine Nuts420
5.Halva360
6.Turkey330
7.Squid320
8.Chicken290
9.Veal250
10.Beef220
11.Chicken eggs200
12.Chocolate200
13.Buckwheat180
14.Dried apricots150
15.Mushrooms130

Siberian Pine Nuts are one of the sources with a high tryptophan content. They contain 420 mg of this amino acid per 100 grams of product. But this is not their only useful property.

Pine Nuts Benefits:

Pine Kernels contain other essential amino acids, such as methionine, lysine, arginine. Needless to say, these amino acids are also extremely important for our body:

  • Methionine improves liver function, reduces cholesterol in the blood and is the most powerful prevention of atherosclerosis.
  • Lysine improves the immune processes in the body, has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, improves the functioning of the nervous system, and is involved in the regulation of fat metabolism.
  • Arginine also improves the cardiovascular system function, prevents atherosclerosis, and reduces blood pressure.

And the list of nutrients contained in pine nuts goes on and on. They contain B vitamins, without which the normal functioning of the nervous system is impossible. Pignoli Nuts also contain antioxidant vitamins A, E, C.

In addition, antioxidants prevent aging of our body, because in the process of various biochemical reactions oxidation occurs and harmful substances called free radicals accumulate. In some cases, they are beneficial to our body, as they destroy viruses and bacteria, but when they pile up, they can have an adverse effect and destroy healthy cells. And only some substances are able to neutralize free radicals; they are called antioxidants.

Also, the composition of pine nuts includes trace elements necessary for the body: calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus.

To sum up, our body cannot function normally and be healthy without the sufficient amount of nutrients. Lack of a particular vitamin, trace element or amino acid will lead to failure in various systems of our body. Such a fragile thing, like a healthy sleep, can be disturbed by a lack of tryptophan. If you have trouble sleeping or suffer from insomnia, you should remember about such an essential amino acid as tryptophan, which helps to normalize the synthesis of the sleep hormone.


You can buy tasty and very useful Siberian Treasure Pine Nuts on our on-line shop. 

One thought on “Siberian Pine Nuts Beat Insomnia

  1. I would like to buy pine nuts from the pine trees A/K/A pinus koraiensis. These pine nuts originate and are grown on trees located in Far Eastern Russia, Korea, Northern China,Mongolia and Eastern Asia. Do you carry this variety or, if not, can you get them?

    Please advise.
    Greg Betza
    gregart96@aol.co,m

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