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We're going to talk about the four biggest benefits of pistachios.

I realize pistachios aren't really a true nut.

It's a seed of a fruit, but we're going to talk about it today as an actual nut because

that's what people are used to.

There's many benefits of pistachios, but there's four big ones.

Number one, out of all the nuts and seeds, it has some of the lowest amounts of oxalates

of any of the nuts.

All men's have the most oxalates.

So if you're sensitive to kidney stones, for example, or even arthritis, or even oxalates

in general, you would want to consume pistachios.

Or if you have a history of kidney stones, pistachio is your go-to nut.

All right.

Number two, very high in potassium.

We're always trying to get more potassium, loaded with potassium, a good amount of phosphorus.

If you've ever heard of something called ATP, that's the energy currency of the body,

which is made in the mitochondria, that stands for adenosine triphosphate.

So phosphorus gives you energy.

Zinc, very important in over two to 3,000 enzymes.

So zinc does a lot.

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