After my video on dates blew my mind showing that even just a few dates can significantly reduce the duration of labor during childbirth and improve the progression of labor,

when I saw that there were randomized controlled trials showing that peanut balls

could decrease the length of labor.

I didn't bat an eye, but no, this is the peanut ball they were talking about.

But there are some surprising benefits attributed to nuts in randomized controlled trials,

like, how about a study on the effects of almond consumption on wrinkles?

Where'd they even come up with the idea?

Well, population studies have found that healthy diets are associated with less facial wrinkles,

like a meat and junk predominant eating pattern was associated with more wrinkles, whereas a fruit predominant pattern was associated with fewer wrinkles.

In terms of single foods, yellow vegetables and soy appeared protective,

but wine may make things worse.

They're thinking that it might be the antioxidants in healthy foods

decreasing the oxidative stress load,

or the anti-inflammatory benefits,

or protection from sun damage, or improved collagen production, or better DNA repair.

I've got videos on most of those topics.

The bottom line is that eating healthier may reduce wrinkling, which could actually save lives

if people started eating healthier to maintain a more youthful

appearance and get all the chronic disease benefits as a happy side effect.

Other studies found the same thing, supporting recommendations for more healthy foods like fruits,

vegetables, and nuts.

Here's another study that landed on yellow vegetables and greens as well.

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