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Let's talk about macadamia nuts. One of my favorite nuts. One of the best things about macadamia nuts

is that they are loaded with pulmonary acid and omega-7 fatty acid. Now, a study of rats has shown that consumption of omega-7 fatty acids

can induce the feeling of satiation and enhance the release of satiety hormones. It can also

improve bowel movements and prevent weight gain.

Now, Dr. Stephen Rosen from the Cleveland Clinic has written papers showing the benefit of

omega-7 in preventing coronary artery disease for much the same reason.

Also shown that pulmetolaceic acid can benefit hair, skin, and nails. So all of my

female listeners and male listeners who want great nail, hair, and skin, macadamia nuts are one of the

best ways to get it. Now, the problem is macadamia nuts contain only about 11 to 27% omega-7s.

So to really get the big benefits from omega-7s that were used in these studies,

you'd have to eat a lot of nuts. And as I said before, if I want to produce

weight gain in my patients, one of my favorite ways of doing that is to have them eat tons.

I mean tons of macadamia nuts, like at least two cups a day.

Now, there's another way around it.

Macadamia nut oil gives you the concentrated amount of omega-7 that you need

without the bulk, if you will, of the nuts themselves.

But any omega-7 is better than none at all.

Now the good news about macadamia nuts is they're naturally low in sugar and carbohydrates.

So as a nut, they're very low on sugars that a lot of nuts actually have that are hidden in that nut.

There's also essential nutrients like dietary fiber and antioxidants.

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