A friend told me that eating sunflower and pumpkin seeds was good for you…is this true? She made me buy some hulled sunflower seeds from Holland and Barratt and they’r actually quite nice…are there any limitations to how many you can eat?
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Yep they are very healthy. Very high in vitamin E, a great antioxidant to keep those wrinkles away, fight against cancer and cholestrol. I’m sure it has a ton of other benefits too. A handful a day is enough. The ony problem with me is that they make my skin breakout as do all the other good things, almonds, cashew nuts, walnuts… 
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so your allergic to them...aww
the thing is my dad keeps taking the piss saying hes gona buy me a bird table and all... i like them and they help me study. I already eat 10 badaam and cashew nuts for my brain everyday..im afraid i may overdose my seed intake!
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Almonds and cashews are nuts, not seeds Miss M. Sorry for coming across pedantic there but it had to be said.
Anyway as Femme says, seeds are great for your health. I snack on pumpkin, sunflower, melon and linseeds.....I feel like a right squirrel but it stops me hitting the chocolate bars.
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thats ok shahreen, be as pedantic as you want. 
i just meant that i eat those nuts as well as my seeds.
i still eat chocolate though..should i start eating more seeds?
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Give it a try. I think linseeds are meant to control sugar cravings and suppress your appetite.
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Planters Mixed Nuts is my snack while watching TV. That and a cold glass of pink grapefruit juice.
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Trust funguy to get his nuts confused with his seed.
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can u get them from holland and barratts? i think my local store will be sick of me by the end of this week…iv been there abt 3 times already, i brought some Aloe Vera juice as my mate reckons that too is good for you…i think i need a new friend…the aloe vera juice is proper minging, but im still drinking it. if my health doesnt improve in a months time, im gona sue my mate.
funguy you should try Marks and Spencers pink grapefruit juice…its to die for
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Yes I buy all my seeds from Holland & Barratt or Sainsburys. Aloe Vera juice is disgusting, I used to take it for my skin and it made it worse because it detoxes everything first but I couldn't handle taking it long enough to see results. At least the seeds taste nice.
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oh no...what did it do to ur skin?! my skin is awful as it is....bugger me what have i done?!?!
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Just made my excema flare up much worse than it had been so I stopped taking, slapped on the steroids and it's been never played up since.
But I bought the aloe vera from a Health and Beauty trade exhibition and it came with a money back guarantee, that if you didn't see results after 90 days you'd get a full refund and so I bought loads but obviously I couldn't ask for a refund seeing as how I never even gave it 9 days let alone 90. I reckon the saleslady knew that no one in their right mind could possible drink it for 3 months and thats how she can offer the money back guarantee.
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^ what does that have to do with nuts? You have gone nuts.
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They make my skin breakout as well but I thought it was because they were “garam” and not because of allergy. I mean because wouldn’t the allergic reaction be more severe than just breaking out?
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It's all in the head. Just eat lots of nuts and get your body used to intake. Teach your body to cope with any kind of food. Don't be so naazuk OK. This is for both of you, FF and SS.
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to make badaam less "garam" you have to soak them in water overnight or just long enough for the skin to peel...or you could just buy skinless badaam, but im not sure u can.
My daddi only lets me eat 10 a day
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I have my co-mod to thank for that.
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Is it just an old wives' tale that they're good for the brain? If their main benefit is vitamin E, then wouldn't the same come from supplements?
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probably is Sarah...but my daddi says she always knows best and shes been eating them for years and years and mashallah sey she is the brainest daddi i have :)