Health Benefits of Sunflower Seeds
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Support a Healthy Pregnancy
Maintaining optimum blood pressure during pregnancy is vitally important. The potassium found in sunflower seeds helps regulate the sodium levels in the body, which may help keep high blood pressure in check.2‘How Potassium Can Help Control High Blood Pressure.’ www.heart.org, www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/changes-you-can-make-to-manage-high-blood-pressure/how-potassium-can-help-control-high-blood-pressure#
A woman's immune system may weaken during pregnancy. The phytochemicals found in sunflower seeds may help boost the immune system, increasing the body's ability to stay healthy throughout the pregnancy. The phosphorus and other minerals the seeds contain may also aid the unborn child's bone development.
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