Muva nje, kushicilelwe i-athikili ethokozisayo kuyi-New English Journal of Medicine yesayensi, umqondo oyinhloko okuyisiqubulo esithi: “Ingabe ufuna ukuphila isikhathi eside? Yidla amantongomane! Amantongomane awazona nje ezihlwabusayo, ngokusho kososayensi baseBrithani, kodwa futhi awusizo ngendlela emangalisayo, lokhu kungenye yezinhlobo eziwusizo kakhulu zokudla ngokujwayelekile.
Kungani? Amantongomane anothe ngama-acids anamafutha angagcwalisiwe, aqukethe inani elikhulu le-fiber, amavithamini, amaminerali, nezinye izakhi eziwusizo ze-bioactive (okubaluleke kakhulu okuyi-antioxidants nama-phytosterols).
Uma ungumuntu ongadli imifino, ukudla amantongomane sekuyingxenye yokuphila kwakho. Uma ungumuntu odla inyama, ngakho-ke ngenxa yokubaluleka kwawo okunomsoco, amantongomane azoshintsha ngokuphelele inani elithile lenyama ebomvu ekudleni, okuzokwenza kube lula kakhulu umsebenzi wesisu nomzimba wonke, andise impilo futhi athuthukise izinga layo.
Ucwaningo luye lwabonisa ukuthi ukudla okungenani ingilazi yamantongomane (cishe amagremu angu-50) ngosuku kwehlisa i-cholesterol embi futhi ngaleyo ndlela kuvimbela ukungasebenzi kahle kwenhliziyo.
Futhi, ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke kunganciphisa ingozi: • thayipha i-2 yesifo sikashukela, • i-metabolic syndrome, • umdlavuza wamathumbu, • isilonda sesisu, • i-diverticulitis, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, ivimbela izifo ezivuthayo futhi inciphisa amazinga okucindezeleka.
Kukhona nobufakazi obuqinile bokuthi amantongomane avunyelwe ukwehlisa isisindo, ukwehlisa ushukela wegazi futhi enze umfutho wegazi ube ojwayelekile.
Ngokwezibalo, abantu abadla amantongomane nsuku zonke bangu-1: Slimmer; 2: Amathuba amancane okubhema; 3: Yenza imidlalo kaningi; 4: Ukusetshenziswa okwengeziwe kwezithako zamavithamini; 5: Yidla imifino nezithelo kakhulu; 6: Mancane amathuba okuthi uphuze utshwala!
Kukhona nobufakazi obuqinile bokuthi idlanzana lamantongomane lingaphakamisa umoya wakho! Ngokwezifundo eziningi, ukusetshenziswa kwamantongomane nakho kunciphisa ukufa okuyimbangela kubo bobabili abesilisa nabesifazane. Phakathi kwabantu abadla njalo amantongomane, amacala omdlavuza, izifo zesimiso sokuphefumula nenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi akuvamile. Vuma, zonke lezi yizizathu ezinhle kakhulu zokudla amantongomane amaningi!
Kodwa-ke, umbuzo uphakama - yimaphi amantongomane awusizo kakhulu? Ochwepheshe bokudla okunomsoco baseBrithani bahlanganise okulandelayo “i-hit parade”: 1: Amantongomane; 2: Ama-Pistachios; 3: I-alimondi; 4: Amantongomane; 5: amanye amantongomane amila ezihlahleni.
Yidla impilo! Ungakhohlwa nje ukuthi ngamakinati okunzima ukuwagaya – acwiliswa kahle ubusuku bonke. Ama-pistachios nama-alimondi angacwiliswa, kodwa angadingeki, ngakho-ke uwahlanganise kahle abe ama-smoothies.