A local company, HealthBridge Traditional Foods, has introduced a Roasted Pumpkin Seeds snack onto the market in a bid to expand traditional foods options as well as improve better health outcomes through consumption of natural non processed foods.
By Michael Gwarisa
The snack has scientifically proven numerous health benefits and essential nutrients that are critical in the day to day functioning of human body including boosting libido in men.
Speaking to this publication, HealthBridge Traditional Foods Director, Mr Tich Viriri said the roasted pumpkin seed snack has been around for centuries in Zimbabwe.
The seed is healthy and rich in Zinc. Traditionally, our grandmothers would roast these seeds and give them to our grandfathers before going to bed. We would eat these seeds without knowing the functions. However, later on in life, we have realized that the seeds actually improve men’s performance in bed.
“The seeds help boost libido and have a lot of benefits in bed sexually. They also increase sperm count to those men struggling with fertility issues. Even to those people who could be suffering from dementia in the elderly and those experiencing amnesia as well as control blood pressure,” said Viriri.
He added that the product has already taken the market by storm especially in bars and bottle stores where men mostly converge.
“The seed also have anti-Inflammatory Effects as they are rich in many antioxidants, which protect our cells from disease-causing damage and reduce inflammation in our bodies. Eating the pumpkin seeds also lowers the risk of Diabetes and also ensures healthy heart function.”
Roasted pumpkin seeds are very high in healthy fats, protein, zinc, iron, magnesium, and many more nutrients that are beneficial to the human our body. Roasted pumpkin seeds are eaten as a snack food.
