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Welcome to the health aspects of GERBS pumpkin, sunflower, and flax seeds one of natures TOP SUPER FOODS. Making Gerbs a part of your daily intake, will not only make you healthier from the inside but will make you LOOK healthier, per Dr. Oz!

Gerbs is located in scenic and historic Johnston, Rhode Island offering an all-natural line of pumpkin, sunflower, and flax seeds free of any chemicals, preservatives, cooking oils, flavor enhancers, whiteners, and artificial coloring.
From the beginning of each day, we strive to provide a delicious and healthy snack food, while still maintaining our company’s top priorities of customer satisfaction and taste. We fundamentally feel we accomplish this, by dry roasting GERBS keeping our seeds as close to there natural state as possible. On top of this Gerbs are made are out of the highest quality all-natural seasoning & ingredients giving our product its Gourmet appeal.

Unlike all our competition, our seeds are cleaned, seasoned, and dry roasted by our caring and trained staff, each batch of Gerbs is packaged, all within 24-hours, giving our seeds an NATURAL shelf life of ONE year, all without adding any harmful PRESERVATIVES! Furthermore, since Gerbs are made in our facility, we can guarantee each bag is free of gluten, wheat, peanuts, and other tree nuts of any kind!

Warning: Remember that our pumpkin seeds are produced in our facility by our trained and caring staff and not on huge machines, as a result, due to these normal harvesting practices, it is possible to find a package of GERBS PUMPKIN SEEDS, that contain twigs, pitt’s, stems, hulls, or other naturally occurring objects.

Gerbs Pumpkin Seeds are GLUTEN FREE:

Requirement #1—Gluten-free foods cannot contain any of the following:

Celiac disease is life-long and currently incurable. The only known treatment at this time is strict adherence to a gluten-free lifestyle, free of WBRO. Oats are not a risk free choice for those with celiac disease and not recommended during the first year. There is no way to determine in advance whether or not a person will be able to tolerate uncontaminated oats (http://www.csaceliacs.org/celiac_defined.php).

10 Medicinal Benefits OF EATING PUMPKIN SEEDS:

1. Prostate Protection
   They promote overall prostate health and alleviate the difficult urination associated with an enlarged prostate.
2. Improved Bladder Function
   In some studies, pumpkin seed extracts improved bladder function in animals.
3. Depression Treatment
   They contain L-tryptophan, a compound naturally effective against depression.
4. Prevention of Osteoporosis
   Because they are high in zinc, pumpkin seeds are a natural protector against osteoporosis. Low intake of zinc is linked to higher rates of osteoporosis.
5. Natural Anti-Inflammatory
   Pumpkin seeds effectively reduce inflammation without the side effects of anti-inflammatory drugs.
6. Prevention of Kidney Stones
   They prevent calcium oxalate kidney stone formation, according to studies.
7. Treatment of Parasites
   They are used in many cultures as a natural treatment for tapeworms and other parasites. Studies also show them to be effective against acute schistosomiasis, a parasite contracted from snails.
8. Great Source of Magnesium
   1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds contains 92% of your daily value of magnesium, a mineral in which most Americans are deficient.
9. Lower Cholesterol
   Pumpkin seeds contain phytosterols, compounds that that have been shown to reduce levels of LDL cholesterol.
10. Cancer Prevention
    The same phytosterols that lower cholesterol also protect against many cancers.

Dr. Oz’s Super Foods
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-ozs-super-foods

ABOUT.COM
http://americanfood.about.com/od/keytipstechniques/a/5superfoods.htm

MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26777340/from/ET/

Worlds Healthiest Foods
http://whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=82

New York Times / Well
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/the-11-best-foods-you-arent-eating/?em

Health Diaries
http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/10-health-benefits-of-pumpkin-seeds.html

CANADIAN LIVING.COM
http://www.canadianliving.com/health/nutrition/top_10_superfoods_goji_berries_cinnamon_turmeric_and_more.php

Also did you know:

• Pumpkin seeds just got voted one of the 14 super foods of the world! Subtly sweet and nutty with a malleable, chewy texture, the roasted seeds from inside your Halloween pumpkin are one of the most nutritious and flavorful seeds around (The World’s Healthiest Foods).
• Pumpkin seed has been used in traditional medicine as an anthelmintic (an agent used to expel intestinal worms), taeniacide (an agent which kills tapeworms) and as a diuretic (Bombardelli and Morazzoni, 1997).
• Its modern clinical uses are comparable to its traditional uses in North American aboriginal medicine. For example, the Cherokee people used pumpkin seed as an anthelmintic and also as a pediatric urinary aid to treat bed-wetting. The Iroquois people prepared an infusion of the seeds as a diuretic given to children with reduced urination. The Menominee people of Wisconsin used the seed to facilitate the passage of urine (Moerman, 1998). The seeds have been reported to eliminate both tapeworms and roundworms (Budavari, 1996; Tyler, 1993). An amino acid, curcubitacin, is thought to be responsible for the seed's anthelmintic actions (Tyler, 1993).
• In addition, Commission E also approves the use of pumpkin seed for the treatment of irritable bladder; the seeds may help to reduce childhood incidence of bladder stones in areas where the condition is endemic. A study in Thailand demonstrated that pumpkin seeds reduced oxalcrystalluria (formation of bladder stones due to the accumulation of oxalate crystals) in boys between the ages of 2 and 7, while increasing pyrophosphate, glycosaminoglycans, and potassium values (Suphakarn et al., 1987).
• Pumpkin seeds have one of the highest levels of Antioxidants of any nut, seed, or food for that matter. They are also loaded with tons of vitamins and minerals that the body needs. ‘A handful a day to keep the doctor away.’
• Pumpkin seeds have been used homeopathically in China for thousands of years in the prevention and treatment of various diseases (cancers) and ailments. Many forecasters believe that pumpkin seeds will follow in the same path as green tea, going from rather obscurity to worldwide recognition as one of natures ‘cure alls’.
• Renowned physician Doctor Andrew Weil M.D. states that eating raw or freshly toasted pumpkin seeds, whole grains, nuts, and other seeds not only reduces the risk of prostate cancer, pumpkin seeds are a natural iron substitute, and eating pumpkin seeds is an important factor in a healthy diet when managing diabetes.
• Pumpkin seeds are the fastest growing segment of the nut and seed market as more and more of their Medicinal properties are discovered.
• Pumpkins not only help to naturally boost your body’s immune system but their extract is one of the leading prescriptions given by doctors for men to promote a healthy Prostate system. Countries where men have traditionally consumed pumpkin seeds to reduce prostate enlargement include Bulgaria, Turkey, and the Ukraine (Tyler, 1993; Weiss, 1988).
• Pumpkin seed contains amino acids (e.g., cucurbitin); approximately 1% phytosterols in free and bound forms; squalene; chlorophyll pigments (chlorophyll b and pheophytin a); 4–5% minerals including selenium, zinc, calcium, copper, iron, manganese, phosphorous, and potassium; approximately 30% pectins; approximately 25–51% proteins (Bombardelli and Morazzoni, 1997; Wichtl and Bisset, 1994); approximately 30–50% oil, composed mainly of fatty acids including palmitic, stearic, oleic, and linoleic acids; tocopherols (b- and g-tocopherol); carotenoids (lutein and b-carotene).
• Pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds are also good sources of magnesium and research has indicated that magnesium and vitamin K may be helpful in reducing Osteoporosis or bone loss.
• Pumpkin seeds are also a great source of five of the B vitamins. One-quarter cup of roasted seeds contributes (Better Nutrition, 10/06 Elaine Magee:
  • 11% daily allowance of B1 (0.12 mg)
  • 16% daily allowance of B2 (0.18 mg)
  • 41% daily allowance of niacin (5.8 mg)
  • 4% daily allowance of B6 (0.05 mg)
  • 8% daily allowance of folic acid (32 mcg)