Awesome Food = Berries!

In the past decade, research on berries has been very exciting to read. Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and hawthorn berries are all proving to be awesome foods to eat. The research has suggested that they may play a significant role in protecting the heart and brain. The latest research in the journal Circulation is proving this to be true again.

Harvard researchers followed women age 25-42 for 18 years to determine if any nutritional factors affected their heart health. They discovered that women who ate three or more servings of a combination of blueberries and strawberries per week had a 32% decreased risk of heart disease.

Berries have awesome nutrients called anthocyanins in them, which can be very protective to the heart and brain. If you get a chance to include fresh or fresh-frozen berries in your meals, please do it. Whenever you see a fruit or vegetable with deep dark colors (blues, purples, reds,) it is a good indicator that it has some nutrients in it that will be of value to your health.

Reference:

Aedín Cassidy, et al. High Anthocyanin Intake Is Associated With a Reduced Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Young and Middle-Aged Women Circulation  2013 January
Harvard School of Public Health