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Pomegranate has rapidly become one of the best health foods in last few years. This fruit is fairly popular for its purple-colored juice, which is packed, with plenty of antioxidants that can help in keeping a soft and wrinkle-free skin. Pomegranates offer many health benefits to people of all ages. They especially help young people by keeping their skin healthy and glowing by keeping the blood platelets collectively. This gives their skin a special glow.
Many recent studies show significant possible health benefits from pomegranate. Some of these benefits are listed below:
• Studies show that pomegranate slows down the growth of prostate cancer.
• It helps in fighting against breast cancer. A study in Israel shows that pomegranate juice destroys cancer cells while leaving only healthy cells. It also prevents the formation of breast cancer cells.
• Pomegranate may help in reducing the danger of having heart attacks, heart diseases and strokes. Many studies indicate that drinking pomegranate juice per day may help in supporting the proper flow of blood to the heart. It can be treated as an antioxidant. And due to its antioxidant properties, it avoids the formation of bad cholesterol and thus helps in keeping your arteries clear of clots.
• Some studies show that the maternal consumption of this fruit’s juice helps in guarding the neonatal brain from harm after injury.
• It helps in stabilizing the levels of PSA. In a research of fifty people who had undergone for treatment of prostate cancer, pomegranate juice each day kept their PSA levels stable, and hence reducing the requirement for further treatment like hormone therapy or chemotherapy.
• Pomegranate helps in preventing lung cancer. Studies show that its juice may slow down the growth of lung cancer cells.
• Pomegranate juice protects the arteries. It avoids plaque from growing in the arteries and can also remove previously build up plaque.
• Many researches suggest that consuming pomegranate juice can be a natural method to avoid dental plaque.
• Eating pomegranate helps in lowering cholesterol. It raises good cholesterol (HDL) and lowers bad cholesterol (LDL).
• Consumption of pomegranate helps in preventing the problem of Osteoarthritis. Many studies show that its juice may avoid cartilage deterioration.
• A study shows that the pomegranate juice may avoid the problem of Alzheimer’s disease.
• Pomegranate juice helps in lowering Blood Pressure (BP). Study shows that drinking pomegranate juice each day may lowers the systolic BP by as much as five percent.
Have you ever picked wild berries from the woods? If yes, then you know the joy of berries. Berries are not just fun and delicious, but also, they have numerous health benefits. They have a high nutritional content. A cup full of strawberries has vitamin C up to 100 mg. This is the same amount of vitamin C that is found in a small glass of orange juice. Vitamin C is required by our body for the proper functioning of our immune system. Shifting focus on blueberries, a cup of them offer lesser vitamin C content than strawberries, and they have 83 calories per cup. Cranberries offer approximately the same amount of nutrients, but with 44 calories, and a cup full of raspberries presents 64 calories.
Health benefits of some of the berries are:
* Berries of dark color, like blackberries, blueberries, wolfberries and raspberries are rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants strengthen your immune power, and you are less prone to diseases such as common cold, and flu.
* Bilberries, raspberries and blueberries are rich in lutin, a compound important for healthy eyesight.
* Raspberries have good quantity of cancer fighting phytochemicals and anthocyanins, such as ferulic acid, ellagic, and coumaric.
* Extracts of the fruit of pomegranate have powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant qualities, and has been proved by studies of being advantageous in case of expanding cancer cells and also in recovering from coronary heart diseases. Pomegranate extracts are also beneficial in gum diseases.
In a research in 1999, at Tufts University, researchers fed old rats berry extracts and younger rats the regular diet. The results were as follows:
* Older rats were fast in learning than the younger rats
* Older rats were far more coordinated than the younger ones
* Older rats also had improved motor skills
* Older rats had more memory than the younger rats
As it can be seen, the experiments clearly show that berry extracts did wonders for some rats although they were older. Similar holds true for humans as well. Studies have been conducted on human subjects and the groups that were fed berries showed a dramatic improvement over the other groups.
Berries protect against brain damage. Many types of berries, especially blueberries help the neurons and protect the brain from any kind of damage.
Almost all the berries contain flavonoids that help fight against some specific type of cancer cells. Berries taken regularly can help reduce the chances of cancer in the body. There are many types of berries, and it’s not possible to have a regular intake of all the berries everyday, so berry extracts are recommended for a healthy living.
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Blueberries belong to the family of bilberry and cranberry, in terms of health benefits. These come from shrubs, and these fruits grow in bunches and are of small size, ranging from pea size to marble size. They have darker shades of color, of blue variations. Some come with maroon shades, and others have purple tint to them. They are very delicious, but that’s not all. They come with a number of health benefits.
* Antioxidant capacity: Blueberries are highly loaded with a number of anti oxidants like vitamin C, Anthocyanin, B Complex, vitamin A, vitamin E, copper, iron and zinc etc. They promote immunity and raise oxygen and hemoglobin levels in the blood. With strong immunity, you are able to fight diseases better, and will not fall for common cold, fever, flu etc very easily.
* Blueberries neutralize free radicals: Blueberries neutralize the free radicals that increase the ageing process and diseases in the body. This is because of the rich content of Anthocyanin and vitamin C in them. They prevent the cause of ageing, and your skin will look beautiful and your immune system can fight diseases in a better way.
* Reducing fat: It is believed that blueberries help fight the fat off your belly and also prevent metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases.
* Urinary tract health: Most urinary tract infections are due to the colony formation of bacteria like b-coli, in the inner walls of the tract. Blueberries have a compound formed from a large polymer, which reduces the formation of these bacteria. The additional anti-biotic properties of blueberries help it further. The large polymers get rid of these bacteria, and thus provide relief to such infections.
* Good for vision: The extracts of blueberries have been found to reduce the loss of vision, due to the presence of a compound called anthocyanoside. As blueberries contain vitamin A and vitamin E, which are good for eyes and skin tissues, they further help people in maintaining their eyesight.
* Brain health: There are several compounds in blueberries that prevent and heal neurotic disorders, and also restore health to the central nervous system. Some of these compounds are: anthocyanin, vitamin, A, B-complex, sodium, zinc, potassium, phosphorus, copper etc. These also prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
* Digestive disorders: Blueberries contain roughage, which helps you to prevent constipation and keep your digestive system healthy.
* Cancer: Blueberries can be helpful for cancer patients, as they contain Pterostilbene, which works effectively in case of liver and colon cancer.
Blueberries have lots of health values. Be sure to have a regular intake of blueberries to fight off diseases.
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