Largo Chiropractic Nutrition Idea: Strawberry Time! Good for Mind, Heart, Blood Sugar
Red, ripe strawberries…yum! It is strawberry season somewhere in the world for us to enjoy their nutritiousness and tastiness and allow them to brighten up your plate and your mind, heart, and insulin resistance. Strawberries are the focus of this month's Largo chiropractic nutrition tip of the month! Our Largo chiropractic patients at Hollstrom & Associates Inc can benefit from strawberries in at least one of these ways!
HEART DISEASE BENEFIT FROM STRAWBERRIES
A newer study found and reported that when obese adults with elevated serum LDL cholesterol levels ate just two and a half servings of strawberries each day for a month, it significantly made better their lipid particle profiles, insulin resistance, and serum plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) - an inflammatory marker often seen in artherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and even Alzheimer’s/dementia. Those who participated ate what they typically ate and did what they usually did in this study except only eat strawberries and not other berries. (1) That makes it easy! Just include strawberries into your daily diet.
VASCULAR HEALTH BENEFIT FROM STRAWBERRIES
Strawberry eating was reported to possibly improve vascular health independent of other metabolic changes most likely via microbial-derived phenolic metabolites after eating strawberries that impacts endothelial - the cell lining of blood and lymphatic vessels - function. This is a positive for anyone with moderate hypercholesterolemia! (2) A delicious way to keep the blood flowing!
STRAWBERRIES REDUCE RISK OF DEMENTIA
Let’s keep the memory flowing, too. Late-life dementia may benefit from strawberry consumption. Researchers noted that neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s develop over many years starting in midlife. Further, insulin resistance is noted as a risk factor for late life dementia and known to progress in midlife. Researchers pointed to research that highlights how eating berry fruits like strawberries has previously been shown to influence metabolism and cognition which implies a potential to decrease the risk of dementia. In a recent study, researchers found that strawberry supplementation started in midlife may well decrease the risk of dementia. (3) Strawberries and their bright red color are a bright way to keep your memory going.
BERRY WINES WITH HEALTHY INGREDIENTS
And for those in mid-life and older who may enjoy a glass of wine, berry fruit wines (and even spirits) are increasing in popularity and in recognition for their healthy attributes! Wines made of strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries have low alcohol content, high acidity, and beneficial bioactive molecules like phenolic compounds, polysaccharides, melatonin, and carotenoids. Such berries are high in vitamin C, folates, and minerals making them quite popular and more in demand with over 11,000 kilotons of strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries in 2021. That is a lot of berries! (4) It’s nice to have options in how to consume strawberries this season!
CONTACT Hollstrom & Associates Inc
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox, developer of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management we use at Hollstrom & Associates Inc, discusses how we can help with back pain relief and neck pain relief as well as arm pain and leg pain relief on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson.
Make your Largo chiropractic appointment today this strawberry season to optimize the health benefits of both chiropractic and strawberries!
