Thursday, June 5, 2008

This is for Berries

I recently reviewed an article that pointed out the benefits of berries for aiding memory. Now there is other good news about berries. A Finnish study of middle-aged people with hypertension, or high blood sugar or cholesterol found that those who added 5 ounces of berries to their daily diet had lower blood pressure, higher good cholesterol and less sticky platelets. These benefits are due to polyphenols, found in berries, red wine, chocolate and tea.

A handful of berries a day will help keep the doctor away. By the way, the pure juice is just as effective as the whole berry. Personally I take several ounces of either Goji berry juice or Acai berry juice a day.

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