this particular subject that I want to talk to talk to you about today is all about strawberries and the health benefits of strawberries I love strawberriesmthey are my favorite fruit of all time and I eat them almost every single day and most most of the time they're in my smoothies but I also love to eat them fresh I love to roll them up in sour cream and then brown sugar oh yeah of course that kind of take defeats the purpose of the healthy nature of the strawberries well that's okay and also we can't forget chocolate-covered strawberries oh yeah awesome strawberries are more than just their delectable taste that they are this fruit particularly it's organic versions offer many health benefits here are some of them strawberries are an excellent source of antioxidants strawberries are rich in antioxidants because of their flavonoid content because of their antioxidant capacity they ward off free radical damage to low-density lipoprotein or bad cholesterol next strawberries are good for the heart research on the heart health benefits of strawberry

has been starting to gain attention some studies have now demonstrated that the fruits are good for the heart because they improve cholesterol and triglycerides even in overweight people and those with metabolic metabolic syndrome and then goes on to talk more about that and some studies that were done and that's how they came to that conclusion with these studies pretty neat strawberries help improve osteoarthritis and symptoms okay cool eating strawberries can help improve osteo right osteoarthritis in a way by reducing inflammation in obese people in a double-blind study obese people work with osteoarthritis of the knee either consumed a placebo or 50 grams of freeze-dried strawberry powder every day for 12 weeks results showed that markers of inflammation were substantially cut in a strawberry group in comparison to the placebo group pretty awesome strawberries preserve cognitive function a study of 16,000 women aged 70 and above revealed that eating more

Strawberries is linked to significantly slowing down cognitive decline by up to two and a half years awesome and strawberries regulate regulate blood sugar levels in a single blank study of 14 overweight adults it was revealed that consuming a strawberry drink two hours before eating a meal dramatically decreased blood sugar increases after eating this suggested that strawberry also enhances insulin sensitivity now this last point the group study was only 14 overweight adults I in my scientific nature would like to have seen a bigger test size for that but again this is just one little article there's been other studies done on strawberries oh well this is not like breaking news or anything about strawberries so the article was going to talk about organic strawberries and why we should buy organic strawberries when possible and the main reason is pesticides so eating strawberries is healthy but you

Are buying but are you buying the right ones when purchasing strawberries Merck sure make sure they are organically grown the foods that have the most number of pesticides which were labeled as the Dirty Dozen where strawberries spinach nectarines apples peaches celery grapes pears cherries tomatoes bell peppers and potatoes on the other hand the clean fifteen are those that contain the least amount of pesticides are avocados sweet corn pineapples cabbages onions frozen peas papayas asparagus mangoes eggplants honeydew melons Kiwis cantaloupes cauliflower and grapefruits so if you want to avoid pesticides buy organic when possible pretty awesome so what I did is after reading this article I wanted to find some more sources about strawberries and strawberry health so I went to WMD oh yeah the Web MD so this is from Web MD archives this is also this is entitled nutritional benefits of the strawberry the heart shaped silhouette of the strawberry is the first clue that this fruit is good for you these potent little packages protect your heart increase HDL or good cholesterol lower your blood pressure and guard against cancer packed with vitamins fiber and particularly high levels of antioxidants known as polyphenols strawberries are a sodium free fat-free cholesterol-free low

Calorie food they are among the top 20 fruits and antioxidant capacity and are a good source of manganese and potassium just one serving about aged strawberries provides more vitamin C abandon or pretty awesome so there you go some pretty neat sources on the nutritional benefits of strawberries I knew there was a reason why I love strawberry so much and not just because of the taste