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Largo Chiropractic Nutrition Idea: Strawberry Time! Good for Mind, Heart, Blood Sugar

Red, sweet strawberries…yum! It’s that time of year - somewhere around the globe – for fresh strawberries’ tastiness and nutritiousness to brighten up your plate and your mind, heart, and insulin resistance. Strawberries are the focus of our Largo chiropractic nutrition tip of the month! Our Largo chiropractic patients at Hollstrom & Associates Inc can enjoy positive effects from strawberries in at least one of these ways!

HEART DISEASE BENEFIT FROM STRAWBERRIES

A recent study found and reported that when obese adults with higher serum LDL cholesterol levels consumed just two and a half servings of strawberries each day for 30 days, it significantly made better their lipid particle profiles, insulin resistance, and serum plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) - an inflammatory marker often found in artherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and even Alzheimer’s/dementia. The participants consumed what they usually ate and did what they usually did in this study except only eat strawberries and not other berries. (1) That makes it simple! Just add strawberries to your daily diet.

VASCULAR HEALTH BENEFIT FROM STRAWBERRIES

Strawberry eating was reported to potentially improve vascular health outside of other metabolic changes most likely due to 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 tasty way to keep the blood flowing!

STRAWBERRIES REDUCE RISK OF DEMENTIA

Let’s keep the mind and memory flowing, too. Late-life dementia may benefit from strawberry consumption. Researchers explained 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 consuming berry fruits like strawberries has already been demonstrated to affect 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 happy way to keep your mind 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 health benefit! 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 have lots of vitamin C, folates, and minerals making them quite popular and more in demand with more than 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 utilize at Hollstrom & Associates Inc, talks about 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.

Schedule your Largo chiropractic appointment today this strawberry season to maximize the health benefits of both chiropractic and strawberries! 

 
Largo chiropractic nutrition tip of the month: enjoy strawberries! 
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