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

Red, sweet 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 our New Roads chiropractic nutrition tip of the month! Our New Roads chiropractic patients at New Roads Chiropractic Center can benefit from strawberries in at least one of these areas!

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 a month, it significantly made better their lipid particle profiles, insulin resistance, and serum plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) which is 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 everything they typically did in this study with the exception of only eating strawberries and not other berries. (1) That makes it easy! Just add strawberries to your daily diet.

VASCULAR HEALTH BENEFIT FROM STRAWBERRIES

Strawberry eating was reported to possibly improve vascular health separate from other metabolic changes most likely via microbial-derived phenolic metabolites after eating strawberries that influences 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 beginning in midlife. Further, insulin resistance is known to be a risk factor for late life dementia and known to progress in midlife. Researchers highlighted how consuming berry fruits like strawberries has already been shown to affect metabolism and cognition which implies a potential to lower the risk of dementia. In another study, researchers documented that strawberry supplementation started in midlife may well lower the risk of dementia. (3) Strawberries and their bright red color are a bright way to keep your mind going.

BERRY WINES WITH HEALTHY INGREDIENTS

And for those in mid-life and older who may like a glass of wine, berry fruit wines (and even spirits) are growing in popularity and in recognition for their health benefit! Wines made of strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries offer 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 highly demanded 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 New Roads Chiropractic Center

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox, developer of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management we use at New Roads Chiropractic Center, 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 New Roads chiropractic appointment now this strawberry season to maximize the health benefits of both chiropractic and strawberries! 

 
New Roads chiropractic nutrition tip of the month: enjoy strawberries! 
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