Blueberry benefits
Step up your nourishment up with getting more blueberries in. There are over 150 blueberries but the high bush and wild blueberries are the most common. If blueberries seem high wait into they go on sell. I normally get a lot of them on sell then freeze them. This way i can just put them in a smoothie no ice needed. The wild blueberries are much smaller but they contain a higher antioxidant level. Berries have the highest antioxidant levels out of all the fruits. The levels will go up if they are frozen. Wild blueberries have higher antioxidant levels and are more nourishing.
The blueness comes from flavonoids called anthocyanins. These same flavonoids also can be found in elderberries, red onions, grapes, cherries etc. The more colors we get in the less likely we will be to become sick. Blueberries are a good source of fiber, vitamin c, manganese and vitamin k.
They contain antioxidants which help reduce free radicals. Free radicals are a natural part of cell metabolism. But too many of them causes of oxidative stress which is damaging. Anytime there is free radicals there is some form of inflammation. Think of free radicals as fire🔥 antioxidants as water 💦.
If you have diabetes blueberries should be your best friends. They will help increase insulin sensitivity, help with metabolism of glucose, decrease insulin resistance and increase insulin sensitivity. Over 40 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes. 35 million people with type 2 which is lifestyle related and 5 million which are autoimmune. It is said that over 100 million people have instant resistance or blood sugars but they are not diagnosed. They are so powerful they even help reduce blood sugar spikes if consumed with highly processed carbohydrate foods.
Too often we do not like going to the healthcare industry based off of fears. But the same fear is doing more damage than good. Prevention will always be cheaper than intervention. Sadly to say it's often the other way around. This is why education means the most especially when it comes to nutrition, anatomy, physiology etc. We maintenance our vehicles, house, outer appearance etcetera more than the inside of our body.
Has anti bacterial, antifungal, antiviral etc properties that help them immune system. They help protect the brain from degeneration and oxidative stress which reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease. Increase nitric oxide production and good for erections/heart. Nitric oxide is also good for helping with high blood pressure. Which which effects over 119 million people which is 1/3 of the population. . If you are trying to lose weight these are great for you. Helps the body produce adiponectin. An hormone fat releases that helps with insulin sensitivity and inflammation.
They help activate the nrf2 system which helps regulate a thousand plus gene expressions. Why at the same time protecting the dna. Increases muscle recovery / stamina and gray for a person that has gout. If you are trying to lose weight these are great for you. Helps the body produce adiponectin. An hormone fat releases that helps with insulin sensitivity and inflammation.
Assists with digestion, constipation, bloating, gas, acid reflux, reduces candida overgrowth, fiber aka prebiotics etc. A prebiotic is fiber which one exist in fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, nuts, seeds etc. Fiber is not found in any form of meat I’m talking about seafood, fried kangaroo pouch, chicken, boiled platypus beak/ tail, beef, snake scales, pork, BBQ turtle back, bison, smoked patrick starfish legs, turkey, stir goose neck, elf, deer etc.
You whole digestive tract from your mouth to your anus has microbiota. Which has bacteria, fungi, viruses etc which have good and bad functions. Whenever the bad functions happen problems will happen. You may have heard of someone having H pyloi or candida. The majority of people have H pyloi and everyone has candida. It's the overgrowth of these bacteria that are the problem.
Prebiotics is what the bacteria mainly feeds on, probiotics are the bacteria and postbiotics are the byproducts of probiotics. Examples of postbiotics byproducts are bacterial lysates (bacteria compounds) , cell wall fragments, cell-free supernatants (bacteria and yeast compounds), exopolysaccharides, lipopolysaccharides, serotonin (90% of the production), short-chain fatty acids ,Vitamin B1 thiamine, Vitamin B5 panthotenic acid, Vitamin B7 biotin, Vitamin B9 folate, Vitamin K etc.
Interesting enough they have build a $50,000,000,000 plus industry mainly based off of people being uneducated or miseducated on their health. This is why education has to become a mandatory it shouldn't be seen as optional.
Fiber is a carbohydrate that has 4 calories. Over 90% of people do not get into fiber in daily. There are 3 forms of fiber soluble, insoluble and resistance starch but we will focus on the first two. Soluble fiber dissolves in water and insoluble doesn’t. Soluble fiber creates a gel when it dissolves also is good for cholesterol and sugar. Insoluble fiber attracts water into your feces that makes it softer and more simple to defecate without stain. Besides not getting enough fiber not getting enough water leads to constipation. Insoluble fiber also helps increase insulin sensitivity.
Plants usually contain a mixture of both types. It’s mixed views on if you should count fiber for or against your total calorie intake. Since soluble fiber feeds the bacteria some say it should be counted towards are total calories. Some say even with that it shouldn’t count towards are total calories but substracted. To keep it safe instead of multiplying 4 calories per gram with fiber multiple by 1.5 or 2.
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These posts are for educational information only this is not medical advice. Not approved by the FDA to treat, cure, prevent, or diagnose health issues. The only things that are undeniable is seeing your blood work change and how something make you feel. We only have one life to live our body runs on nutrition so please give it the right ones.