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Blueberry Antioxidant...Packs a Punch!

Blueberry antioxidant levels are extremely high. In fact they are the at the top of the league, rating one of the highest of fruits and vegetables in their capacity to destroy free radicals.

With flovours that range from mildly sweet (the cultivated type) to tangy (wild) blueberries are extremely nutritional and very low in calories..

Their close family includes the cranberry and the bilberry

Packed with antioxidant phytonutrients called anthocyanidins, blueberries neutralize free radical damage to the collagen matrix of cells and tissues that can lead to....

Cataracts
Glaucoma
Varicose veins
Hemorrhoids
Peptic ulcers
Heart disease
Cancer

Blueberry antioxidant may also help to prevent urinary tract infections.

Pterostilbene (pronounced TARE-oh-STILL-bean), a powerful antioxidant compound found in blueberries, which is already known to fight cancer, may also help lower cholesterol.

Bilberry, (a variety of blueberry) in numerous studies has shown to be effective in improving night time vision and general sight.

In fact the British Air Force pilots in WW 2 used to regularly consume bilberry preserves before their night missions.

Improve Your Brain with Blueberries

In animal studies, researchers have found that blueberries help protect the brain from oxidative stress and may reduce the effects of age-related conditions such as Alzheimer�s disease or dementia.

Researchers found that diets rich in blueberries significantly improved both the learning capacity and motor skills of aging rats, making them mentally equivalent to much younger rats.

Also it is believed that eating plenty of blueberries may significantly lessen brain damage from strokes and other neurological disorders, suggests a study published in the May 2005 issue of the Journal of Experimental Neurology.

That's the facts over and done with...now, how can you enjoy bluberries.

Easy...I'll show you how.

First check out this great tasting Pomegranate and Blueberry smoothie!

Now for another really refreshingly powerful drink.

Blueberry and Raspberry Crush

One serving of this will give you more protection from the ravages of free radicals than most people get in three days from the average American, northern European or UK diet.

Although you will certainly lose some of the vitamin C content from both fruits if they are frozen, the protective antioxidants are not damaged, so you can enjoy this crush all year round.

Serves 1-2

200g or 7oz blueberries

200g or 7oz raspberries

Crushed ice

Wash and hull the fruit Put them both in a blender and whizz until smooth Serve in long glasses over the crushed ice

ORAC rating for a large glass of this is almost 6,000. So..pretty powerful eh?

Blueberries have many uses in foods such as

Jellies
Jams
Pies
Muffins

Sprinkle on cereals etc

It's very easy to introduce this powerful food into your diet, so why not start today?

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