Red, sweet strawberries…yum! It’s 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 Montreal chiropractic nutrition tip of the month! Our Montreal
chiropractic patients at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic can benefit
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 ate
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 typically
ate and did what they typically did in this
study with the exception of only eating strawberries and
not other berries. (1) That makes it simple! Just include
strawberries into your daily diet.
VASCULAR HEALTH BENEFIT FROM STRAWBERRIES
Strawberry eating was reported to possibly
enhance vascular health outside
of other metabolic changes most likely via microbial-derived
phenolic metabolites after enjoying 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 memories flowing, too. Late-life dementia may benefit from
strawberry consumption. Researchers noted 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 which progresses in
midlife. Researchers highlighted how consuming
berry fruits like strawberries has previously been shown
to affect metabolism and cognition which implies
a potential to lower the risk of dementia. In another study, researchers found 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 enjoy
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 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 very
popular and more in demand 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 Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox, developer of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management we use at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic, 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.
Make your Montreal chiropractic
appointment now this strawberry season to optimize
the health benefits of both chiropractic and strawberries!