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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT STRAWBERRIES

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Delicious, proven cancer, arthritis, blindness and heart disease prevention! What more do you want?!

I have raved on many times on this website about the value of coloured foods, in particular red foods, but actually all coloured foods, in protection against disease.

CANCER

Thus it comes as no surprise that the benefits of strawberries include that they are rich in a group of substances called phenols that have potent anti-oxidizing properties – anti-cancer. Research done on a group of 1000 elderly persons reveals one of the most interesting facts about strawberries: Those who regularly ate strawberries were 3x less likely to get cancer. THREE TIMES.

ARTHRITIS

What is perhaps more relevant to the chiropractic patient, is that these phenols also block a nasty substance in the body called a COX enzyme, that is at the forefront of arthritis.

You may have heard a few years ago about a group of ‘wonder drugs’ called COX-inhibitors (they even called one Celebrex to celebrate the end of arthritis! and Vioxx) that held so much promise. “This is the end of arthritic pain”. Until it was discovered that they had very severe side-effects, and I believe most or all have been withdrawn from the market. They caused a lot of heart attacks and bleeding ulcers.

But you can block COX (cyclo-oxygenase) by simply eating strawberries with no adverse effect on your heart. In fact, people who eat strawberries have been proved to have less heart attacks too.

CALORIES IN STRAWBERRIES

Plus there are very few calories in strawberries. Only 45 cals per cup.

VITAMIN C and ARTHRITIS

Highly regarded medical journals report strong research that people who eat vitamin-C-rich foods are three times less likely to get arthritis. One cup of strawberries contains more than the recommended daily allowance of vitamine C.

We would pay BIG MONEY for a drug that that reduced your likelihood of getting arthritis by a factor of three, with no nasty side-effects! Strawberries nutrition facts are truly amazing.

Moreover, interesting facts about strawberries and their anti-cancer and anti-arthritis properties, reveal that the strawberry's richest component is Vitamin C.

It has been shown so many times that synthetic vitamin C (ascorbic acid) has detrimental properties. Why? We’re not sure, but probably because in nature to don’t find Vit C all on its own – it comes mixed in with a heap of other nutrients like bioflavanoids and phenols. Don’t take synthetic vitamin C – eat gourmet strawberries! And maybe top up with a good quality natural vitamin supplement.

The nutritional value of strawberries is that they are also rich in many other vitamins and minerals, particularly Folic acid and Manganese.

A FEAST FOR SORE EYES

by Dutch painter: Adriaen Coorte.

In general we all MUST EAT MORE FRUIT. Eating three helpings of fruit a day (make it diverse as possible) lessens your chance of arthritis, cancer and a heap of other diseases. In any case, they’re so nice! Delish! But other benefits of strawberries, in particular, are for your eyes. Research in the Archives of Ophthalmology proves that persons eating foods rich in vitamin C (not Vit C pills!) are 3x less likely to get Macular Degeneration, the main cause of poor eyesight in the elderly. THREE TIMES! All the interesting facts about strawberries seem to come in THREES!

Freezing strawberries is a cinch. Clean them and freeze them. Full stop. One great fact about the low calories in strawberries is that they fit perfectly in with our low carb diet plan for weight loss.

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More interesting facts about strawberries

Strawberries will not ripen after picking so select fruit that is bright red... they are the sweetest and should be be plump and shiny. Don't pick any strawberries that have green or white near the stem. Any that are a dark red colour should be eaten without delay as they will soon be mushy and spoil.

Wash them just before serving by putting them in a colander and briefly run cold water over the bowl. Don't wash out the juices and don't soak in water.

To hull a strawberry, A favorite way to hull a strawberry is to insert a drinking straw in to the bottom of the berry. The leaves of the fruit will slide right out but you lose out on the core which is also rich in strawberries nutrition facts. Waste not for appearance!

PYO

I have such fond memories of passing a sign on an English country lane. Pick Your Own Strawberries. The one disadvantage of strawberries is that they really don't keep well. Pick and eat those gourmet strawberries, rather than fuss about the interesting facts about strawberries!

A friend wrote yesterday:

There is a field near to us where the farmer grows strawberries every year, and he opens it to the public to come and pick their own.

We go picking every June....and yesterday we toodled over to the field where the air was heavy with the scent of sweet, ripe strawberries.

While we picked, it's allowed, we continually felt the need to sample the goods... and came home with an enormous bowl of strawberries.

Some were enjoyed with cream, and the rest were frozen. We discovered last year that they freeze very well, which surprized us. In the middle of winter it`s great to enjoy strawberries and cream, or a Strawberry Pie.

I had some fun photographing them.... here is one of the pictures.... I just love the rich reds and patterns..

Interesting facts about strawberries!