Red, ripe 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 Sitka chiropractic nutrition tip of the month! Our Sitka
chiropractic patients at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka can benefit
from strawberries in at least one of these areas!
HEART DISEASE BENEFIT FROM STRAWBERRIES
A newer study found and reported that when obese
adults with raised serum LDL cholesterol levels ate
just two and a half servings of strawberries each day for a
month, it significantly improved lipid particle
profiles, insulin resistance, and serum plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
(PAI-1) which is an inflammatory marker often found in
artherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and even Alzheimer’s/dementia. The participants ate what they typically
ate and did what they usually 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 due to microbial-derived
phenolic metabolites after eating 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 us keep the memory 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 eating
berry fruits like strawberries has previously been demonstrated
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 decrease the
risk of dementia. (3) Strawberries and their bright red color are a cheery
way to keep your memory 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 reputation for their health
benefit! Wines made of strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries – packed
full of vitamin C, folates, and minerals making them very
popular with over 11,000 kilotons harvested in 2021 - have low alcohol content,
high acidity, and beneficial bioactive molecules like phenolic compounds,
polysaccharides, melatonin, and carotenoids. (4) It’s nice to have a
choice in how to consume strawberries this season!
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox, developer of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management we utilize at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka, 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 Sitka chiropractic
appointment soon this strawberry season to optimize
the health benefits of both chiropractic and strawberries!