Berries: Skin and Health Powerhouses
You have probably heard that berries are good for you…but do you just HOW good they are for you??
Every day we are bombarded with toxins, chemicals, UV light, smoke, and crazy things in our foods. These things can increase the produce something called free radicals. Free radicals can wreak havoc on so much of our body from our skin, organs, and are even linked to cancers. As we age our ability to fight off the effects of them decline.
Berries contain the ultimate free radical fighter – antioxidants. They can prevent damage and reverse damage that has been done by free radicals.
Benefits of Berries
- Reduced signs of aging and better skin quality
- Increase in collagen production
- Increase in circulation – benefits heart health and can deliver healthy nutrients to skin, hair, and the rest of your body
- Can help lower blood pressure and cholesterol
- Can reduce the risk of cancer
- Reduce inflammation – inflammation can effect skin appearance, achy joints, weight loss
- Promotes hair growth
- Can improve memory
- Help create a healthy gut
- Fight UTIs
- Can help control blood sugar and diabetes
- Satisfy the sweet tooth to help the shrink the waistline
Sooooooo Eat Your Berries!!
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Tracy Brock MS, RD, LD
Tracybrock316@gmail.com
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