Cancer Fighter
Good news for Black men: prostate cancer can be warded off by a healthy dose of blueberries in your diet. The vitamin C, vitamin A and phytonutrients in blueberries have powerful antioxidants that protect your cells from tumor growth and inflammation. The folate in blueberries also serves as synthesis and repair agents, stopping the formation of cancer cells from mutations. Throat, lung, mouth, pharynx, endometrial, pancreatic and colon cancer all benefit from the bluest eye of fruits.
Bowel Regularity
If you’re having trouble getting back and forth to the toilet with a regular stool, blueberries are the tool to get your bowels moving. That powerful thing called fiber is responsible for preventing constipation and keeping your digestive tract in tip top shape.
Appetite Suppressant
If you’re on a diet and always feeling hungry at the end of that meal prepped breakfast of yours, try eating some blueberries. The fiber inside of blueberries increases satiety and reduces your appetite.
Eye See Clearly
Blueberries contain phytonutrient antioxidants that protect your eyes from oxidative stress. This fruit also protects oyur retina from sunlight damage.
Blueberries are perfect snacks for the morning, lunch and even dinner. Whether you’re eating them whole, in a fresh juice or as an additive to your salad, blueberries are a great way to improve your overall health as you can see.
Get The Blues! 8 Reasons To Eat More Blueberries was originally published on blackdoctor.org
