The latest trend
in healthy nutrition is turning toward local foods, produced by local
farmers who use organic methods for producing healthy, nutritious,
nourishing foods. That saves transportation energy and costs, storing
and packaging for produce, usually picked too early in order to arrive
to your local store before it starts rotting.
However, not
everything that we want to include in our menus can be or is grown in
our area. There are several reasons why you want certain fruits, nuts
and other foods even when they are out of season. Even more so, when
you could use the safest and natural way of healing or prevention from
certain conditions.
That's when we do
some research online to shop for the best there is out there...
Countless Benefits of
Blueberries
Berries are probably the healthiest
fruits available and among them, wild blueberries have the most
antioxidants (48% more than the cultivated varieties according to USDA
evaluation).
Small Canadian blueberries on the
picture above are wild organic berries, growing in Eastern Canada, sweeter
than what we usually buy in stores. They are shipped to your door frozen.
Simply thaw and enjoy as a snack, in smoothies or recipes.
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here to buy wild organic
blueberries!
According to Dr. Mercola
(www.mercola.com) "blueberries
-- especially wild blueberries -- can have a huge impact on boosting and
maintaining your nutritional health by:
Decreasing your
risk of cancer
Preventing
heart disease and stroke by reducing the build up of so called "bad"
cholesterol
Guarding
against Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases
Combating aging
and reversing short term memory loss
Relieving
arthritis inflammation
Fighting
infection and bolstering the immune system
Promoting
urinary tract health
Optimizing
vision health and reversing the causes of macular degeneration and
blindness
Improving motor
skills"
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America's Favorite Berry:
Strawberry
In Oriental viewpoint, strawberry is the
most "yang" (activating) fruit with its red color. In America, strawberry is the
most popular berry, with highest vitamin C content of all berries. Strawberries
are also higher in iron and potassium than other berries. Another strawberry
uniqueness is in the fact that its seeds are placed on the outside of the fruit.
Click
here to buy 3, 6 or 9 pounds of frozen
organic strawberries, rich in antioxidants and dietary fiber.
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Organic Red Raspberries
Red raspberries are wonderfully refreshing
summertime treat, very rich in calcium, magnesium and iron. Their intense flavor
and aroma along with the fact that they are chock full of antioxidants, make
them another popular berry.