Baton Rouge Chiropractic Nutrition Idea: Strawberry Time! Good for Mind, Heart, Blood Sugar

Red, ripe strawberries…yum! It’s that time of year - somewhere around the globe – for fresh strawberries’ tastiness and nutritiousness to brighten up your plate and your mind, heart, and insulin resistance. Strawberries are the focus of this month's Baton Rouge chiropractic nutrition tip of the month! Our Baton Rouge chiropractic patients at Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers 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 higher 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) - an inflammatory marker often found in artherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and even Alzheimer’s/dementia. The participants ate what they usually ate and did everything they usually did in this study except only eat strawberries and not other berries. (1) That makes it easy! Just add strawberries to your daily diet.

VASCULAR HEALTH BENEFIT FROM STRAWBERRIES

Strawberry consumption was reported to possibly enhance vascular health separate from other metabolic changes most likely via microbial-derived phenolic metabolites after eating strawberries that influences 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 memories flowing, too. Late-life dementia may be enhanced with strawberry consumption. Researchers explained that neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s develop over many years starting in midlife. Further, insulin resistance is known to be a risk factor for late life dementia and known to progress in midlife. Researchers highlighted how eating berry fruits like strawberries has already been demonstrated to affect metabolism and cognition implying a potential to reduce the risk of dementia. In a recent study, researchers found that strawberry supplementation started in midlife may well lower the risk of dementia. (3) Strawberries and their bright red color are a cheery way to keep your mind 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 recognition for their health benefit! Wines made of strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries – packed full of vitamin C, folates, and minerals making them quite 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 options in how to consume strawberries this season!

CONTACT Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox, developer of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management we utilize at Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers, discusses 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 Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment soon this strawberry season to optimize the health benefits of both chiropractic and strawberries!