Canadian Wild Blueberries and your health
Wonderful things come in small packages. In case you hadn’t noticed, Canadian Wild Blueberries are tiny, which means more skin per kilo of fruit. More skin means more of the compound that gives the berries their colour and an abundance of antioxidants and anthocyanins. Which leads us on to why Canadian Wild Blueberries have such an amazing reputation for helping health and well being.
Please have a browse through the links below. You’ll be amazed by what you’ll discover. By the way, in some of these articles the writers use “blueberries” as shorthand for Wild Blueberries!
Wild Blueberries Help Lower Blood Pressure
11 Reasons Why Berries Are Among the Healthiest Foods on Earth
Alissa Rumsey, R.D., C.D.N., spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in New York City suggests, “There’s always a new hot thing, but antioxidants are in every fruit and vegetable so I recommend people eat a wide variety, especially the brightly colored ones like Wild Blueberries, or dark leafy greens like spinach. Make sure you are eating a variety and eating enough each day. Try to have a vegetable at every meal and a fruit two to three times a day.”