Fruits have been known to be recommended in healthy eating habits. Their rich content, providing vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, is good for our health and daily vitality. WE have seen how cherries represent the “wonder fruits” , but what about other fruits?

I mean, we know that all fruits are a source of health for our body, but let’s take one specific fruit and analyze its’ benefits and effects on our body and on our life. On the top ten list of healthy fruits, there is the blueberry which came up number one in researchers’ analyses of 60 fruits and vegetables for their antioxidant abilities and effects. So, let’s see then how healthy eating blubbery can help us with our daily health.

Blueberries were first discovered in North America where they grew in the mountainous and woody regions of the United States of America and Canada. Blueberries played an important part in the culinary culture of the North American Indian food, where they were used in a traditional dish composed of dried meat and fruit. Nowadays this fruits is rarely encountered growing in Europe and only recently has started been planted in Australia.

Blueberries belong to the Ericaceae family which also comprises cranberries and bilberries. They have a deep color, almost black or dark blue and they are the fruits of a shrub. They were cultivated at the beginning of the 20th century and they were only sold on the market in 1961.There are 30 species of blueberries.

All right, now we know what blueberries are and where do they come from. But what about this healthy eating blueberry? What is the effect that this little dark fruit with its’ almost unappealing appearance has on our health? Blueberries are a real fountain of health, filled with nutrients, minerals, vitamins, yet very low in calories. They fight against damage done to the tissue that can determine heart diseases, cancer, ulcers, and cataracts. It contains a substance called anthyocyanins that improves the structure of our vascular system.

Blueberries can help elderly people keep their sight if consumed regularly. They protect our brain from oxidative stress. They also prevent against age-related diseases such as dementia and Alzheimers’. Researchers have discovered that they can use blueberries as protection against colon cancer, in order to lower cholesterol and in order to decrease the primary causes of vision loss in older adults. Blueberries also contain tannins which help the digestive system and can relieve constipation as well as diarrhea.

All in all, blueberries represent a real benefit for our daily life and health. These little fruits have tremendous preventing and healing effects on our body and if consumed on a regular basis they can definitely improve our way of life and our immune system. So, do not hesitate, whenever you have the chance, help yourself to these little fruits and you won’t regret it!