Thursday, May 2, 2013

Berry Good...

Another reason to love the berries! When you hit the farmers' market for the season's first crop of blueberries and strawberries, consider stocking up.  A new report in the journal Circulation shows that eating three or more 1/2-cup servings a week of either variety can reduce your risk of having a heat attack by up to 32 percent.  It's suspect that anthocynanins, a subclass of flavonoids found in the fruits' skin, help dilate arteries and counter the buildup of plaque.  That makes my summer's approach that much sweeter!

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