The Superfood Blueberries

The Superfood Blueberries

by Jill Sabato on May 20, 2009

For many years nutritionists and researchers ignored the tiny blueberry because of its relatively low vitamin C content. However, what these people didn't know was that the healthful benefits of blueberries stem mainly from their incredibly high levels of antioxidant phytonutrients. Phytonutrients are non-vitamin, non-mineral components of food that have significant health benefits. There are literally thousands of different types of phytonutrients, and each phytonutrient is unique in both its physical characteristics and its function. Research has shown that phytonutrients help the body cells communicate with each other more efficiently, prevent mutations at the cellular level, prevent the proliferation of cancer cells, and there is still much more that we are learning about the powers of phytonutrients everyday. Blueberries are so rich in phytonutrients that even though they aren't filled with the antioxidant vitamins C and E, they still provide as much antioxidant...Read More >>