Fruit juicer recipes can offer us some great health benefits. All fruits are a good source of antioxidants and vitamin C plus many other vitamins and minerals. Using a variety of fruits and changing them around to make different juice combinations is a great way to ensure a diverse array of essential nutrition.
So vitamin C is one nutrient we can be assured we are getting a good supply of when we drink fruit juice recipes. To get a superdose of vitamin C we can juice kiwis, blackberries, watermelon, citrus fruits, mangoes and pineapple. These fruits are exceptional in their vitamin C content.
The health benefits of vitamin C are numerous. Vitamin C is an essential member of the immune system and protects us from colds, flu and other viruses and infections. Vitamin C is needed to create collagen, the sticky firming substance that is essentially the glue that holds us together. Brain, bone, skin, muscle and organ tissue are all held firmly together by collagen. As an antioxidant, vitamin C also protects arteries from free radical damage that can lead to cardiovascular disease.
Flavonoids are antioxidants that are found in almost every fruit. Flavonoids and vitamin C are closely related and work well together. For this reason they are more often than not found together in foods. As fruits are a good source of vitamin C this will explain why flavonoids are also a common ingredient in fruits.
Flavonoids are potent anti-cancer compounds that help protect our DNA from free radical damage that can alter the genetic code. This alteration leads to mutations, which are essentially cancer. Flavonoids also share the ability of vitamin C in helping to protect our arteries from free radical damage also.
If we make berry juice recipes with strawberries, blackberries, blueberries or raspberries we can rest easy that we are providing ourselves with two powerful antioxidants – ellagic acid and anthocyanins. Ellagic acid is one of the most potent anti-cancer antioxidants. Research shows that elderly people who eat the most strawberries (a berry that is an exceptionally rich source of ellagic acid) are two thirds less likely to die of cancer than those who eat the least or no strawberries! That is a pretty amazing statistic!
The anthocyanins in berry fruit juicer recipes are heart healthy antioxidants. They help to create stronger blood vessels with can help to protect us from arteriosclerosis and high blood pressure. Strengthened blood vessels can also help with hemorrhoids, varicose veins and peptic ulcers.
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