The berry. It comes in all shapes, sizes, textures, colors, and flavors.
There's the strawberry, the blueberry, and the raspberry. Acai berries, goji berries, and elderberries. Blueberries, gooseberries, and bearberries. Crowberries, mayapples, and nannyberries.
But, regardless of what the berry tastes like, looks like, or sounds like, all berries are great for your diet.
In fact, recent cancer research has shown that the pigment that gives berries their bright and beautiful colors might just save your life.
Take the cute little raspberry, for example. Research has shown that a diet rich in raspberries can offer the following health benefits:
- Reduce colorectal inflammation and polyps. (Colorectal Cancer Coalition)
- May help fight colon cancer. (NutraIngredients.comhttp://goo.gl/uYbl)
- Help to lower blood pressure. (Ezinearticles.com)
- Reduce joint inflammation. (Ezinearticles.com)
- Reduce the effects of aging. (Science Daily)
- Reduce the potential for heart disease. (Science Daily)
All that goodness in one itty bitty raspberry. Not bad, huh?
