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Berries Are Berry Good For Your Heart

March 11, 2008 by Kel · 1 Comment 

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We’ve all heard it said at some point - There are foods that are beneficial to changing things in relation to your cardiovascular health…and there are foods that….well, let’s just say you want find any of them in any of those “Healthy Eating Recipes” books.

So when we talk about the heart, what are healthy eating foods? What do they look like? What do they have in them that a Big Mac burger does not? Taste? (just kidding)

The answer is Polyphenols. (Good luck teaching your parrot to say that) Polyphenols are Water-soluble plant pigments also known as bioflavonoid, which encompass more than 4,000 chemically unique flavonoids.

You can find Polyphenols in things like Green Tea, Red Wine, Coco and ….Drum roll please – Berries. (Some delicious Berry recipes later) Read more

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