Blueberry Hamburgers and Skin Care

Since it’s summertime, I’ve been looking for burger recipes. Do you know that adding blueberries to beef increases the nutrition and improves the taste? The berries decrease the fat content and improves texture by making juicier burgers. Wonder if they make your skin juicier too?

If you want to counteract the physical and mental effects of aging, then try eating more blueberries! This powerful little berry is loaded with antioxidants that help mop up free radicals associated with disease and aging. Not only that but it is loaded with nutrients and tastes good too!

In fact, when it comes to antioxidants blueberries have the highest capacity of any food — along with other berries like strawberries and blackberries. Blueberries contain compounds that help to keep cells from aging, helping you to look and feel younger and they also help with your mental capacity too.

Blueberries are loaded with anthocyanin which is what gives them their wonderful color. This compound as well as the anti inflammatory properties of blueberries is also thought to slow down the loss of mental function that is so often associated with aging. In fact, researchers report that blueberries might even help with slow down the cognitive deterioration that comes with Alzheimer’s disease.

Another age related problem that blueberries can help ward off is loss of coordination and balance — a major factor in age related accidents. Recent studies showed that people who ate 1 cup of blueberries a day performed 5 percent better in motor function skills than those who ate no blueberries.

Per serving, blueberries pack a wallop of nutritional value while having few calories. They are also a low glycemic index food meaning that that they won’t spike up your blood sugar like other fruits. They are packed with flavinoids, tannins, antioxidants, phytochemcials, iron, manganese, Vitamin C, and vitamin E — all of which can help prevent serious illness and disease.

Since the compounds found in blueberries can protect your DNA from damage, it is thought that they can play a role in preventing such deadly disease as cancer and heart disease. In addition, researchers also believe they may help reduce the damage done after a stroke as well as prevent urinary tract infections, lower cholesterol and improve eye sight. Due to it’s high anti-inflammatory properties, it is also though that blueberries can help provide some relief to those that suffer from arthritis.

While all this is evidence that blueberries can help your body on the inside, what about the outside?

When it comes to looking younger, blueberries can‘t be beat! It seems that inflammation is a major cause of skin aging and wrinkling so, once again, the powerful anti inflammatory properties of blueberries come into play. In fact, the world renowned dermatologist Dr. Nicholas Perricone recommends including blueberries in your daily diet in order to help you skin look younger.

Unlike exotic anti aging foods, blueberries are  available and easy to eat. They go great with so many other things — cereal, yogurt, or ice cream. Include them in a huge bowl of fruit for a snack. Heck, they even taste great by themselves! So why not make it a point to include blueberries in your daily diet today — your skin will thank you for it tomorrow!