1. The efficacy and role of blueberries
(1) Protect eyes and enhance vision
The anthocyanins in blueberries can promote the synthesis of rhodopsin in retinal cells. Regeneration can prevent severe myopia and retinal detachment, and improve vision. At the same time, it has the ability to accelerate the regeneration of rhodopsin, which is indispensable for good vision.
(2) Enhance immunity
Blueberry berries can enhance the body’s resistance to infectious diseases. Blueberry berries are also a high-fiber food and can be a good source of fiber in your daily diet. Blueberries contain a lot of potassium, which can help maintain fluid balance in the body, normal blood pressure and heart function, but only have 80 calories. Blueberries resist free radicals, especially reactive oxygen species, which are closely related to various diseases such as cancer, innate immune system diseases, and cardiovascular diseases.
(3) Enhance memory
Blueberries have extremely high antioxidants among all fruits and vegetables, which can improve brain power and reduce Alzheimer's disease. Scientific diet Anthocyanins are needed, which help delay aging. If you choose anthocyanins, blueberries are an important choice. It has the functions of preventing dysfunction, improving short-term memory, and improving balance and coordination in the elderly.
(4) Slow down aging
Natural blueberry anthocyanins are the most effective antioxidants. Among more than 40 kinds of fruits and vegetables that people often eat, blueberries have the strongest antioxidant capacity. This means that consuming blueberries may have more antioxidant power against aging, cancer, and heart disease.
(5) Anti-cancer function
The nutrients contained in blueberries have an inhibitory effect on early-stage cancer. The anthocyanins in blueberries are very powerful antioxidants that can help prevent the formation of plaque in arteries and various cancers, and reduce the possibility of cancer.
2. Taboos on eating blueberries
(1) Eat it as soon as possible: Do not take too many blueberries every day, just eat 10-20 blueberries a day. Because blueberries contain some oxalates, if consumed in excess, crystals may form in our bodies, which may cause unnecessary harm to our bodies.
(2) People with diarrhea should eat with caution: Blueberries are a highly nutritious fruit, and blueberries can effectively play a tonic and convenient role. For some patients with diarrhea, the condition will be more serious at home. Therefore, some people with diarrhea should eat with caution.
(3) Diabetics should eat with caution: Blueberries also contain a certain amount of sugar, so some diabetics should not eat blueberries.
(4) Eat with caution if you have kidney or gallbladder disease: Patients suffering from these diseases should avoid eating too many blueberries, which may aggravate the condition.
(5) Do not eat it with dairy products: There are also some ingredients in blueberries that can seriously cause protein coagulation, so milk and dairy products cannot be taken together.
(6) Avoid eating them with high-calcium foods: some oxalates will appear in blueberries, which will seriously affect the body’s digestion and absorption of high-quality protein. If you want to increase protein, you should avoid eating blueberries and high-calcium foods together. The best time interval must be controlled within 3 hours or so.
3. How to eat blueberries:
(1) Eat them raw directly: Natural blueberries have not been sprayed with chemical fertilizers and are more environmentally friendly. Immediately put the blueberries into cold water and soak them for five minutes. Stir gently a few times during this period, then rinse them with cold water and eat them raw like grapes. If you feel that the above method is not too hygienic, you can soak the blueberries in salt water for three minutes, then rinse them with cold water and eat them raw directly.
(2) Eat it with rock sugar: Some fresh wild blueberries are sour. To eliminate this sour feeling, you can soak the cleaned wild blueberries in rock sugar water. Rock sugar depends on your own preference. Under normal circumstances, the ratio of rock sugar to blueberries is 1:5. Soak the blueberries in rock sugar water and place them in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before eating. The taste is cold and refreshing, sweet and sour. Of course, you can also add honey, sugar, juice, etc. according to your own preferences.
(3) Blueberries with ice cream: Put the cleaned blueberries into a basin, take a box of ice cream, let it turn into a thick consistency under natural conditions, pour it into the basin and mix thoroughly with the blueberries, Just take it. Blueberry ice cream is sour, sweet and delicious, full of vitality, can relieve summer heat and beautify skin.
(4) Blueberry jam: Add the cleaned blueberries to an appropriate amount of sugar and lemon juice, stir and set aside for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, put the mixed blueberries into a blender and mince them. If you have a blender, you can also grind them with a spoon in a basin. Pour the minced blueberry paste into the pot, stir over low heat until thickened, let cool and store in a storage jar.