B is for Blueberries and they are pretty amazing little berries! Aside from being a delicious snack they are a super powerful antioxidant. Blueberry is used for preventing cataracts and glaucoma, ulcers, urinary tract infections, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fever, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, improving circulation, and as a laxative. It is also used for colic, labor pain, and as a tonic after miscarriage. The dried fruit is used for diarrhea. Tea made from the dried leaves is used for sore throat and other inflammations of the mouth or mucous membranes of the throat. Studies have shown that having 1 cup of blueberries a day for 14 days increases your antioxidant capacity! When it comes to blueberries fresh or frozen is best because the heat from canning and juicing destroys some of the antioxidants. Domestic grown blueberries are on the clean 15 list and don't have to be purchased organic but imported blueberries contain high amounts of pesticides and should be organic. One more fun blueberry fact before you go racing out to get some...if you eat them with milk (especially whole milk) you don't absorb all of the antioxidants so you should separate them by 1-2 hours! #wellnesswednesday #blueberries #clean15 #dirtydozen #ewg #antioxidant

B is for Blueberries and they are pretty amazing little berries! Aside from being a delicious snack they are a super powerful antioxidant. Blueberry is used for preventing cataracts and glaucoma, ulcers, urinary tract infections, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fever, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, improving circulation, and as a laxative. It is also used for colic, labor pain, and as a tonic after miscarriage. The dried fruit is used for diarrhea. Tea made from the dried leaves is used for sore throat and other inflammations of the mouth or mucous membranes of the throat. Studies have shown that having 1 cup of blueberries a day for 14 days increases your antioxidant capacity! When it comes to blueberries fresh or frozen is best because the heat from canning and juicing destroys some of the antioxidants. Domestic grown blueberries are on the clean 15 list and don't have to be purchased organic but imported blueberries contain high amounts of pesticides and should be organic. One more fun blueberry fact before you go racing out to get some...if you eat them with milk (especially whole milk) you don't absorb all of the antioxidants so you should separate them by 1-2 hours! #wellnesswednesday #blueberries #clean15 #dirtydozen #ewg #antioxidant

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