Strawberries: benefit and harm

Experts say that only 150 grams of strawberries can help cope with negative emotions and get a good mood. And, it must be necessarily fresh, freshly picked strawberries. The benefits of this berry have long been known to doctors and cosmetologists.

It is recommended to strawberries, torn not earlier than 48 hours ago and only those berries that did not have time to visit the refrigerator. Therefore, it is better not to buy berries transported from abroad (Morocco, Spain, Turkey, etc.), because in them nothing useful after long-term storage no longer remains.

The daily norm should not exceed 500 grams of berries, since too many of them can lead to intestinal dysfunction. 100 grams contain 0.9 g of proteins; 0.3 - proteins; 7.5 - carbohydrates; 1,3 - organic matter, 2,2 - fiber, 87 g of water. In berries a lot of iron, calcium, phosphorus, iodine, zinc, folic and salicylic acid, biotics, contains vitamins PP; B1; B2; B6; A; E; C. The carbohydrates found in strawberries do not increase blood sugar, so it can be eaten even by people with diabetes. The substances contained in the berries can slow the growth of cancer cells.

Strawberries, useful properties of which have been known for a long time, today it is considered one of the most necessary berries in the season of its maturation. It well strengthens the immune system, normalizes metabolic processes, protects blood vessels and heart. It alleviates headaches and is simply indispensable for gum health. It contains natural substances, which are similar in composition to aspirin.

Curious fact: the most "sexual" berry was recognized as strawberries. The use of it, it turns out, is also in the seeds. It is known that zinc increases the sexual attraction of both men and women. In strawberries, zinc in the largest amount is contained just in seeds. The erotic code not only because of beauty and taste carried this berry to the symbols of the invitation to love.

But not only strawberries are capable of this. Its use is also in the whitening properties, which are successfully used to neutralize the pigment spots on the skin. The time of ripening of berries falls just at the moment when by the end of spring the skin is weakened and in the bright sun it becomes quite vulnerable. Strawberry mask of berries mixed with lemon juice and honey is an excellent tool for maintaining the ideal skin color.

And that's not all that strawberries can help us. Benefit from it is and for those who have problem skin of the face. Antiseptic properties allow the use of berries as a skin care product: strawberry peeling remodeles the epidermis remarkably, and the copper contained in the berries promotes faster collagen production, necessary to maintain skin elasticity.

There is a "strawberry diet", which is often called "Hollywood." If you observe it for at least four days, you can lose 2.5 kilograms. In the morning, berries should be eaten with fermented milk products, in the daytime - combine them with seafood, chicken, vegetable salads, seasoned with olive oil with lemon juice and pine nuts. For dinner, you can prepare strawberry pasta or chicken with berry sauce.

An unripe strawberry is not worth it, it makes more sense to make jam. Out of ripe make jam, use for making pie fillings. A feed to the table follows a fresh, ripe, beautiful bright color of strawberries. Moreover, the brighter the color, the more useful the berry itself.

If we compile the comparative table "Strawberries: benefit and harm", then, of course, in the first column there will be a significant (almost 100%) preponderance. The harm of berries can only be said that it is contraindicated to those who have significant problems with the gastrointestinal tract. Also strawberry is a very strong allergen, so people prone to allergies can only eat it in small amounts, in combination with dairy products that neutralize harmful substances. Babies up to two years of strawberries should not be given.