The Super Fruit, Strawberry.

 

Spring is here and so are all the beautiful colors and aromas of fruit!  There really is nothing like picking up a strawberry that has been laying out in the sun.

Heath benefits of Strawberry 

By Cyndi More DuPree

The Heart: Strawberries are notable for their cardiovascular health benefits.

Immune booster:  Strawberries high vitamin C content helps boost your immune system.
Antioxidant: Strawberries rank as the 27th most powerful antioxidant food.

The Regulator:  Recent studies show that strawberries assist in regulating "table" sugar.  (Example: high table sugar intake causes blood sugar spikes.  Eating strawberries will reduce the blood sugar spike).

Studies show that people who suffer from the following could greatly benefit from Strawberries:


-Cancer.
-Crohn's disease
-Diabetes
-IBS
- Colitis
-Inflammation
-Ulcerative Colitis

 Coconut Cheese Cake Strawberries.  Made with agave, vanilla, organic coconut, cream cheese, organic strawberries and baking cocoa.  NO COOKING :) 

Organic Coconut and Chocolate covered strawberries. 

Recipes  

http://holisticeating.blogspot.com/2013/04/coconut-strawberry-cheese-cake-recipe.html

http://holisticeating.blogspot.com/2013/04/chocolate-covered-strawberries.html