foods - strawberries

What you need to know

Strawberries are important in treating and preventing disorders of the Immune system, the Digestive System, the Heart and Circulatory System and the Nerves, and also disorders of the Bones, Muscles and Joints. The high levels of antioxidants make berries very useful in prevention of cancer.

Strawberries are useful in treating skin problems, diarrhoea and dysentery, and also gout, arthritis, rheumatism and anaemia.

What does this food contain?

All berries are important for their vitamins, pectin and fruit sugars. Strawberries are high in vitamins C and pectin (soluble fibre), and also contain potassium and carotenoids in useful quantities. The fruit sugars they contain are easily digested and the acidic quality of the fruit means that the minerals are easily absorbed into the body.

The total antioxidant activity of a food is tested using a measure called the ORAC scale. To counteract the harmful oxidising effects of everything the average person eats, drinks and breathes in a day, around 1650 ORAC units are required in the food and drink consumed daily. Scientists believe that over 80% of the World's population actually fails to get more than 800 ORAC units per day, leaving the body open to damage by oxidation, which can ultimately lead to heart, liver, digestion and kidney diseases and most importantly cancer. Strawberries contain aroound 1540 ORAC units,

Nutrients

Other Information

Strawberries seem to help remove uric acid from the body, whiuch is what makes them valuable in treating gout.

Good for cancer protection, gout, arthritis.

There is a popular myth that anyone with arthritis should avoid strawberries because they are acidic, nothing could be further from the truth. The great Swedish botanist Linnaeus recommended strawberries as a perfect cure for arthritis, gout and rheumatism. He spoke from personal experience, as he cured himself of gout by eating almost nothing but strawberries, morning and night. This agreeable cure probably works because strawberries help to eliminate the joint irritating uric acid from the body.

Strawberries help high blood pressure, and though they contain modest amounts of iron, it’s well absorbed because of the very high Vitamin C content. This makes them valuable in anaemia and fatigue.

Strawberries are rich in pectin which helps elimination of cholesterol. This, combined with their powerful antioxidant properties, makes them highly effective against heart and circulatory disease.