Benefits of Blueberries for Heart Disease
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2018-12-12

Blueberry tea is put to the test for cholesterol lowering.

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Isn’t that remarkable? It’s like wait a second, tastes great and you get to live longer? That’s what plant-based eating is all about!

But wait, what about all the sugar in fruit? See my videos If Fructose Is Bad, What About Fruit? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/if-fructose-is-bad-what-about-fruit) and How Much Fruit is Too Much? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-much-fruit-is-too-much/)

Here’s more info about the “Daily Dozen” thing I mentioned: Dr. Greger’s Daily Dozen Checklist (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dr-gregers-daily-dozen-checklist/).

What else can berries do?
• Can Cranberry Juice Treat Bladder Infections? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-cranberry-juice-treat-bladder-infections/)
• Reducing Muscle Soreness With Berries (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/reducing-muscle-soreness-with-berries/)
• Boosting Natural Killer Cell Activity (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/boosting-natural-killer-cell-activity/)
• Inhibiting Platelet Aggregation with Berries (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/inhibiting-platelet-aggregation-with-berries/)
• The Benefits of Acai vs. Blueberries for Artery Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/The-Benefits-of-Acai-vs-Blueberries-for-Artery-Function)
• Benefits of Blueberries for Artery Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Benefits-of-Blueberries-for-Artery-Function)
• Benefits of Blueberries for Blood Pressure May Be Blocked by Yogurt (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Benefits-of-Blueberries-for-Blood-Pressure-May-Be-Blocked-by-yogurt)
• Benefits of Blueberries for the Brain (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/benefits-of-blueberries-for-the-brain)
• Benefits of Blueberries for Mood and Mobility (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/benefits-of-blueberries-for-mood-and-mobility)
• Best Brain Foods - Berries and Nuts Put to the Test (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Best-Brain-Foods-Berries-and-Nuts-Put-to-the-Test)

Why not just take the statin drug? See The Actual Benefit of Diet vs. Drugs (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-actual-benefit-of-diet-vs-drugs).

If that’s what one plant can do for heart disease risk factors what about a whole diet full of plants? See my overview video  How Not to Die from Heart Disease (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-not-to-die-from-heart-disease).

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