Boosting Natural Killer Cell Activity
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2013-12-23

Blueberry consumption may double the population of our cancer fighting immune cells, and the spices cardamom and black pepper may boost their activity.

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Exercise itself can improve immune function in general (Preserving Immune Function in Athletes With Nutritional Yeast, http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preserving-immune-function-in-athletes-with-nutritional-yeast/), but the blueberry finding, so far, is unique. The oxidative stress part of the story is told in Reducing Muscle Soreness With Berries (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/reducing-muscle-soreness-with-berries/). 

Just because the study was funded by the blueberry councils doesn't necessarily mean the science is suspect, but you would want to see this independently verified, especially a finding so dramatic.

What else can berries do? Check out:

• Improving Memory Through Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/improving-memory-through-diet/)
• Which Fruit Fights Cancer Better?(http://nutritionfacts.org/video/which-fruit-fights-cancer-better/)
• Tart Cherries for Insomnia (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/tart-cherries-for-insomnia/)
• Clinical Studies on Acai Berries (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/clinical-studies-on-acai-berries/)
• Black Raspberries versus Oral Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/black-raspberries-versus-oral-cancer/)
• Strawberries versus Esophageal Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/strawberries-versus-esophageal-cancer/)

You can check out my blueberry smoothie recipe here in A Better Breakfast (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/a-better-breakfast/).

Image Credit: VancityAllie via flickr.

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