Blueberries Will Improve Your Night Vision! Who knew?
Blueberries are a “Super Fruit”!
You can hardly read the newspaper these days without seeing another article touting the health benefits of blueberries. Apparently, people are getting the message, because demand has been rising steadily.
The latest benefit of blueberries is especially exciting! In addition to curbing cataracts and glaucoma, blueberries have also shown to promote eyesight improvement, most notably during nighttime. Studies from Europe and Japan show that making blueberries part of your everyday diet can help with eyestrain, poor vision, and night vision. One study even proposes that fighter pilots in Israel benefited from daily blueberry consumption, while British pilots in the Second World War ate blueberries to improve their night vision.
The Japanese have really caught on to the idea of blueberries being beneficial. Bottles of juice from the berry are widely sold for the beneficial effects. Japanese studies indicate stronger eyesight and less strain on eyes. The chemical credited for these improvements is anthocyanin, which is also beneficial for digestion, brain health, and heart health.
One study from Dr. James Joseph shows that eating blueberries every day will help retain motor skills, memory, and even slow the aging process. Additional studies have shown that brain-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease have been combated resulting in improvement of short-term memory.
Other significant benefits of eating blueberries include stopping development of diseases in the heart by helping slow the accumulation of anterior plaque and bad cholesterol. Another exciting benefit of eating blueberries is the high amounts of antioxidants that can actually help slow the aging process.
Whether one drinks the juice from blueberries or eats the blueberries themselves, they will most surely reap the healthy benefits!
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