By Erin Peabody
They’ve been said to stall aging, ward off disease and wage internal war against the harmful free radicals that pummel our bodies every day. But just how well do antioxidants? Those all-powerful compounds often found in richly colored fruits and vegetables, such as blueberries, blackberries and red cabbage?actually perform inside the human body?
Nutritionists [...]

Antioxidants are an essential part of the body’s basic cell protection mechanism. Antioxidants can cancel out the cell-damaging effects of free radicals, and people who eat fruits and vegetables rich in antioxidants have a lower risk of cancer, heart disease and some neurological diseases.
Eating a diet rich in antioxidants may help you lead a healthier [...]

More good news for those who love.blueberries
Canadian researchers find that blueberries may significantly lower cholesterol and help with heart health.  The research was done on pigs fed different kinds of blueberry-supplemented diets. The study is published in the British Journal of Nutrition.
“In feeding trials, we found that blueberry supplementation reduced plasma cholesterol levels more effectively [...]