FRUIT SALAD OF BLUEBERRIES, RASPBERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES: ELIXIR OF YOUTH

Remain eternally young was  Meryl Streep's desire in the movie "Death Becomes Her " , and also that of the rest of us "mere mortals"!

However stopping the time machine is not feasible undertaking but contain them and counteract the effects on our organism . Number one ally in this sense is , as always, Mother Nature and its beneficial fruits . Today, in particular, we want to dwell on the unique properties of blueberries, raspberries and strawberries , the latter already celebrated by the Romans, who named as Fragrans because of their intoxicating scent .

The strawberries were the undisputed protagonists of the banquets that were held during the festivities in honor of the Roman God Adonis , whose death was mourned by Venus so copiously that her tears came to earth in the form of hearts, so the strawberries were born . Blueberries, raspberries and strawberries would be a real concentrate of wellness and prevention, this is what emerged in a recent study, conducted at the University of Barcelona from the Spanish researcher Cristina Andres Lacueva and colleagues. The study, conducted in the Chianti and eponymous title "Ageing in Chianti ," he had as protagonists 807 subjects ( men and women) 65 years of age and over .

Lasted twelve years, the study evaluated the effects of polyphenols on ' body and used as a biomarker concentration of urinary total polyphenols (TPU) , noting that people with a diet rich in polyphenols ( > 650 mg / day) not only had low probability of developing chronic diseases , compared to those who introduced in their diet lower amounts, but their overall mortality was reduced by 30%. The polyphenols therefore would act as a real elixir of youth , being able to counteract the effects of harmful substances such as free radicals and to limit inflammatory states that are at the origin the onset of chronic diseases. To stay young and long-lived , it is therefore necessary to resort to magical positions , as did Meryl Streep with consequences often unpredictable and unpleasant , but little follow simple rules such as food consumed daily blueberries , raspberries and strawberries delights for the palate, food for mind , youth for your body .

Our elixirs, can be contained in a simple salad of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. Here 's the recipe:

Ingredients for 2 people

100 grams of strawberries

100 grams of raspberries

100g blueberries

1 pineapple

1 tablespoon brown sugar

Juice of 1 orange

Preparation: Wash and dry the fruit, put it to soak in a container with brown sugar and orange juice for about 30 minutes. Serve in pineapple , cut into 2 parts and properly drained.

Bon appetit !

Andrea Busalacchi