Food is medicine – now it’s strawberries

Unless you are allergic to strawberries (and some people are allergic and should avoid them), this fruit may be a much more pleasant way to help control your cholesterol. A recent study in the journal Metabolism (2008; 57:1636-44) reported that strawberries were essentially as good as oat bran bread in improving “good” cholesterol and lowering “bad” cholesterol. Adding them to your morning oatmeal could be a good way to add them to your diet. Even when fresh berries are not available, it is possible to find frozen berries with some, though though not necessarily all, of the same health benefits. You can also try putting frozen berries into a morning fruit smoothie along with your daily multivitamin/mineral, some protein source, and even omega-3 fish oils to get a good start to the day.