Bella Adams
Autumn berries are natural antidepressants! Autumn berries are stored for a long time and can easily be turned into jams, jams, fruit drinks, and cocktails. That is, into a supply of energy that will help you overcome a bad mood and even lose weight in the autumn season. Whether a vitamin reserve or a delicious immune support, autumn berries are one of the juiciest and most flavorful foods for the table in the cold season.
Healthy autumn berries: cranberries
Cranberries are one of the most persistent berries and do not lose their vitamin value for many months. It contains trace elements of potassium, calcium, magnesium, iodine, iron, copper, silver, manganese, a large number of organic acids, fructose, pectin, tannins, and phytoncides.
Cranberries are also rich in a full complement of vitamins B, C, PP, and K. They are used as a tonic, normalizing hormones and removing toxins. In cooking, cranberries are often subjected to heat treatment – stewed in water with sugar and zest. It is served with meat, game, and poultry in the form of sweet or sour-salty sauces, and is used to make compotes, jelly, and fruit drinks.
Healthy autumn berries: viburnum
Viburnum berries are rich in vitamins C, D, and K, potassium, phosphorus, and iron. The acids in their composition have a calming effect and are indicated for insomnia. In folk medicine, viburnum has long been used to treat gastrointestinal problems, including stomach ulcers. Viburnum juice is also used in cosmetology. By including these berries in your diet, you will provide your skin with the necessary trace elements, improve your complexion, and get rid of skin diseases and rashes. By storing viburnum in the freezer, you can pamper yourself and your loved ones with aromatic berry teas in winter, and make jelly, marmalade, and jam from it.
Healthy autumn berries: sea buckthorn
In October-November, bright orange fruits rich in carotene “stick” to the branches of shrubs. Sea buckthorn is a real champion in terms of provitamin A (carotene) content, which supports visual acuity, nourishes the skin, has an antioxidant effect, and preserves the health of the mucous membranes in the body.
Vitamins C, P, and E in sea buckthorn are responsible for normalizing the endocrine system, and immunity to inflammatory diseases and allergic reactions. The berries are used to make jams and preserves, squeeze the juice or grind it with sugar or honey, and produce sea buckthorn oil, which is used in medicine and cosmetology.
Healthy autumn berries: lingonberries
The vitamin cocktail of lingonberries has made them an indispensable tool for the prevention and treatment of diseases: arthritis, diabetes, acute respiratory diseases, and kidney disease. Lingonberry teas and syrup improve eyesight, strengthen the walls of blood vessels, and remove toxins. Lingonberries can be used to make sweets, add them to pie fillings, and make jams and fruit drinks.
Healthy autumn berries: blueberries
Blueberries are rich in vitamins B, K, and E. The antioxidants in blueberries are the most active, which suppresses cancerous tumors. As a dietary product, blueberries and blueberry juice stimulate digestion, normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, and have hypoglycemic properties.
Doctors recommend that elderly people include blueberries in their diet, as they strengthen the walls of blood vessels and reduce eye strain. The berries are consumed fresh, as a filling for muffins, pies, jelly, ground with sugar or honey, jam, jam, and syrup.
Healthy autumn berries: hawthorn
The composition of hawthorn is not only rich but also complex: in addition to vitamins A, C, E, K, and group B, as well as some minerals, it contains many complex substances – fatty and essential oils, organic acids, tannins, flavonoids, glycosides, saponins, natural sugars, etc. Due to this composition, many types of hawthorn have a tonic effect, but at the same time calm the nerves, and heart and strengthen the stomach.
Hawthorn contains substances that are much less common in other plants – for example, ursolic acid, which has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, mildly diuretic, anticancer, cardio stimulant, vasodilator, and many other medicinal properties.
Hawthorn-based preparations reduce the excitability of the heart muscle, but increase its contractility; reduce high blood pressure; improve sleep; and alleviate neuroses.
Useful autumn berries: rose hips
Rosehip is a natural ascorbic acid – its fruits contain 50 times more vitamin C than lemon. This valuable vitamin does not accumulate in the body, which means that it has to be replenished daily.
By the way, very often it is the lack of ascorbic acid that makes us feel moody and catch colds. The easiest way to get this vitamin from rose hips is to make a concentrated tea in a thermos: pour a handful of dried fruits with a glass of boiling water and leave it overnight. In the morning, drink it after meals. In this tea, vitamin C is best combined with potassium, so nutritionists recommend the drink as a means of restoring water and salt balance after exercise and for weight loss, as potassium is good at removing excess fluid from the body.
Healthy autumn berries: chokeberry
Chokeberry (chokeberry) is rich in many useful substances – vitamins C, P, B1, B2, E, K, B6, beta-carotene, macro- and microelements (iron, copper, boron, manganese, molybdenum, fluorine), sugars (glucose, sucrose, fructose), as well as tannins and pectin substances. This berry has many medicinal properties, it lowers blood cholesterol, normalizes blood pressure, helps strengthen the walls of blood vessels, and improves their elasticity and firmness.
The value of chokeberry (chokeberry) also lies in the fact that due to the substances it contains, it promotes the active expansion of capillaries and blood vessels, and is one of the best remedies for the treatment of hypertension. Scientific research has shown that chokeberry boosts immunity and has a positive effect on the endocrine system, helps regulate digestion, improves appetite, increases acidity, activates the liver, and promotes the formation and discharge of bile.
