Tag: Blueberries

Blueberry Margaritas

Ingredients 1 1/2 cups water 1/2 cup sugar 2 cups blueberries, divided 12 mint leaves 1 1/2 cups silver tequila 1/2 cup fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 lime, cut into 8 wedges How to Make It Combine 1 1/2 cups water and sugar in a container with a tight-fitting lid; seal. Shake […]

This often forgotten berry has some amazing health benefits

Blackberries are the often forgotten child of the berry family. Popular media has given its siblings, the strawberry, blueberry, and red raspberry, proper attention. But nutritionists say that Rubus fruticosus — the blackberry’s scientific name — should be given more notice. Blackberries are one of the highest scoring foods in the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity […]

Blueberries the new antidepressants? Plant nutrients found to protect “happy hormones” in women who recently gave birth

One in every seven women will suffer from postpartum depression. Mental health groups warn that even women who are not diagnosed with the condition may still experience minor mood swings known as the “baby blues.” Current studies point to the physiological links between hormones and the onset of certain mental disorders such as depression and […]