Organic Blues
by Karen Wiles
Title
Organic Blues
Artist
Karen Wiles
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Photograph - Photography
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ORGANIC BLUES by KAREN WILES
In terms of U.S. fruit consumption, blueberries rank only second to strawberries in popularity of berries. Blueberries are not only popular, but also repeatedly ranked in the U.S. diet as having one of the highest antioxidant capacities among all fruits, vegetables, spices and seasonings. Antioxidants are essential to optimizing health by helping to combat the free radicals that can damage cellular structures as well as DNA. It is recommended eating raw blueberries ? rather than relying upon blueberries incorporated into baked desserts ? because, like other fruits, raw blueberries provide you with the best flavor and the greatest nutritional benefits.
As one of the few fruits native to North America, blueberries have been enjoyed by Native Americans for hundreds of years. They have also enjoyed great popularity around the world in cuisines from Asia to the Mediterranean.
After many years of research on blueberry antioxidants and their potential benefits for the nervous system and for brain health, there is exciting new evidence that blueberries can improve memory. In a study involving older adults (with an average age of 76 years), 12 weeks of daily blueberry consumption was enough to improve scores on two different tests of cognitive function including memory. While participants in the study consumed blueberries in the form of juice, three-quarters of a pound of blueberries were used to make each cup of juice. As participants consumed between 2 to 2-1/2 cups each day, the participants actually received a very plentiful amount of berries. The authors of this study were encouraged by the results and suggested that blueberries might turn out to be beneficial not only for improvement of memory, but for slowing down or postponing the onset of other cognitive problems frequently associated with aging.
"Organic Blues" is the perfect image to remind our friends and families to eat this delicate nutritional power food in it's natural form...
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August 28th, 2013
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GJ Glorijean
Karen Wiles, Thank You for this delicious organic blues power berry photo & detail! GJ glorijean
LEANNE SEYMOUR
Am revisiting this image.....such a splendid portrayal of a really delicious and healthy fruit and a really special capture of colour, form and substance.....wonderful Karen! F/B & twitter
Michael Hoard
Congrats Karen on your 4th place finalist win in the contest Its All About Food From Around The World hosted by the group Louisiana From A New Orleans Perspective, your macro image is a masterful photo, your winning image can be viewed on the home page of the hosting group, L/F, Administrator of the hosting group, Michael Hoard
Mahmoud FineArt
Karen, This a Beautiful, well compositioned and well captured macro. love the colors. (v)