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Edible flowers will help protect against cancer and cardiovascular diseases
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Experts recommend people to diversify their diet colors to protect themselves from cancer. As it turned out, some colors contain substances that prevent the development of cancerous tumors.
In their new research project, scientists have established that if a person starts eating garden flowers, this will help reduce the likelihood of cancer, as well as cardiovascular diseases. Edible flowers (tree-like peonies, Chinese honeysuckle, etc.), which have been used by culinary specialists in the Middle East for several centuries, contain a large number of phenolic substances that have an anti-cancer effect on the body.
Researchers believe that some of the colors are well suited for various additives in ready-made meals, which will not only improve the taste, but will also serve as an excellent prophylaxis for serious diseases. In addition, adding flowers to dishes, you can extend the shelf life, especially those products that are long in the open air, as some colors have antioxidants. Famous chefs of Britain have repeatedly recommended using edible flowers for cooking, for example, lavender, primrose, rose petals.
Alternative medicine for a long time uses some flowers for the preparation of drinking medicinal broths or tinctures.
Also recently, scientists have proven the benefits of tea with the addition of bergamot extract. According to experts, daily use of such tea will help reduce the diseases of the cardiovascular system. The use of tea in this case is precisely the addition of bergamot, which reduces cholesterol in the body, which in turn reduces the likelihood of developing cardiovascular diseases. Tea with bergamot has an outstanding taste and aroma, besides, studies have revealed enzymes in its composition. A distinctive feature of such substances is the ability to attack proteins that provoke heart disease. As experts note, such supplements are not inferior in performance to statins (drugs that reduce the content of harmful cholesterol in the body). However, unlike statins, enzymes practically do not cause adverse reactions.
The positive effect of tea scientists attributed to its constituent flavonoids, which, as is known, have an anti-cancer effect. At the same time, tea lovers can safely add to tea, milk, lemon, sugar, etc., which will not affect the effectiveness of the drink at all. According to research, one cup of tea contains about 200 milligrams of flavonoids.
Scientists are always discovering the new properties of products already familiar to everyone, except for the benefits of tea, scientists have proven the benefits of such a favorite by many drink, like coffee. Men who want to reduce the likelihood of developing prostate cancer should drink from five cups of coffee a day. This amount of caffeine will help reduce the likelihood of oncology by 1/3. In other words, the likelihood that cancer will reach the second stage of development, is reduced by 25%, and the fourth - by 33%.
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