The benefits and harms of strawberries for a woman’s health

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Everyone loves strawberries for its taste - both adults and children. Only a few people think about what benefits and what harm it does to the health of women and men. Today we will analyze its effect on the female body, as well as the beneficial properties of this berry.

Strawberry in folk medicine

The use of a product in folk medicine is considered a peculiar indicator of its benefits. Strawberries can often be seen in the list of ingredients for decoctions, medicinal teas, and tinctures. Moreover, all parts of the plant are used in their preparation: berries, leaves, and stems. 

Why is strawberry so useful in folk medicine?

• decoctions help fight depression and severe stress, as it contains the “hormone of joy”;
• Healing tea drunk at night will help get rid of insomnia;
• tinctures help reduce pain with low pressure and diseases of the elastic type of arteries.

Use in cosmetology

Natural cosmetics every year is becoming more and more popular and in demand, so cosmetologists are trying to replace the chemical components with natural ones. Strawberries are often used in anti-aging creams, as they perfectly tighten the skin and smooth wrinkles.

With a full course of using high-quality strawberry creams, your skin will look fresh and noticeably younger. And all because strawberries contain vitamins A, E, C.

Cosmetics from this berry can be prepared at home. These include scrubs for the face and entire body. 

In this plant, there are many small bones that, when applied to the scrub, help to remove dead skin. In addition, when using a scrub, small strawberry bones disperse blood, increasing skin elasticity, and preventing the appearance of cellulite.

Strawberries also have a whitening property, so the code not only tightens but also changes its color for the better. 

Use during pregnancy

Strawberries are especially useful for women in the first trimester of pregnancy. Thanks to the folic acid contained in it, this berry tones the uterus and helps strengthen the fetus. And also in strawberries contains the following components, which are also very useful during pregnancy:

• potassium;
• calcium;
• magnesium.

In the second trimester, strawberries have the greatest impact on the woman herself. As mentioned earlier, the berries of this plant help get rid of insomnia, avoid severe stress, and strengthen the nervous system as a whole.

But during the third semester of pregnancy, strawberries can not only benefit but also harm the woman’s health. Therefore, it is better for future mothers to abandon the use of strawberries in the later stages.

Slimming strawberries

Lose weight by eating delicious foods, is this not every woman’s dream? Strawberries will help you with this. Professional nutritionists have developed a complete strawberry diet. By the way, it is recognized as one of the smoothest and most affordable, since 200 grams of berries contain only 80 calories, but they invite 100% of hunger.

They create a feeling of satiety, while not exceeding the number of calories allowed by the diet. All these factors reduce the risk of breakdowns and the appearance of a depressive state. Plus, sitting on a strawberry diet, you rid the body of not only extra pounds but also of toxins. 

Other use cases

In addition to the above options for using strawberries for women so that they bring benefits, rather than harm, there are also many areas in which strawberries are used for medicinal purposes. Let's look at the main ones.

Strawberries are 80% water. It is because of this that it is so useful for blood formation and the heart. Strawberry water contains many useful components, so it also normalizes the rhythm of the heartbeat and contributes to its proper functioning.

With age, the memory becomes worse, so women over 50 are especially recommended to use this berry, as it contains substances that help rejuvenate brain cells. And, consequently, the improvement of memory and working capacity.

Visual impairment is an important issue of our time. Fortunately, there are many berries that help restore vigilance. These include strawberries, which not only restore vision but also prevent various diseases, such as dryness and inflammation.

With age, with a sedentary lifestyle, salts accumulate in the joints, and if measures are not taken in time, they can cause pain. Strawberry also contributes to the absorption of salt deposits.

In addition to salts, strawberries remove other harmful substances from the body, so it can be called a real detoxifier.

Contraindications

It is hard to believe, but even such a harmless berry like strawberries, in addition to the benefits brought, can also cause harm to a woman’s health. Here is a list of the most common contraindications.

In the presence of allergies, strawberries can cause a strong side effect in the form of itching, redness, and rashes, since the berry is a very strong allergen. Therefore, if you have an allergy, do not eat strawberries even in small doses. 

It is not recommended to use strawberries for people suffering from diseases of the stomach, including an ulcer. And also if you have increased acidity of the gastric juice, then strawberries should also be replaced with other berries, as they have a lot of acids.

Intestinal diseases are also a contraindication because small strawberry seeds can cause irritation of the intestinal walls, resulting in the appearance of inflammation.

Girls suffering from high blood pressure should not add strawberries in large quantities to their diet, as it has a strong effect on the blood system.

If you are taking medications that include enalapril, then strawberries are not the best berry for you. In combination with this component, it exerts a strong burden on the kidneys.