Cherry
Cherry is a food and medicine for many people, as it is a flowering plant species, of which there are two types. The first is the sweet cherry, which begins harvesting from May to August, depending on the climate of the region in which it grows.
It is also a very dark red color and not the second kind of light red or yellow color. The second type is sour cherry, as it has the ability to tolerate higher temperatures than sweet cherries.
Benefits of cherry to the holder
Cherry contains many benefits to the human body, because it contains many of the elements required by our bodies of vitamins, minerals and compounds, as for the benefits of pregnant women who are looking for everything that can benefit and benefit the fetus, they are as follows:
- Cherries provide the human body with many of the nutritional compounds needed by the pregnant woman and her baby. Some British researchers say that a small cup of natural cherry juice is equivalent to 23 portions of vegetables and fruits.
- 250 mg of cherry juice contains antioxidants more than five servings of some fruits and vegetables, such as peas, melons, bananas, or carrots. Benefits of anti-oxidants help fight cancer, strokes of some pregnant women, To combat aging.
- Cherry acts as an anti-inflammatory, because it contains quercetin, a natural substance that resists inflammation. The amount of cherries weighs approximately 200 grams containing 3 milligrams of this natural substance. As the pregnant woman may be exposed to certain infections, especially after birth, Good if she ate fresh cherries, or cherry jam, or dried cherries especially in the last month of pregnancy.
- Improves the mental state of the pregnant woman, especially in the first months of pregnancy, as most women suffer from mood swings in the early period of pregnancy.
- Some pregnant women suffer from insomnia and sleep disturbances. A study at the University of Texas, Texas, shows that drinking a small cup of sour cherry juice helps control the human clock.
- Lowers the level of cholesterol in the blood, and as pregnant women take care of nutrition and it becomes difficult for them to control the quality of food intake, it is normal to raise the level of cholesterol in the blood, so it is recommended to eat cherry.
- Relieves headache pain.