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5 Eye-Catching Bilberry Health Benefits

Bilberry health benefits include healthier digestion

Here’s another bilberry health benefit – consuming this berry can improve your gastrointestinal health and digestion. For instance, bilberries are rich in both insoluble fiber and soluble fiber like pectin. Getting enough of these fibers in your diet will help you prevent constipation and ensure healthy digestion.

A Natural News article reports of a study that showed great reduction of inflammation in the gut when bilberries were consumed. The study was conducted in animals and the aim was to induce colon inflammation and colitis in them and then feed them with fresh and dried bilberries to see if their condition will improve. It found that both fresh and dried versions of bilberry improved the inflammation and in some cases even cured the condition.

Colon cancer

Health with Food also reports of an animal study which found that bilberries reduced the occurrence of colon cancer. This was found to be down to a natural compound called pterostilbene. The results showed around 57% reduction in pre-cancerous lesions in the colons of rats that had received bilberries and the specific compounds.

Bilberry jam recipe

Here is a great bilberry jam recipe that you can make to enjoy the many bilberry health benefits at home.

Ingredients:

* 4 cups of fresh bilberries
* 2 cups of honey
* Juice from 1 squeezed lemon
* 1 package of pectin

Mix the ingredients (excluding the pectin) and simmer for one hour. Remove any foam that rises to the top. Stir in pectin, mix, and pour into jam containers.

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