Superfoods have been trending more and more over these past few years, making me curious about its benefits. Before I get into that i have some questions I should be asking about superfoods, such as what counts as a superfood? and does it give you super powers if you eat them?…. Sadly no, but it does make you feel as if you did.

Superfoods are foods that are thought to be nutritional dense mainly plants

based but also some dairy and fish fit the category. Some examples would be blueberries, salmon, kale, cacao,  kiwi, and acai but there’s many more. As the LiveScience article described it, “Some of the nutrients that certain superfoods contain include antioxidants thought to ward off cancer; healthy fats, thought to prevent heart disease; fiber, thought to prevent diabetes and digestive problems; or phytochemicals, the chemicals in plants responsible for deep colors and smells, which can have numerous health benefits”. Meaning there more superfood foods you eat daily can increase your nutrients and help your immune
system fight off diseases faster.

My favorite superfood would have to be Kiwis because as I mentioned it in my previous post it has more vitamin C than an orange plus is very rich in antioxidants. A very small study published in 2011 in the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggested that consumption of kiwifruit (which also contains serotonin, a hormone that helps induce and maintain sleep) might promote a better night’s rest in people with sleep disorders.