1. 90% of rebound relationships are doomed to fail.

According to this article 90% of rebound relationships are doomed to fail. A rebound relationship is a type of relationship that forms directly after a person has been in a long term relationship.

2. People are obsessed with teeth

Teeth were one of the top traits that people said they judged potential partners on. According to Match.com 58% of men said teeth were important to their decision on whether to date someone or not. With women this is even higher, as 71% say the same.

3. Speed dating was invented by a rabbi

A rabbi from Los Angeles invented speed dating in 1991. It is based on a common Jewish tradition where there are chaperoned gathering of Jewish singles.

4. The most common ways to meet someone new.

The most common way to meet someone new or a potential dating partner is through a friend. According to this infographic 22% of singles met through a friend. This is followed closely by people who met a date through an online dating site at 20%.

5. Kissing on a first date.

73% of singles find it appropriate to kiss on their first date. 83% of singles find it appropriate to hold hands on the first date as well. 66% of people find it’s ok to cuddle on the first date.

6. Facebook plays a huge role in breakups.

Apparently Facebook is one of the leading reasons that couples can break up. Of the men who have cited Facebook as a reason for a breakup, 55% say that it was due to their partners pictures. Women on the other hand cited that their main reason for a Facebook breakup was due to their partners post on someone else’s wall.

By now, most people have come to learn much more about the benefits of taking advantage of antioxidants and foods that are chockfull of beneficial nutrients..  Know one wants to deal with inflammatory diseases, heart attacks and cancer and while the strawberry is not a bonafide cure for these serious health problems, eating fresh and cleanly washed strawberries weekly is a darn good idea and can provide you with an expansive list of healthy benefits.

So with all of the studies performed over the years, what have we learned about this little red fruit.  Let us explore:

• Freeze dried strawberries and extracts from strawberries can potentially help you with beating the odds and risk of a variety of cancers from cervical, breast, and esophageal cancers and birth defecgs.  Its the antioxidants found in this fruit and other embedded nutrients that are the main players, not to mention a nice potent dose of vitamin C  and beneficial acids.
•  The USDA has gone out of their way to put a stamp of approval on strawberries as these little red delights score the highest on their ORAC scale.  So get on the bandwagon and ride it to prosperous health.
• When you peel back more of the research about strawberries you discover they have been attributed with contributing to lower death rates due to cardiovascular diseases and while one may need to look at the reason from a holistic perspective, one of the key contributing factors is that high strawberry consumption results in a robust intake of folate, potassium, and high fiber.  Folates are important and lower amounts of folates have been show to correlate with a higher incidence of coronary disease.  So more strawberries eaten translates to higher folate levels and higher potassium levels and invariably lower blood pressure and cholesterol and the reduction of inflammation throughout your body.

So how many strawberries do you need to consume?  Well, if you are me, its everyday and in many forms whether it be fresh, mixed in with your smoothie, or on your cereal.  I recently went to a farm called Frobergs, located in Alvin, Texas, where they give you a bucket and you can go pick your own fresh, sweet strawberries.   They also will sell you fresh strawberry jam and preserves and just about anything that can be eaten with strawberries.  So I love eating a lot.  But research suggests that just 8 strawberries a day will provide a plethora of health benefits.  These little delights are available year around and if you have not made it a habit of consuming strawberries in some form, then you need to start thinking about how you can make strawberries a bigger part of your daily life!