The Tart Berry That Could Protect Your Brain, Heart, And Hair

It's been linked to better blood sugar and lower heartburn rates, too.

We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about how great plums can be for our health.

And as it turns out, another tart treat – gooseberries – may also have brain, heart, and hair benefits.

Though they’re not native to the UK, many species of gooseberry have been grown here since at least 1276. By the 19th century, there was such a craze for the fruit that “gooseberry clubs” formed all over Britain.

I’m not saying we should bring those back, but I am advising you to read the impressive health-boosting benefits of the berry.

Which types of gooseberry are there?

There are many kinds of gooseberry, including:

The European gooseberry

The American gooseberry

The Indian gooseberry, also called amla

Cape gooseberries, sometimes........

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