Buckwheat

Contrary to its name, buckwheat is a grain-like seed that is gluten-free and unrelated to wheat. It offers a lot of antioxidants, with particularly significant concentrations of the two substances quercetin and rutin.

Rutin may be able to lessen Alzheimer's disease symptoms, according to some animal research. Quercetin, meanwhile, has been demonstrated to reduce oxidative stress and inflammation. Eating buckwheat may also help lower some heart disease risk factors. In one study, eating buckwheat was linked to lower levels of total and LDL (bad) cholesterol as well as a larger percentage of HDL (good) cholesterol to total cholesterol. Similar results were found in another study, which found that buckwheat dieters had a decreased risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar.