Berries – the secret brain food?
By Linda on Aug 24, 2010 in Food | comments(0)
Linda’s comments: We in the holistic/alternative world have known this for years….what this article has forgotten to bring to your attention is, YOU MUST EAT ORGANICALLY. Doesn’t do you any good eating fresh fruits that are laden with pesticides and herbicides and who knows what else. The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to pat themselves on the back, but do you see where they WARN you about the GMO, pesticides/herbicides?? Hmmmmm….they can’t be this brainless can they? On the other hand could it be they don’t care and only care about their bottom-lines? They want to talk about “leading to brain disorders, heart disease and cancer, among other degenerative conditions” FAILING to tell you that you are in more danger eating GMO, pesticides/herbicides.
Yes, I ENCOURAGE all of you to eat healthy and NON-GMO. AND, YES, I will continue encourage you to eat organically without nasty pesticides And herbicides.
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Blueberries and strawberries may serve as a detox elixir for the brain and can help your aging mind stay sharp, new research shows.
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture say they’ve discovered the first solid evidence that the popular fruits, along with acai berries and walnuts, essentially cleanse the brain, activating what’s known as its “housekeeper” function and ridding it of toxic proteins.
Those proteins are the culprits to blame for age-related memory loss and other mental deterioration.
Study author Shibu Poulouse, who works for the USDA’s Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging in Boston, said the body’s ability to ward off inflammation and oxidative damage declines with age, which can lead to brain disorders, heart disease and cancer, among other degenerative conditions.
