Blueberries and Strawberries Reduce the Rate of Brain Aging

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Researchers followed the intake of berries in a group of women participating in the Nurses’ Health Study for more than 20 years. They observed that women who had higher berry intake, especially blueberries but also strawberries, delayed cognitive aging by up to 2.5 years.

“As the U.S. population ages, understanding the health issues facing this group becomes increasingly important,” said Dr. Elizabeth Devore with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. “Our study examined whether greater intake of berries could slow rates of cognitive decline. We provide the first epidemiologic evidence that berries may slow progression of cognitive decline in elderly women. Our findings have significant public health implications as increasing berry intake is a fairly simple dietary modification to test cognition protection in older adults.”

America is facing an aging population and an epidemic of cognitive decline related issues, including Alzheimer’s disease. Increasing berry intake is relatively easy and should be done by everyone at any age. Dietary supplements with concentrations of the active components of the berries are another effective and convenient way to boost intake.



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Re: Blueberries and Strawberries Reduce the Rate of Brain Aging

Hey thats cool. Great article. I am down with anything that will keep all my marbles working. LOL...
I buy frozen strawberries and blueberries. I throw a handful of each in the blender with the greens powder. I was using frozen cranberries but havent been able to find any lately. The produce guy says they are only in season during the holidays, which seems pretty stupid since cranberries are amazingly healthy.
Anyway, if you buy frozen, dont make the mistake I made. I let a bag of strawberries and a bag of blueberries thaw in my car. All the juice pools in the bag, then you throw them in the freezer and they become as hard as a brick and you cant get the berries out of the bag. I beat the hell out of the bag and beat it on the counter and still those things wouldnt break freeLOL...I was going to get a hammer and bust em up with it, but I tossed em in the fridge, which means gotta eat em all in a hurryLOL