a half-cup. The blueberry extract enabled the old rats to perform like
young rats.
They could walk a rotating rod without falling off and run faster than
the control group of rats not fed the blueberries. There was a dramatic
difference in coordination and balance between the two groups, with
the blueberry group coming out on top.
The right diet can even prevent brain cancer
You may have heard of the nutrient or flavonoid called quercetin.
Quercetin is a very powerful anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory agent
with cardio-protective qualities. But, blueberries have an even more
powerful related agent called ellagic acid. In fact, ellagic acid is one
of the most powerful (recently discovered) anti-carcinogens.
Ellagic acid has been found to inhibit metastasis of cancer cells and
assist with normal cell destruction, hence protecting both the body
and the brain from tumors.
A moment ago, we mentioned how stress chemicals affect memory by
disrupting glucose production in the brain. At the Brookhaven
National Laboratory, using an imaging technology called PET, they
were able to understand the connection between the neurohormone
dopamine and its relationship to brain glucose.
Are your brain hormones bringing you down?
When the activity of dopamine becomes diminished, th W&^(