Health Foods
January 15, 2012
Blueberries are beautiful and healthful. Twenty-first century research on blueberry and other juices from plants reminds me of the research conducted with plants in the last century that yielded so many types of medications, such as narcotics and antibiotics.
Recently, researchers have observed the effectiveness of blueberries at reversing age-related deficits in memory. The flavenoids, in particular the anthrocyanins and flavanols of blueberry-induced memory improvements.
Effects are mediated by activation of signaling proteins via a specific pathway in the hippocampus, part of the brain that manages learning and memory (Williams, 2008).
Berries are being studied in laboratories worldwide … Continue Reading
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