 Last January 04, the news was buzzing about all the benefits
of blueberries, from improved eye health to improved immune
system. The one item I missed, and we grow acres of
blueberries, is a possible benefit link to improving the
cognitive responses of a person with a genetic
predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease.As reported in
the Prevention, May 2004, Magazine:
“One cup of blueberries a day produced the
results… In one study, researchers fed rats a blueberry
rich diet for 8 weeks and concluded that blueberries boost
enzymes that help brain cells communicate with one another
and make cell membranes more receptive to the signals – a
result, perhaps, of a synergistic effect from several
compounds contained in the berries.”
The article
went on to quote James Joseph, PhD, USDA scientist at the
the Neuroscience Laboratory, Tufts University, as saying “I
can tell you that after doing this research, I now eat a cup
or two of blueberries every day.”
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