If there is one food I would recommend that my patients eat every day, it is blueberries. Not only do blueberries taste great, but they have well documented antioxidant powers, which is why they seem to help ward off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

- Dr. Sanjay Gupta, MD, Time

 

Health Benefits: Memory

Blueberries May Enhance Memory

Blueberries = #1 Antioxidant Fruit In USDA Studies
USDA Researchers Enthusiastic

Enthusiastic USDA researchers Dr. Joseph and Dr. Shukitt-Hale are delving into the fascinating study of memory and the aging process and have so far found that natural phytochemicals in blueberries appear to be able to reverse some of these processes.
Read the USDA's Agriculture Research Service article for an overview of the research and the abstract from the Journal of Neuroscience article for more in-depth information about this exciting information.

To view the paper in its entirety in Adobe (pdf) format, click here.

Washington DC, September 10, 1999. Blueberries May Restore Some Memory, Coordination and balance Lost with Age. Scientists at USDA's Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging have found that a diet high in blueberry extract reverses some loss of balance and coordination as well as improving short-term memory in aging rats.

The findings, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, indicate that blueberries excelled in promoting these improvements

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