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Friday, July 10, 2009

Acai Berries Are Wholesome Brain Fare

By Wesley A Willis

Berries are particularly nourishing and they are in particular beneficial for your brain physical condition. This includes all types of berries, remarkably blueberries, cranberries, boysenberries, purple grapes, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries and the acai berry from Brazil. Most berries have a elevated antioxidant content but some are better than others. Most berries contain extraordinary amounts of a strong antioxidant, which is actually the deep dark purplish pigment that gives the berries their bright colors.

Research has revealed that berries are valuable for protecting the brain from inflammation and oxidative stress. These are tribulations that can contribute radically to brain aging. Science has shown that a diet high in the anti-inflammatory agents and antioxidants that are found in berries can reduce the risk of developing age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's.

In a experiment involving rats it was established that berry extracts improve the memory. Rats given berry extracts did considerably better in maze tests than the control group.

Another study gave rats a berry supplementation that was equal to one cup day after day for two months in human use. After the time had passed it was found that the motor functions of coordination, balance and memory showed considerable improvement. The berries were also shown to be useful in reversing motor behavior deficits.

Berries can also help elevate the good cholesterol or HDL and lower inflammatory markers in the bloodstream. They thin the blood in an effect that is equivalent to aspirin. Berries are good for both your brain and your cardiovascular and circulatory systems.

Of all the good for you berries, one of the most nutritious is the acai berry from the acai palm tree in the rainforest's of Brazil. This little berry has one of the uppermost antioxidant contents of any food found in nature. It is not viable to find this berry in a fresh and unprocessed state outside of Brazil because this berry is enormously perishable. However, you can still enjoy the advantages of it because you can find it in a processed form in juices, smoothie mixes, a range of powdered forms and extracts and even in a pill or capsule form. Just make sure that it is processed with a freeze-dried method to protect the nutrition.

Blueberries, cranberries and blackberries are also listed as some of the highest-ranking antioxidant foods. You can find these berries fresh in season just about anywhere and you can also locate them in frozen form, which is very often just as wholesome as fresh, since the nutrition are locked in place during the freezing process.

If you want to thwart many of the harms related with aging, such as age-related dementia and Alzheimer's disease, make sure to add wholesome and nutritious berries to your every day nutritional regime. - 17273

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