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Blueberries Activate Key Antioxidant Enzyme Systems

Researchers at our United States Department of Agriculture are hard at work proving the extreme health benefits of blueberries. A new study shows that blueberries activate key antioxidant enzymes including glutathione and super oxide dismutase. The activation of these enzymes significantly reduced arterial plaque formation in an animal model.

Read More: atherosclerosis, Blueberries, glutathione, superoxide

Berries for Brain Protection

Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, etc. – America is a berry rich country. These wonder foods are well known for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties due for the most part to the substances that give them color, polyphenols, or more specifically anthocyanins. A new array of emerging gene science is demonstrating that the protective effects of these nutrients to your brain go far beyond their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and are intimately involved with the genes that regulate the natural defense systems in your brain.

Read More: BDNF, Blackberries, Blueberries, brain anti-aging, brain inflammation, glial cells, neuro protection, strawberries

The Autophagy Theory of Life Extension

It’s a fairly simple idea – take out the trash or die a cluttered death. Researchers are now heavily pursuing the link between compromised trash removal and shorter life. Or said another way, between improved processes of autophagy and extended life.

Read More: anti-aging, autophagy, Blackberries, Blueberries, Curcumin, Resveratrol, strawberries

Can Blueberries Protect Against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s?

Professor Douglas Kell of the University of Manchester has published an extensive article explaining how uncontrolled iron is a common theme in many degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's wherein the inflammatory gene signal NF-kappaB is inappropriately activated and excessive cell death results. Blueberries--along with other antioxidants--may be the answer, as the blueberries have been found to be a potent natural iron chelator.

Read More: Alzheimer's, Blueberries, free radical damage, NF-kappaB, Parkinson's

Dietary Flavonoids Boost Cellular DHA Levels

An important concept of health is having adequate intake of omega 3 essential fatty acids, especially DHA. It is also important to have the ability to incorporate these fats into your cell membranes. A new animal study shows that one way this is accomplished is by dietary flavonoids such as those highly concentrated in grapes and blueberries.

Read More: Blueberries, Celluar energy, DHA, flavonoids

Flavonoids May Help Reverse Brain Aging

Flavonoids are found in the coloring pigment of fruits and have long been recognized for their antioxidant activity. This is a key reason why fruit is so important to the human diet. A new animal study shows that in addition to antioxidant properties, they also have an ability to regulate cellular function in the brain, turning back the clock.

Read More: Blueberries, brain anti-aging, flavonoids

Berries Lower Parkinson’s Risk

A newly released study followed 49,281 men and 80,336 women for 20-22 years. It found that those that ate the most berries had a 40% risk reduction for developing Parkinson’s disease.

Read More: anthocyanins, Blueberries, Parkinson's

Blueberries May Help Weight Management

A new study with blueberries shows they can have a direct effect on white adipose tissue, cutting fat cell numbers and the amount of fat in cells. While this is a cell/tissue study it is still interesting because it lends proof to the notion that diets high in polyphenols from fruits have multiple benefits to health including weight loss.

Read More: Blueberries, fat cells, weight loss

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