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Let’s improve brain health with berry diet!

As we getting older our brain cells will begin less effective on communication between one another.  Over the time the neurological pathways will be lost and brain function decrease. According to scientists report consuming blueberries strawberries blackberries mulberries cranberries blackcurrants and other berry fruits provide benefits for the brain and also help prevent age-related memory loss and other changes. Berry fruits rich in flavonoid anthocyanin and antioxidant which helps to promote brain health.

Berry fruits deliver brain health benefits:

  1. Reduce risk of Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s consider kind of dementia that cause impact on the part of brain that manage thought memory and language. Antioxidant from berries fruits helps to improve the cognitive and memory function among elderly.

  1. Boost brain cells

Hippocampus is the brain region responsible for memory. Berries fruits able to increase the rate of brain cells forming in the hippocampus. Antioxidant of berries fruits will increase the plasticity and helps brains cells develop new connections. Furthermore berries fruits also helps improve communication between brain cells and boost up learning and memory.

  1. Boost Mental Health

Berries fruits can helps to increase serotonin level in the brain reduce the genetic and biochemical drivers behind depression and suicidal tendencies. Berries can provide dosage of happiness and relieve depression for people who suffer from traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

  1. Boost Concentration & Memory

Antioxidants in berries fruits will revitalize the blood flow and oxygen flow to the brain allow the mind stay active. And also improve concentration and memory.

  1. Prevent age-related memory loss and other changes

Berry fruits can helps to protect brain cells from free radicals. Inflammation in the brain may causes neuronal damage and decrease both cognition and motor control. However berries fruits able to reduce the inflammation throughout the body. Thus berries fruits helps to reduce age-related neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive decline.

  1. Reduce risk of dementia

Berries fruits rich in anthocyanin helps to protect brain cells damage from free radical. Berries fruits also contains plenty of vitamins that helps to decrease inflammation and maintain good brain health.

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Other than fruits berries there are other foods are also beneficial for brain health. For example dark green leafy vegetables fatty fish tea or coffee and walnut. Dark green leafy vegetables such as broccoli spinach kale collards rich in vitamin K beta carotene folate and lutein may slow down the cognitive decline. Fatty fish rich in omega-3 fatty acid helps to lower the blood levels of beta-amyloid thus reduce risk of Alzheimer’s diseases. Coffee and tea may offer short period of concentration boost and improve mental function. Walnuts consists of healthy fats and protein may helps improve memory.

Written By:

Ernice ENG 13