Paul Saladino· MD
um and then there's like some 10 studies that get people to eat blueberries and it improves cognitive function and reduces the progression of alzheimer's disease because of the anthocyanins that they're providing
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um and then there's like some 10 studies that get people to eat blueberries and it improves cognitive function and reduces the progression of alzheimer's disease because of the anthocyanins that they're providing
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the antioxidants you think provide benefit you would be the person to ask about this but I'm I know he has a paper that he's been trying to figure out is the blueberry is that the anther Sam and is it the whole fruit is can you just take out the compound I don't know that I'm a hundred percent sure I think it may just be the compound I'm gonna I actually got an email about this in my news you know we get those newsletters every day about Alzheimer's disease and I think they mentioned this in today's newsletter which was yeah just the idea was could this be one of the more potent antioxidants that could be studied in clinical trials cuz you know doctor Krekorian is looking at you know not just blueberry intake but he the wild blueberries is a non wild then we say okay well what about blueberry powder can we just take the blueberry powder well then come and go even deeper can we just take the active ingredient
Blueberries are high in flavonoids and anthocyanins that increase blood flow to the brain and improve cognition.
There have been a variety of other randomized controlled trials that have found anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins (which give some berries their dark pigment) can affect the brain.