Blueberry season is here and for those wishing to improve their memories it is time for action. The North America blueberry season begins in Florida in mid-May, and concludes in many areas in Canada by September.
Blueberries pack a powerful nutritional punch, providing calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, zinc, as well as vitamins A, B, and C. They are exceptionally high in the trace mineral manganese that plays an important role in bone formation and helps the body metabolize protein, carbohydrates and antioxidants - the body’s army that assist in neutralizing free radicals.
If a good “on special sale” is not available or money is short, head out to the wild blueberry patch, smaller in size, but higher in disease-fighting antioxidants. Remember to take your bear-bells along because the bears may be nearby feeding in their favourite blueberry patch also and one would not want to startle them into a negative reaction.
Research conducted at the University of Cincinnati showed that drinking two cups of blueberry juice each day for 12 weeks improved memory scores in the elderly who averaged 78 years of age with no weight gain over the course of study. Blueberries high content of a special anthocyanin is associated with neuronal signaling in the brain. This confirms previous research done at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging.
The deep purple-blue colour contains a pigment at the cellular level that protects against degenerative age-related diseases including cancer, heart disease and mental decline. For more information visit Simone Gabbay RNCP at her website simonegabbay.com and learn more about the blueberry and other most intensely researched medicinally valued foods of our time.
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