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Blueberries: a Powerful Anti Aging Antioxidant FruitSeveral studies have shown that blueberries are an anti aging antioxidant.My mom recently found an article about blueberries on a health site she was visiting. That site said that blueberries help with fighting aging in the brain because they fight inflammation and oxidation. The article is called "Blueberry Fields Forever!" and can be found at Real Age .com. A 2006 study reported that, "Wild blueberries, native to North America, have been evaluated as having anti-aging properties for nerve cells and nerve cell functions such as neuromotor skills and memory." In this study, researchers fed older animals blueberries for eight weeks and studied the effects. They found an improvement in short-term memory, coordination, muscle strength, and stamina. Researchers of this study also reported that blueberries may help in preventing the risk of getting Alzheimer's and dimentia. (Mark, D.A., Shukitt Hale, B., Joseph, J.A. 2006. Blueberries and the Aging Brain: Beyond Antioxidants. The Food Journal.49(2):50-55) Another study, High-ORAC Foods May Slow Aging from the ars.usda.gov website, discusses the importance and benefits of eating foods with high ORAC ratings. This research showed that eating antioxidant rich foods helps to slow the aging process. This anti aging effect was shown in both the body and the brain. One important thing to note from this study is that more benefit was gained from eating the actual food than was gained from merely taking an antioxidant supplement. This could be because the combination of the antioxidants in food works together to benefit the body. In this study, physician and chemist Guohua Cao is quoted as saying, "It may be that combinations of nutrients found in foods have greater protective effects than each nutrient taken alone." Simply taking a supplement that just has one form of antioxidant may not be enough. There is a lot more you can do to help fight aging. Anti Aging Tips Online (link will open in a new window) is a great site with useful information about aging. It is a complete Anti-Aging site where you can find out how to fight the signs of aging and feel 20 again! Another great site is Best AntiAging Solution.com
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