Acai Berries Help To Clean Up The Brain

Media articles published yesterday highlighted the results of the first study into how certain foods can help keep the brain healthy and possibly slow down the onset of alzheimers and other brain problems.

The articles on Yahoo news and in the Daily Mail highlighted the discovery that eating berries may combat age-related mental decline by “cleaning up” the brain.

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The Scientists discovered the first evidence that compounds in the fruits called polyphenol trigger the brain’s natural “housekeeping” mechanism.

This process cleans and recycles toxic proteins linked to the memory loss and mental decline that many people can experience as they get older.

The US researchers in particular looked at special immune system cells in the brain that are called microglia.  These  remove and recycle harmful biochemical debris within the brain.

Scientist in charge of the studies, a Dr Shibu Poulose, from the Human Nutrition Research Center on Ageing in Boston, Massachusetts, was quoted as saying : “In ageing, microglia fail to do their work, and debris builds up within the brain”.

“In addition, the microglia become over-activated and can actually start to destroy or harm healthy cells in the brain”.

“This research has shown that the polyphenolics in berries have a beneficial effect. They have been seen to restore the brains normal housekeeping function.”

“These findings are the first to show these effects of berries.”

The studies showed that extracts of blueberries, strawberries and in particular Acai Berries – a grape-like fruit from the Brazilian rainforest – stopped halted the function of a protein that prohibited microglia doing their job.

Acai Berry is well known for its amazing health giving properties, it is an efficient weight loss and detox aid, having a high level of antioxidents that destroy the harmful toxins in our body leaving our body able to work more efficiently, helping us to process and clear waste from our systems quickly and easily.

The results include increased weight loss, a general feeling of well being and a marked increase in mental sharpness.

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