Once you get interested in natural
health, it’s amazing how you’re always discovering that some simple, everyday
food can prevent dreaded diseases for which high-tech medicine has no answers.
Dr. Thomas Shea and his team at the
Centre for Cellular Neurobiology, University of Massachusetts, have spent the
last ten years conducting research on the benefits to the brain of drinking one
type of fruit juice.
Encouraged by his findings, Dr. Shea
concludes that "regular consumption .... can not only help to keep one's
mind functioning at its best, but may also be able to delay key aspects of
Alzheimer's disease."
What is this drink and is why is Dr
Shea so enthusiastic?
In a series of tests using a mouse
model, apple juice was found to be highly beneficial in protecting the brain
and modifying processes linked to Alzheimer's risk. The benefits were many. . .
Benefit
No. 1: Powerful Antioxidant
properties
The researchers found reduced brain
cell damage from free radicals and a significant improvement in
cognitive-related performance in mice that drank the human equivalent of two to
three eight ounce glasses a day for a month.
Benefit
No. 2: Reduces destructive
amyloid beta protein
Mice drinking the equivalent of two
glasses of apple juice per day for a month produced less amyloid beta, the
protein fragment that forms the senile plaques commonly found in brains of
Alzheimer's patients. Apple juice seems to make the protein less toxic and also
suppresses the overexpression of a protein called presenilin-1, which is linked
to the production of amyloid beta.
Benefit
No. 3: Increases production
of acetylcholine
This is a key neurotransmitter required for
learning, language comprehension and immediate memory. In those with
Alzheimer's, acetylcholine levels fall sharply, causing serious mental decline.
Most drugs for Alzheimer's focus on raising levels of this vital biochemical to
improve memory
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