Despite ginkgo biloba's in extent ...

Despite ginkgo biloba's in extent history of testimonials, the weight of scientific confirmation for memory improvement could actually arrive sooner for blueberries.

Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the US Department of Agriculture's scientific research agency, reported in the November 2002 issue of Agricultural Research that combines found in blueberries could turn upside down existing short-term memory losses.

James Joseph PhD at clumps University in Boston, found an increased birth rate of brain lonely dwellings in the hippocampus--a brain region responsible for memory--in older rats f blueberry complements for two months. Also, these changes were associated with improved memory performance in blueberry-supplemented rats.

The amount of blueberry supplementation the rats experienced translates in human times to around one cup of blueberries daily. Blueberries are among the fruits and vegetables highest in antioxidant capacity, according to proofs developed by ARS.

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