The German Organic Blueberry Juice and Linseed Oil
The bottle of linseed oil looks dull since I pulled it out from the refrigerator.
It seems a contradiction that I think forgetfulness brings happiness, I have to maintain my standard vision and good memory though.
Flaxseed/Linseed Oil:
Linseed oil is a triglyceride, like other fats. Linseed oil is distinctive in terms of fatty acid constituents of the triglyceride, which contain an unusually large amount of α-linolenic acid,
which has a distinctive reaction toward oxygen in air. Specifically, the constituent fatty acids in a typical linseed oil are of the following types:
The triply unsaturated α-linolenic acid (51.9-55.2%)
The saturated acids palmitic acid (about 7%) and stearic acid (3.4-4.6%)
The monounsaturated oleic acid (18.5-22.6%)
The doubly unsaturated linoleic acid (14.2-17%)
Blueberry Juice:
A new study shows that drinking a daily dose of wild blueberry juice improved the memory of older adults with age-related memory problems.
It's the first study to show a potential benefit of blueberries in improving memory in older adults at risk for dementia.
"The findings of this preliminary study suggest that moderate-term blueberry supplementation can confer neurocognitive benefit," write researcher Robert Krikorian,
of the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, and colleagues in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Blueberry Juice Improves Memory in Older Adults
A report on the study appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Robert Krikorian and colleagues point out that previous studies in laboratory animals suggest that eating blueberries may help boost memory in the aged. Until now, however,
there had been little scientific work aimed at testing the effect of blueberry supplementation on memory in people.
In the study, one group of volunteers in their 70s with early memory decline drank the equivalent of 2-2 l/2 cups of a commercially available blueberry juice every day for two months. A control group drank a beverage without blueberry juice. The blueberry juice group showed significant improvement on learning and memory tests, the scientists say. "These preliminary memory findings are encouraging and suggest that consistent supplementation with blueberries may offer an approach to forestall or mitigate neurodegeneration," said the report. The research involved scientists from the University of Cincinnati, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Canadian department of agriculture.
Scientists are reporting the first evidence from human research that blueberries -- one of the richest sources of healthful antioxidants and other so-called phytochemicals -- improve memory. They said the study establishes a basis for comprehensive human clinical trials to determine whether blueberries really deserve their growing reputation as a memory enhancer. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100120121552.htm