Fight Alzheimer’s with Celery?
May 24, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Is celery the new ’super food ?
Maybe according to new research that is to be published in the May 27 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The study found that there’s a chemical (an antioxidant called luteolin) in celery that “…reduced brain inflammation linked to Alzheimer’s disease in a study of mice that suggests some plants help protect the brain.”
Luteolin is also found in hot peppers, parsley and chamomile tea.
But before you rush off to the supermarket, heed the words of study author Rodney W. Johnson: “We’re not recommending anyone go out and binge on celery, but the ability to mitigate brain inflammation through the diet is exciting.”
