Try Strawberries to Combat Alzheimer’s
September 8, 2006 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Strawberries come into the news again as one of the bestter antioxident foods for combatting Alzheimer’s and other memory loss conditions. A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (July issue) was conducted by the Univ. of Oslo, Norway, the Univ. of Minnesota, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute involving 1113 foods and beverages.
This tasty berry came out has having the third highest antioxident concentration among all the foods tested. Blackberries and walnuts ranked higher, with artichoke hearts and cranberries following closely behind.
Since antioxidents destroy harmful free radicals that seem to contribute to the development of cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, among others, much research seems to be concentrated on foods containing these.
More information about this study can be found at Alzheimer’s Daily News, (Sept. 8 issue): http://alznews.org
Strawberries are one of my husband’s and my favorite foods. We enjoy them in many ways, especially fresh in fruit salads (I ate a dish of strawberries and pineapple for breakfast this morning) and served as toppings over pancakes and waffles.
One of my “Country Kichen” columns (which I write for print and online publications) concerns strawberries. Check it out at: http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/kitchen57.html/
Oh Mary Emma, I also eat alot of strawberrie. i eat even more blakberries. I have pre-cancer in my esophagus and blackberries are supposed to be very good for that as well.
I love this post!!
Geez, I guess I should not type when it is almost 4 in the morning and I have been up for about 38 hours. Sorry for all those typos!
Anybody knows about connection between Aluminium and Alzheimer? Is there anything?
This is all controversial, it seems. Some researchers appear to think there is a connection. More recent research indicates there may not be. Keep checking on various medical research reports whenever you have a chance. Alzheimer’s Daily News is a good place to get updates on what’s reported throughout the Alzheimer’s world.
One thing to keep in mind – organic strawberries are best, since traditional strawberry growers use a ton of pesticide and fungicide on these yummy red berries. We grow our own organically in a 4 foot by 4 foot raised bed and throw netting overtop to keep the birds out. We had enough to make 12 jars of jelly and 12 containers of frozen strawberries last year. I hope we can do the same thing this year. Fresh strawberries are sooo good.