| There are more than 75 million baby boomers in the | | | | brain. Although these findings are relatively new, the |
| United States. And as the biggest portion of this | | | | link between food and the brain sounds promising. |
| generation approaches retirement age, more and | | | | The Antioxidant Story |
| more of its members are becoming concerned about | | | | The most prominent subject in the study about the |
| memory problems, particularly Alzheimer's disease. If | | | | connection between food and the brain is the one |
| you belong to the baby boomer generation, you | | | | about antioxidants. Basically antioxidants are organic |
| should be concerned too; the common form of | | | | substances that are secreted by plants as a |
| Alzheimer's disease can afflict anyone who is at least | | | | protection from cellular destabilization caused by free |
| sixty years old. This disease can be more sporadic | | | | radicals. Antioxidants have been also found to |
| rather than hereditary, which is why Alzheimer's has | | | | effectively counter the oxidative deterioration that |
| become the most common cause for dementia and | | | | happens in the brain as you age. |
| other ailments characterized by the decline in brain | | | | Where do you find antioxidants? Well, if you take a |
| functioning. | | | | look at fruits and vegetables that have bright |
| Causes Of Alzheimer's Disease | | | | appetizing colors, you have found your ticket away |
| Doctors have been continually baffled by what | | | | from Alzheimer's and other brain malfunctions. The |
| causes Alzheimer's. But one thing is for sure, as | | | | bright colors exhibited by certain fruits and |
| people age, a waxy fibrous stuff called amyloid starts | | | | vegetables are actually caused by antioxidants; |
| to accumulate in the brain. Amyloid plaque is | | | | theoretically, the brighter and richer the color of a |
| responsible for the degeneration of various tissues in | | | | fruit or vegetable, the higher concentration of |
| the body; you can just imagine what this substance | | | | antioxidant substances. |
| can do when it gathers in your brain. | | | | If you eat fruits and vegetables that have high levels |
| On top of this, as you count the years that you | | | | of antioxidants, you absorb the same substances |
| have lived, millions of neurons found in the brain | | | | that protect plants from elements like pollution and |
| simply stop to send and receive impulses which are | | | | extreme weather conditions. Antioxidants in your |
| the primary means of communication for your brain | | | | body will help you reverse most of the effects of |
| cells. The overall effect is a total decline in your | | | | aging. From painful joints, to wrinkly skin, to ailing |
| brain's ability to organize and handle thoughts. The | | | | organs, up to a malfunctioning brain, antioxidants |
| obvious solution is for your brain to create new | | | | seem to be the real fountain of youth. |
| perfectly-functioning cells. But before you can even | | | | Generally speaking, foods rich in selenium, vitamins C |
| say replacement, your brain tells you that when you | | | | and E, and beta-carotene are also rich in antioxidants. |
| are sixty, it is already having a hard time or no longer | | | | In the case of vitamins C and E, they boost your |
| capable of creating new cells. | | | | immune system in defending against any bacterial or |
| Is It Really This Hopeless For Aging People? | | | | viral attack. Selenium on the other hand has been |
| The good news is that, various studies and | | | | known to help fight oxidation in the cells. But the |
| researches about nutrition have been found to | | | | most famous of all antioxidants is beta-carotene |
| directly affect the brain's functioning. With the right | | | | which can protect you from the harshness of solar |
| kind of diet, you can protect your brain from | | | | radiation. |
| Alzheimer's and reverse the effects of aging to your | | | | |