Blueberries with green tea help improve brain performance
Last reviewed: 17.10.2021
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Occurring natural aging processes in the brain usually occur with some impairment of cognitive functions. One of the latest studies shows that all processes can be mitigated to some extent with certain biologically active additives with the addition of green tea and blueberries.
Also, the research team found that training the cognitive functions of the brain and exercise will help delay cognitive decline. Also help to maintain the clarity of thought and youth of the brain will help biologically active supplements (dietary supplements), which have recently been the object of close research by scientists.
Specialists of one of the Florida universities Brent Smal and Paula Bickford conducted the first test of dietary supplements, the main effect of which is to slow or reverse the main problems associated with thinking and memory in the elderly.
Experts have developed a food supplement, which includes extracts of blueberries and green tea, essential acids, vitamin D3, antioxidants, carnosine.
A group of volunteers in the course of the study had to take a natural supplement. The age of participants in the experiment was 65 to 85 years. Throughout the study, volunteers periodically underwent tests evaluating memory status, attention, and the ability to learn new things.
After two months of testing, the cognitive function of the participants taking the biological supplement improved.
As the researchers themselves note, after taking the supplements in humans, the speed of processing cognitive information by the brain has increased. As a rule, with age, the processing speed of information decreases, i.e. The aging of the brain begins to occur. Professor Brent Small noted that the successful origin of the test is the basis for complex nerve functions, for example, speech or memory. The main component of the new biological additive is bilberry, which contains mainly polyphenols (substances that have an antioxidant effect).
As studies have shown on animals, polyphenols promote the growth of brain stem cells. This study refutes the widespread belief that nerve cells are not being restored.
Studies show that the use of medicines, herbs, and vitamin complexes does not always help to prevent cognitive decline in older people. But the same can not be said for cognitive training, which will help preserve cognitive abilities in the elderly. According to statistics, up to 25% of people over 70 years old suffer from cognitive impairment.
The use of cognitive exercises was proved by a research team from Toronto. In the course of clinical trials, the scientists studied the impact on the improvement of brain performance of computerized programs, intensive training for memory. Some studies have shown that this type of exercise is sufficiently effective for improving memory and mental activity.
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