Superfood for Your Brain

What if consuming a simple food could drastically lower your chances of developing cancer, heart disease or stroke.

There is a unique freshwater plant that has been of enormous interest to nutritional scientists over the past decade, and it shows promise for doing all of the above—and then some. It’s one of the most nutrient-packed dynamos of the superfood world.

This simple food is spirulina.

Brain Health

The third leading cause of death in the U.S. is stroke. Diets high in antioxidants have been shown to lower your risk for stroke. Two studies (one in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the other in the British Journal of Nutrition) showed that Spirulina reduces platelet aggregation, which plays an important role in vascular diseases by reducing your risk for thromboembolism.

In another study, three antioxidant-rich diets (blueberries, spinach, and spirulina) were compared for their neuroprotective effects. Spirulina was found to have the highest neuroprotective effect, possibly due to its ability to squelch free radicals and reduce inflammation.

In a Oregon State University study of rats that had induced strokes, the group fed spirulina showed brains lesions that were 75 percent smaller than those in control groups.

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2 Comments on this article

  • Beani Cecile December 20, 2011

    This makes sense! We are eating and drinking the wrong things to begin with and, unless you’re paying attention to Dr. Oz, you aren’t hearing about .. or paying attention to, the healthy choices we should be making. Thanks for posting this! We need more to pay attention!

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  • Beani Cecile January 16, 2012

    This is another “After the fact” bit of info. However, if you are trying to prevent future attacks, check to make certain that your vitamin and nutrient levels are right as well. I was lacking 4 which interconnect. Our American diets have been poisoned. See Dr. Terry Wahls on the Paleo-diet and Dr. Mercola’s information regarding Monsanto’s “Round-up” weed killer. Have your water tested by a highly qualified lab that yourt municipality doesn’t use … get your own report. Build your own gardens in a knee wall w …. use nature’s bugs and natural things that were used in the “Golden days”. You will feel healthier.

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