Forget Gingko: Try Blueberries for Improved Memory

"THE GIST:

Blueberries could help slow the mental decline that often comes with old age.
Their secret? Antioxidant molecules called anthocyanins.
Animal studies have supported the brain-boosting power of blueberries for a while, but this is the first study of its kind in people.

There may be a simple way to ease the memory lapses and brain slips that typically accompany old age: Eat more blueberries.

In a small study, older adults who drank a couple cups of blueberry juice a day improved their scores on a learning and memory task by 20 percent. Studies in animals have linked blueberries with brain function, but this is one of the first such studies in people."

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