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We’ve always heard that you are what you eat. Research shows that diet can have an impact on heart health. Can we improve our brain function by paying attention to nutrition?
Dr. James Joseph and his colleagues have investigated the effects of antioxidant and flavonoid rich foods such as blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and spinach. In rodents, supplementing the diet with such foods can reverse some of the mental decline associated with aging. How well will they work in humans?
Instead of aging brains, Dr. Steve Zeisel has examined the other end of the life span. His rodent research shows that choline intake during pregnancy can have a profound effect on the offsprings’ brain and cognition. If these effects also hold for people, pregnant women should be eating plenty of nuts, seeds, wheat germ and eggs.
Guests: James Joseph, PhD, is Director of the Neuroscience Laboratory of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University.
Steven Zeisel, MD, PhD, is Director of the Nutrition Research Institute at the University of North Carolina. He is also the Kenan Distinguished University Professor in the Departments of Nutrition and Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina and Director of the Human Clinical Nutrition Research Center there.
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Berries are terrific antioxidants, but so are pecans, ginger, and dark chocolate!
Look up their ORAC scores on the government's database (the alphabetical list of foods starts on page 6):
http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12354500/Data/ORAC/ORAC07.pdf
Berries are terrific antioxidants, but so are pecans, ginger, and dark chocolate!
Look up their ORAC scores on the government's database (the alphabetical list of foods starts on page 6):
http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12354500/Data/ORAC/ORAC07.pdf
Hi, Just wanted to say I loved your show on Brain Nutrition and listening to all the exciting things we can do naturally to strengthen our bodies and minds.
I myself have been extremely interested in learning about nutrition for the past 8 years and am regularly taking various supplements as well as including fruits and vegetables in my diet regularly.
At 59 I have a BMI index of around 23 and I have had good results from physicals at the doctor for as long as I can remember. My blood pressure stays in the range of 99/60 and cholesterol approx. 175 each year.
A couple of things I take regularly in supplement form are 1) mangosteen (Southeast Asia fruit pericarp in pill form) 2) Chlorella - freshwater algae and 3) L'arginine (powdered form), an amino acid. I've been taking these for 5 years now and feel great. I haven't had the flu since starting the supplements and never take a flu shot.
One topic I would love to hear discussed sometime would be the benefits of taking the amino acid l'arginine. It has been highly acclaimed by Dr. John Cooke, (Stanford Medical School, his book "The Cardiovascular Cure") and 3 Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1998 for discoveries surrounding arginine as well as the endothelium of our blood stream. Currently Stanford, UCLA and Columbia Medical Schools endorse the use of l'arginine. Columbia calls it the 'silver bullet of medicine'.
Would love to hear a show relating to this.
Thanks
Rich R
To what do you credit your low blood pressure, or do you think it's genetic?