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Cherries Countered Cognitive Condition

Q. My husband has had a setback in his Alzheimer’s disease due to stress about my upcoming heart surgery. Recently, for the very first time, he ate Rainier cherries. The entire next day I was once again with the man I first married! This is amazing!
A. We are as astonished as you. We were also surprised to find research in rats showing that a peach pit extract (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, June, 2006) acted in a similar manner to donepezil (Aricept), a prescription drug used to treat Alzheimer’s.

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About the Author
Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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