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Boost Your Brainpower with Blueberries
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Researchers in the UK recently found that adding blueberries to your diet can improve your memory and may even help ward off Alzheimer’s.
The study, which was published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine, stated that blueberries’ health-promoting flavonoids actually activate the part of the brain that controls memory and learning.
A take-home tip: Organic blueberries contain more flavonoids than their conventional counterparts, according to a Rutgers University study.
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David Schipper – David began writing for CorePerformance.com in 2008, after spending six years at Men's Health magazine digging up the newest scientific research in health, weight loss, nutrition, muscle and cardiovascular fitness.
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