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Healthy Cognition

Dear Doctor An estimate of 16 million people live with some form of cognitive impairment while 5.1 million have Alzheimer’s disease (CDC, 2014; 2011). How do we protect our brain from dementia? And...

Blueberry: Brain, Mood, & Athletic Ability

Dear Doctor We need to eat and supplement with more blueberries. Why? Because blueberry and blueberry extract in particular can protect us from cognitive decline and help reverse the effects of sen...

Brain Health and Blueberry Extract

Dear Doctor Cognitive decline is a serious issue. And estimate of 16 million people live with cognitive impairment.  Over 5.1 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease (CDC, 2014; 2011). In 2...

The Power of Fruits and Vegetables

Dear Doctor Scientists agree that chronic low grade inflammation (LGI) in our body is the driving force behind the rise in chronic illnesses around the world.  65% of American fall into this catego...

The Relevant Gift

Dear Friends Giving a relevant gift touches the heart deeply and connects us to each other. A gift that says I understand what is going on with you, and what is important to you is very special. Fi...

The Celebrated Blueberry Extract

Dear Doctor Cognitive decline is a serious issue many aging and younger adults face. The CDC released A Call for Action bulletin with the estimate of 16 million people living with cognitive impairm...

The Root Cause of Chronic Illnesses

Dear Friends Chronic Disease is the new norm.  We see it all around us:  obesity, metabolic syndrome, fatty liver, diabetes, CVD, cancer, COPD, asthma, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, autism, IBD, IBS,  ...

Is Blueberry Extract Better than Statins?

Dear Friends Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease (ACD), or clogged arteries, is the leading cause of death in the world. Hypercholesterolemia, or high cholesterol levels in the blood, is one of ...

Key for Treating Alzheimer’s- SIRT1

Dear Friends Alzheimer’s has moved up to the number three cause of death in the United States just under cancer and heart disease (NIH- National Institute of Aging, 2019). Julien et al. (2009) comp...

Blueberry Extract and Parkinson’s

Dear Friends Parkinson’s is a neurological disease characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in the dopaminergic neurons of the mid brain, causing them to die, resulting in mo...