Everyone ages, but while that happens, an increasing number of people are developing brain-related diseases which include loss of memory, impairment of consciousness, and Alzheimer's disease.
Why are these issues ?
As age the number of neurons or nerve cells brain healthy is slowly but gradually decreasing. Over time, permanent damage "oxidative stress" (an ageing factor is exacerbated by environmental problems related to pollution, smoking, excessive exposure to the Sun) can impair the function of the brain in general. This deterioration may affect their ability to respond to immediate as instant recovery or the decision-making system needs. While the symptoms of the ageing of the brain cannot appear in upper age, your brain can be gradually losing these capabilities. In severe cases, these symptoms may be a warning signal that slowly evolving Alzheimer or Parkinson's disease.
How can we reduce or stop this process ?
The role of dietary antioxidants research in recent years has begun to show that mainly due to a combination of oxidative stress and damage reduction in volume of antioxidant defenses, brain ages often due to a diet devoid of foods rich in antioxidants. High levels of reactive oxygen species (sometimes called "radical free" produced by the normal metabolism), is not controlled by sufficient dietary antioxidants can accelerate brain problems. Antioxidants are thought to neutralize these free radicals that damage, helping to prevent new cells and damaged tissues. This idea is creating new research into the aging brain.
Many studies have shown that individuals who consume a regular consumption of fruits and vegetables can reduce your risk of developing age related disorders. Dr. Jim Joseph, Boston, United States Department of agriculture laboratory research suggests that the dietary supplementation with fruit or vegetable extracts rich in antioxidants (blueberries or spinach, extracts of so called phenols or carotenoids) could reduce our vulnerability to oxidative stress that occurs with aging.
The production of 3 harmful free radicals inflammation. Neural signaling and the transmission of defects such effect is maintained a not proven but promising hypothesis for human clinical trials.
This research also is a reasonable and simple to make dietary recommendations for elderly people. In other words, include plant colorful foods in your daily diet to promote slow and healthy ageing.