Health food never tasted so sweet. According to new findings presented at the American Chemical Society’s annual meeting, pure maple syrup has the potential to protectively impact brain cells. This means that a cure for Alzheimer’s may be closer that we think!
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The researchers found that real maple syrup—the kind that comes from the sap of a maple tree—helps prevent two types of proteins found in brain cells from clumping together. When these cellular proteins, beta amyloid and tau peptide, improperly accumulate together, plaque is formed in the brain, causing Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases. What’s more is that the scientists found that this maple syrup extract could also prolong Alzheimer’s patients lifespans by protecting the brain cells from fibrillating, or clumping together. Maple syrup keeps beta-amyloid from sticking together or becoming tangled, the scientists found.
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Maple syrup is just the latest food linked with slowing or preventing Alzheimer’s. Berries, red wine and pomegranates have all been studied for their potential benefits.
This is great news on the brain health front and we look forward to further research on this topic!
Curated article from:
Huffington Post
