Chocolate may improve cognitive function within hours, says review

Cocoa flavanols – found at high levels in dark chocolate – may improve cognitive function in hours, and they may even protect the aging brain, says review.

Eating berries may activate the brain’s natural housekeeper for healthy aging

Scientists report the first evidence that eating blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries may help the aging brain stay healthy in a crucial but previously unrecognized way. Their study concludes that berries, and possibly walnuts, activate the brain’s natural “housekeeper” mechanism, which cleans up and recycles toxic proteins linked to age-related memory loss and other mental decline.