You wouldn’t want to be someone who will forget the name of your own children, right? Include pomegranate in your daily diet and reduce your risk of having Alzheimer’s. Researchers say that pomegranate play an important role in the prevention and treatment of this disease. How pomegranate juice can cut Alzheimer’s risk, you may ask. Dr. Richard Harman, the lead researcher of the study released by Loma Linda University in 2006, reports that pomegranates’ high level of polyphenols effectively neutralizes the harmful effects of free radicals which can trigger Alzheimer’s disease. Their experiment showed that continuous consumption of pomegranate juice or pomegranate fruit can keep plaques from accumulating in the brain. Such accumulation can damage brain cells which could trigger memory loss and cognitive relapse; both of these are signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
The anti-inflammatory properties of pomegranate also help fight this disease. Clinical studies have already confirmed that chronic brain inflammation is a known factor that accelerates the progress of Alzheimer’s. The phenolic compound punicalagin which is present in pomegranates can prevent the inflammation of specialized brain cells. This, in turn, could prevent the destruction of the cells of the brain. And because pomegranate juice contains about 3.4% of punicalagin, regular consumption of pomegranate juice can help prevent neuro-inflammation related to dementia.