{"id":21581,"date":"2015-12-12T21:24:14","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T20:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/?p=21581"},"modified":"2016-06-05T13:58:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-05T12:58:09","slug":"scientists-discover-herbs-and-spices-that-help-boost-brain-function-and-improves-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/scientists-discover-herbs-and-spices-that-help-boost-brain-function-and-improves-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"SCIENTISTS DISCOVER HERBS AND SPICES THAT HELP BOOST BRAIN FUNCTION AND IMPROVES MEMORY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Girl-eating-chili-pepper.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17301 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Girl-eating-chili-pepper.jpg\" alt=\"Girl eating chili pepper\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Girl-eating-chili-pepper.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Girl-eating-chili-pepper-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brazilian researchers from the Rio De Janeiro University have made a wonderful discovery that would help boost brain function and also improve memory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The scientists found that a diet rich in hot red chillies, parsley, thyme and chamomile boosts the brain\u2019s function and improves memory and learning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The study showed that the herbs and spices have high levels of the plant compound apigenin, which improves neuron formation and strengthens the connections between brain cells.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The scientists also discovered that apigenin, part of a group of compounds called flavonoids, has the potential to treat diseases such as schizophrenia, depression, Alzheimer\u2019s and Parkinson\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Professor Stevens Rehen who was also part of the team, the connections are crucial for good brain function, memory consolidation and learning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe have shown a new path for new studies with this substance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMoreover, flavonoids are present at high amounts in some foods and we can speculate that a diet rich in flavonoids may influence the formation of neurons and the way they communicate within the brain,\u201d said Professor Stevens Rehen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The study is published in <i>Advances in Regenerative Biology.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>S.O.Z<\/i><\/b><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazilian researchers from the Rio&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2584],"tags":[2688,2794],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21581"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21581"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27066,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21581\/revisions\/27066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elcrema.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}