Marvin's Cancer & Health Journey

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This page is about the fears, hopes, problems people like myself and others face in trying to overcome this disease. It will be fore those with no support group around them and for those that have support. To share how your day is going, to give a voice to the voiceless. Please share what your heart wants you to share. Do you have stories about yourself or ones you love who have had or have Cancer? Do you have a link to a crowdfund campaign to help with your cancer costs, let everyone know, some may be able to help. Ask questions, may not have the answer, but you never know who does. But please NO commercial links without admin. approval. The disclaimer: This site is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Statements have not been evaluated by The FDA or any medical doctors. Statements are the personal thoughts of said ones and as always check with your Doctor about anything you may see here.

08/27/2025

Berries are packed with polyphenols, which have powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Anthocyanidins, the natural blue-purple pigments in plants, are a type of polyphenol that can cross the blood-brain barrier and may provide neuroprotective effects.⁠

Our brain makes up less than about 2 percent of our body weight, but it may use up to 50 percent of our body’s fuel, creating a potential firestorm of free radicals. Might the phytonutrients in berries help fight oxidation, reduce inflammation, and increase blood flow?⁠

⁠The Harvard Nurses’ Health Study followed 16,000 women for years and found that those eating more berries over the long term had significantly slower cognitive decline. In the study, higher consumption of blueberries and strawberries was associated with "delayed cognitive aging by as much as 2.5 years"—thought due to the anthocyanins.⁠

Performing a randomized cross-over study, researchers had participants drink a smoothie made with a variety of berries. Not only did the study subjects achieve a drop in LDL cholesterol during the berry intervention, but they performed better on short-term memory tests, too. Berries can benefit both the heart and the brain.

⁠When older adults added the equivalent of one cup of blueberries to their daily diet, researchers found improvements in their long-term memory and other aspects of cognition. In terms of the number of errors on the test, the placebo group did worse while the blueberry group did better.⁠
All these results suggest that eating just a handful of berries every day, an easy and delicious dietary tweak, may slow your brain’s aging by years.⁠

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