It is true that eating blackberries may help the aging brain stay healthy in a crucial but previously unrecognized way. You really can eat your way to optimum brain power and continue to feed your brain at any age.
We all know that the older we get the harder it is to learn new things.
The reason? In order to process new information our brain cells need to “talk” to each another. Yet, as we age those cells become inflamed making it harder for them to communicate with one another.
Blackberries can get the conversation flowing again. They provide powerful antioxidants known as polyphenols that quickly kill inflammation and encourage communication between neurons, improving our ability to soak up new information according to a 2009 Tufts University study.
Would you like to put the brakes on brain rot? You can, simply by adding blackberries to your daily diet. The “You are what you eat” adage most definitely applies to mental function.
If you are wondering about how to grow blackberries, you need to look at your yard and find the perfect place for growing blackberry plants.
They do best in full sunshine, but can tolerate some shade. If you put them in too much shade, however, they won’t produce any fruit.
When considering planting blackberries, you need to make sure you do not plant the bushes where peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes or strawberries are growing, or have grown in the past three years or so.
These plants are prone to certain bugs and problems that the growing blackberry plants are also prone to, so keep away from these areas.
Blackberries as everyone knows are extremely invasive. They send out massive spiny shoots in spring and summer and positively gobble up available space.
Cultivated blackberry plants are no different, except that there are thornless varieties, such as Oregon Thornless, Arapaho, Loch Ness, Triple Crown available which make controlling them a little less hazardous. They are far easier to live with than their clawed sisters.
Growing blackberry plants will produce berries for 15 to 20 years if you take care of them. Sometimes planting blackberries next to a trellis will help because the bush is a climbing type. Growing blackberry bushes is rather simple once the plants are in the ground.
Blackberries taste like summer vacation. The rich-tasting, black fruit brings back memories of lazy summer days and quiet country lanes. Blackberries peak in July in the North and in June in the South in the United States, but the growing season will vary from state to state.
Make sure to pick the plumpest and firmest blackberries; unripe berries will not ripen after they are picked.The fruit is ripe and at its peak sweetness when it is a dull black color.
Pick fruits that are shiny black if you need to store them in your refrigerator. They won’t be as sweet, but they will last longer. Harvest will continue for 2 to 3 weeks, depending on variety.
As soon as all the fruit is harvested, prune out all the old fruiting canes and remove them from the garden, as they no longer produce fruit. Continue to tie, tip, or train the new canes that have not produced fruit to the trellis until growth stops in the fall.
Blackberries make superb preserves and baked goods. There’s nothing like a fresh blackberry cobbler or pie! How many ways can you use blackberries? Pies, cobblers, jams, jellies, sauces, wine, in muffins, eating fresh, etc. One cup of blackberries has around 62 calories and weighs around 140 grams.
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Blackberries can improve your memory. dint heard that before. Really thanks for sharing this info.
Now i will check it out for myself how blackberries work as brain health supplements & will let you know the results.
Anyways thanks again.
In addition to being good for you, home-grow blackberries are delicious! I’m planning on growing some in my outdoor garden next year. =)
Thanks for this post. This is one of my favorites! I have lots of blackberries in my garden. Want some?