Celery and Brain

We would agree if we got older, our memory will decrease. Now, we can still improve the sharpness of the brain, by eating celery, which is usually used as a flavoring or garnish the dish.


A study showed that luteolin compounds found in vegetables is effective to slow cognitive decline in older mice. In that study, mice fed a diet enriched with luteolin, proved to have a brain that does the same with rats younger.


Luteolin, similar to quercetin, a flavonoid, which can fight the aging process in all cells of our bodies, and associated with a lower risk of cancer and heart disease. In the brain, flavonoids protect the cells from the aging process by reducing inflammation.


Luteolin were also found on most other herbs, like parsley, chamomile tea leaves, rosemary, oregano or known by the name of olive oil, carrots and peppermint.


Vegetables that grow in the lowlands and the high was also able to fight cancer cells, because of the content of apigenin. Celery juice is also effective to relieve headache or migraine.

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