![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 9 of 9. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by sregan on October 27, 2006, at 21:44:32
I was reading an old post where Linkadge said he got relief from depression from Blueberries
"I got relief from depression from blueberry extract. The anthocyannins in blueberries are powerfull promoters of hippocampal neurogenesis. They also release dopamine, and are powerful antiinflamintories."
I've been eating them for three days and feeling pretty good. Some of the latest thinking on Fibromyalgia is that its a dopamine deficiency. Most are in agreement that CFS, FMS and perhaps several types of depression/anxiety disorder are due to HPA issues because of the hippocampus. If that is the case than the berries: Blue, straw, bil and elder could be part of the cure. They are all high in anthocyanins. Studies showed rats fed blueberries showed hippcampal regeneration. The blueberry is considered by many as the most potent of the "superfoods".
Anybody else have any luck with them?
Shawn
Posted by linkadge on October 28, 2006, at 9:52:21
In reply to Blueberries and hippocampal regeneration, posted by sregan on October 27, 2006, at 21:44:32
Hey, yeah. Blueberries are very powerfull. If I could have an unlimited supply of one supplement, it would definately be blueberries.
Linkadge
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on October 28, 2006, at 10:44:34
In reply to Re: Blueberries and hippocampal regeneration, posted by linkadge on October 28, 2006, at 9:52:21
Hey..
I'm curious - are bilberries just as good? I imagine that they're even better - they're smaller, and *alot* more 'blue' ie have more annocynannins. The insides are totally purple whereas with blueberries its pretty clear. With blue/bilberries, what kinds of quantities do you need to eat to get any benefit?
Hmmm. I ask these questions because I live in Finland and here bilberries grow wild everywhere - my mother has a freezer full we picked last summer. You can even get 'billberry soup' and 100% bilberry cordial (with no sugar) which might be a (plesant!) way of pretending to be healthy.
Kind regards
Meri
Posted by sregan on October 28, 2006, at 10:48:11
In reply to Re: Blueberries and hippocampal regeneration, posted by Meri-Tuuli on October 28, 2006, at 10:44:34
> Hmmm. I ask these questions because I live in Finland and here bilberries grow wild everywhere - my mother has a freezer full we picked last summer. You can even get 'billberry soup' and 100% bilberry cordial (with no sugar) which might be a (plesant!) way of pretending to be healthy.
In the rat study they fed them the equivalent of a cup a day for humans. I've read that Bilberries are the european Blueberry. How wonderful you have access to so many. Please let us know if/how they work for you.
Shawn
Posted by linkadge on October 29, 2006, at 10:25:00
In reply to Re: Blueberries and hippocampal regeneration » Meri-Tuuli, posted by sregan on October 28, 2006, at 10:48:11
I'd think that billberries would have some of the same benifits if not all.
Linkadge
Posted by nolvas on October 30, 2006, at 17:24:07
In reply to Re: Blueberries and hippocampal regeneration, posted by linkadge on October 29, 2006, at 10:25:00
Sounds good to me, nature has been around billions of years, humans not so long :P We're getting better at designing drugs etc, but I feel we're still a long way off from the healing power of nature. Take everything in moderation and respect nature, don't take more than you need and I'm sure you will be enjoy the benefits of blueberries and bilberries :)
Posted by kiwiredbeach on November 2, 2006, at 8:00:56
In reply to Blueberries and hippocampal regeneration, posted by sregan on October 27, 2006, at 21:44:32
Yes quite interesting stuff, i checked pubmed and found these links
Cheers kiwi
Posted by linkadge on November 2, 2006, at 8:07:43
In reply to Re: Blueberries and hippocampal regeneration, posted by kiwiredbeach on November 2, 2006, at 8:00:56
Supposedly cinnamon is high in polyphenols. I also heard that cinnamon is one of the top in terms of anxioxidant capacity.
Linkadge
Posted by sregan on November 13, 2006, at 21:38:43
In reply to Blueberries and hippocampal regeneration, posted by sregan on October 27, 2006, at 21:44:32
I stopped my low dose of Klonopin and have been on the blueberries for 2+ weeks and just changed jobs (very stressful for me). After two weeks I have been almost free of anxiety with today being the exception. I've had a "blast" of anxiety today. I'm not sure why today when the last two weeks have been pretty good. Nothing has really changed, new job stress is resolving? Anyway I feel pretty good about the blueberry extract (also Bilberry from iherb.com) I've been taking along with the fresh ones.
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Alternative | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.