Mushrooms Could Help Fight Ageing

Consuming mushrooms on a regular basis can help fight ageing reveals a new study. The study conducted by researchers dubbed mushrooms to be the highest known single source of the antioxidants ergothioneine and glutathione, which are both associated with anti-ageing properties.

The study which was recently published , said mushrooms are packed with both these antioxidants and in abundance, which they saw in the 13 species that they tested. Common white button mushrooms, for instance, had low levels of the two antioxidants compared to some other mushrooms but it was still more than what you would find in your average non-mushroom food. However it were the wild porcini mushroom which were picked as the best bets. The scientists also noted that while some foods lose their health benefits when you cook them, the antioxidants in the mushrooms appear heat-stable, which makes them unaffected.

One of the researchers noted that, according to the free radical theory  when the food is oxidized it produces energy but there are also a number of free radicals that are produced that are side products of that action and many of these are quite toxic. While the body has mechanisms to control most of them, including ergothioneine and glutathione, but eventually enough the free radicals adds up  to cause damage. This has been associated with many of the diseases of aging, like cancer, coronary heart disease and Alzheimers. 

The researchers noted that while the findings are preliminary , one can see that the countries that have more ergothioneine in their diets, countries like France and Italy, also have lower incidences of neurodegenerative diseases, the average amount of the antioxidant seen in the diets in these countries is about 3 milligrams per day, or about five button mushrooms. While people in countries like the United States, which has low amounts of ergothioneine in the diet, have a higher probability of diseases like Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's.

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Milk is just what your brain ordered

Milk is not just good for babies, but for adults as well -- at least their brains. New research at the University of Kansas Medical Center has found a correlation between milk consumption and the levels of the naturally-occurring antioxidant glutathione in the brain in older, healthy adults.

The research findings, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggests a new way that drinking milk could benefit the body.

In-Young Choi, Ph.D., an associate professor of neurology at KU Medical Center, and Debra Sullivan, Ph.D., professor and chair of dietetics and nutrition at KU Medical Center, worked together on the project.

"We have long thought of milk as being very important for your bones and very important for your muscles," says co-author Debra Sullivan, professor and chair of dietetics and nutrition at KU Medical Center.

"This study suggests that it could be important for your brain as well."

Co-author In-Young Choi asked the 60 participants in the study about their diets in the days leading up to brain scans, which they used to monitor levels of glutathione -- a powerful antioxidant -- in the brain.

The researchers found that participants who had indicated they had drunk milk recently had higher levels of glutathione in their brains.

This is important, the researchers said, because glutathione could help stave off oxidative stress and the resulting damage caused by reactive chemical compounds produced during the normal metabolic process in the brain.

Oxidative stress is known to be associated with a number of different diseases and conditions, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and many other conditions, Choi says.

"You can basically think of this damage like the buildup of rust on your car," Sullivan says.

"If left alone for a long time, the build-up increases and it can cause damaging effects."

The recommended daily intake is three dairy servings -- or cups -- per day, Sullivan says. The new study showed that the closer older adults came to those servings, the higher their levels of glutathione were.

"If we can find a way to fight this by instituting lifestyle changes including diet and exercise, it could have major implications for brain health," Choi says.

An editorial in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition said the study presented "a provocative new benefit of the consumption of milk in older individuals", and served as a starting point for further study of the issue.
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