Resveratrol and green tea to contain Alzheimer's?

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Green tea catechins and resveratrol seem to be a winning duo to preserve our neurons.

As Alzheimer’s disease remains incurable to date, any (serious) proposal likely to help slow its onset or progression is welcome. Although from a trial in vitrohere is one that does not “eat bread”, since it highlights two natural products already well known for their many other benefits: resveratrol and green tea.

This study from Tufts University (Massachusetts, USA) set out to test 21 different compounds on clusters of neuronal cells usually used as models in research targeting Alzheimer’s disease. The two compounds with the best results, namely the disappearance of amyloid plaque after just one weekare green tea catechins and resveratrol.

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Although exciting, these results nevertheless need to be verified in real situations in humans and on a large scale, because several questions remain unanswered in the context of an administration livenotably the degree of crossing the blood-brain barrier, the level of bioavailability and the dosage of these compounds.

In the meantime, nothing stands in the way, preventively, To put more foods on the menu that naturally incorporate catechins and resveratrolsuch as green tea of course, but also red wine (always moderately), grapes, blueberries, cranberries, pistachios or even cocoa.

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