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Not all seed oils are created equal Pomegranate seed oil may improve thinking Pomegranates may have been the forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden, but they’re a blessing for your brain. It may be a little bit of a nuisance to deal with the seeds, but (according to a 2024 report by Greek researchers) it’s worth it. The scientists recruited eighty volunteers, with an average age of seventy years, who were suffering from mild cognitive impairment (MCI). ((Hey, what in the world is MCI? Glad you asked. Those people living with MCI are perfectly capable of completing their daily activities. But they have measurably more trouble with memory and thinking than others of the same age.)) Back to the experiment: The doctors prescribed 5 drops of pomegranate seed oil per day to one half of the volunteers and 5 drops of sugar water (placebo) to the other half. The experiment continued for an entire year! The scientists proved that the pomegranate seed oil dietary supplementation was associated with significantly improved thinking function: including memory, problem solving and decision making. And that’s just the tip of the pomegranate tree. In 2019, a multi-institutional group of American scientists determined that extracts of the fruit may improve recovery after a stroke. They distilled pomegranate juice and extracted the polyphenols (a family of antioxidant and pro circulatory molecules). Post-stroke patients whose diets were supplemented with pomegranate polyphenols enjoyed better and faster neurological recovery and were able to leave the hospital more quickly than those who were given placebo (sugar pill). In 2020, Californian researchers discovered that pomegranate juice may be of benefit to neurologically normal middle-aged and older people. The scientists recruited about sixty people and provided half of them with a daily dose of pomegranate juice. They discovered that pomegranates may prevent memory loss and help preserve cognitive function. One of the best ways to enjoy Pomegranate is by blending it up with a bunch of other brain boosting ingredients and creating a delicious smoothie and . Want to learn more, check out brain2mind.substack.com/p/br…