Why not Cocoa Flavanols for Autism?
Judging by my blog statistics, lots of people are interested in broccoli (Sulforaphane) to treat autism. Thanks to the patents held by Johns Hopkins, you can expect to hear much more about Sulforaphane in the coming years. Meanwhile, Columbia University and Mars, the chocolate people, have released a study showing that “ flavanoids ” in cocoa can do wonders for memory loss in older people. In effect, they can restore memory in 60 years olds to where it was 20 or 30 years earlier. If you take a step back and look at what is known by science about oxidative stress and antioxidants, all will become much clearer. Oxidative Stress Pioneers In an earlier post we met Paul Talalay, a German-American, who worked at Johns Hopkins. He specializes in foods that protect you from cancer. He is Mr Broccoli. It turns out that perhaps the real pioneer in this field is a 100% German, called Helmut Sies, who also studies foods that act as antioxidants and nutrie...