God's pharmacy

This week I watched a documentary on the lasted research in Alzheimer’s disease. The findings on the effects of diet and exercise were to say the least staggering. Even with all I have studied and experienced on nutrition and exercise I was still shocked to hear a researcher describe his studies and what had been learned. His studies focused on the role of antioxidants and exercise in promoting brain health. In a nut shell this was his advice for keeping the brain healthy and well functioning. First eat an abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables every day—he singled out broccoli and spinach as particularly high in antioxidants. Eating fruits and vegetables are more effective as antioxidants than is taking supplements claiming to be high in antioxidants. The reason for this is that its not just antioxidants that are needed but antioxidants in the right balance and combination. This can only be found in actual food fresh as it comes from the earth. Interesting! Is God smart or what. His (the researcher not God, although God probably inspired him) studies on exercise focused on its effect on intelligence, finding that intelligence and decision making skills are improved with exercise. He punctuated his comments with ‘what drug could you take that would do all this for you!’ I headed straight to the grocery store bypassing the supplement section for spinach and fruit!