Title: Schisandra - 3 Surprising Benefits of This Berry
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Of the many schizandra benefits, perhaps most important is the antioxidant effect [6]. This effect (and many of the cascading benefits) comes from a process called “hormesis”, where the body is exposed to some harmful effect in a low enough dose so as to protect and repair greater than before. This translates to many other schisandra benefits, though for the brain it means a few things. For one, the hormetic response helps to reduce stress and feelings of anxiety, which in turn improves cognition and mental performance [7]. Schisandra reduces neuroinflammation [8]. By downregulating certain “cytokines” and other inflammatory markers, this provides cognitive protective benefits. One molecule (schisandrin C) can even induce a pathway known as NRF2 similar to broccoli sprouts (sulfurophane) [9]. Memory and learning ability also increases while using shisandra fruit. According to one study, schizandra berry removed beta-amyloid pigmentation, which is a key sign of Alzheimer’s disease [10]. The compound exerted neuroprotective effects against toxins to the brain as well [11].