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Blueberries are packed full of phytonutrients and antioxidants that have powerful health benefits such as the ability to help lower cholesterol, boost heart health, promote weight loss, reverse aging, stop DNA damage, fight cancer, enhance digestion, prevent hair loss, soothe inflammation, and boost brain health.

Blueberries are tiny indigo-colored fruits that are sweet tasting and grow in clusters on a perennial flowering shrub and they are related to gooseberries, bilberries, and cranberries. There are 5 major types of blueberries: Half-high, Southern highbush, Northern highbush, Lowbush, and Rabbiteye.

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ~ Aristotle is often attributed to this quote, but it actually belongs to Will Durant who was trying to explain Aristotle in more simple terms. 

The original quote was: “As it is not one swallow or a fine day that makes a spring, so it is not one day or a short time that makes a man blessed and happy.” 

In other words, in order to achieve excellence an action must be made repeatedly to the point where it is considered a habit. Healthy habits therefore create happiness for both mind and body.

Purple berries may well be the most common globally accessible and longest used nootropics of them all; these potent fruits are part of the family of edible berries characterized by their purple-ish pigment and include blueberries, blackberries, bilberries, acai berries, maqui berries, elderberries, raspberries, strawberries, and cranberries which are all known for their impressive brain health-boosting benefits.

The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia is increasing with an aging population, as such researchers are looking to find approaches that help protect us as we age. Studies suggest that an exclusive group called SuperAgers may hold clues to learning more about aging and age-related health issues. Superagers are people over the age of 80 who have been able to successfully retain the aerobic capacity and mental faculties equivalent to those who are decades younger.