Scientists reveal 4 foods which could stop you getting cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease

January 13, 2016  Lussy williams

A natural compound found in each of the four foods could make a person’s body less prone to age-related diseases, according to experts

Four foods with anti-ageing properties could help stave off cancer, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

That’s the view of scientists behind a significant new study into cell matabolism.

According to the experts, peas, blue cheese, corn and soybeans contain a natural compound called spermidine, which reverses the body’s circadian rhythm.

Peas

Corn

This makes the body ‘younger’ and less prone to age-related diseases.

Dr Gad Asher, of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, said: “This discovery demonstrates the tight intertwining between circadian clocks and metabolism and opens new possibilities for nutritional interventions that modulate the clock’s function.

“Impaired circadian rhythmicity has been linked to a wide variety of age-related diseases, including cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and inflammation.”

The study published in Cell Metabolism said polyamines, of which spermidine is an example, are essential molecules present in all living organisms that are derived from dietary sources and synthesised by our own cells.

They regulate a variety of key cellular processes such as cell growth and proliferation.

Dr Asher suspected that polyamines might also play a role in circadian biology because they are known to influence the clock’s function.

When young mice were treated with a drug that inhibits polyamine synthesis, their circadian clock slowed down by about 11 minutes per day compared to untreated young mice.

On the other hand, adult mice that received extra spermidine in their drinking water had clocks that ran about eight minutes faster than untreated adult mice.

The effects of polyamines on the circadian clock were less pronounced in mice than in cells due to the tight regulation of these critical compounds in their natural physiological context.

Healthy: Soybeans were also listed among the four disease-beating foods

However, even subtle clock deviations have been associated with a wide variety of metabolic and age-related diseases.

The crosstalk between circadian rhythms and metabolism may serve to fine-tune and reinforce the function of the clock, he added.

He said: “Our findings basically rely on experiments with mice and if they hold true in humans, they will have broad clinical implications.

“The ability to repair the clock simply through nutritional intervention, namely polyamine supplementation, is exciting and obviously of great clinical potential.”

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But Asher warned: “I would not recommend that old people rush out for anything, especially not to buy polyamines, until this is tested and proven in humans.

“Even if one consumes high amounts of polyamines, similar to many vitamins, an excess of them will simply not be absorbed or will be secreted in the urine unless the body is in need of them.

“But I do envision testing polyamines in clinical trials as a tool against a wide variety of age-related diseases in humans.

“There is evidence in flies and mice that polyamines extend lifespan, and future studies might also support the use of polyamines in humans.”

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