Blackadder Blackcurrants

I was listening to a science programme on the radio last night and heard this interesting research into the beneficial effects of eating black currants of or drinking the juice  from the New Zealand Blackadder cultivar of blackcurrant has on the health of people with Parkinson's.  Apparently it prevents the oxidising effect and the production of hydrogen peroxide in the brain  which destroys the dopamine which we need for good cognitive and mood health.

It is a pity black currants don't grow in the Auckland area.  I don't think it is cold enough for them and anyway that cultivar is not yet available on the market yet so frozen berries and juice from its berries is not available either.  So far its  effects have only been tested on healthy individuals not people already suffering from Parkinson's and depression. But there is hope for the future and in the meantime I will drink the blackcurrant juice available on the market.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ourchangingworld/audio/201767901/berry-good-news-for-the-brain

 http://www.plantandfood.co.nz/page/news/media-release/story/nz-blackcurrants-good-for-brain/