However, apart from contributing to the signature taste of the beer, hops releases a chemical ??? Xanthohumol ??? that has the potential to fight off neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer???s and Parkinson???s disease.??? These findings come from a journal article, with the decidedly unsexy title Xanthohumol, a Polyphenol Chalcone Present in Hops, Activating Nrf2 Enzymes To Confer Protecti