I was recently interviewed by Prevention about a new study suggesting cheese may lower the risk of dementia. You can imagine the happy headlines for all the cheese lovers out there. I love cheese too, but take it from someone who read the entire study, don’t break out the cheese boards just yet. How can […]
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Have you heard of, or maybe even experienced, brain fog? There’s no widely-accepted definition of brain fog, though the term is widely used to describe cognitive difficulties. It could be a response to poor sleep, poor nutrition, medications, or chronic neuroinflammation. Brain fog is a non-clinical term used by patients and the healthcare community to
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The MIND diet recommends at least 5 servings of nuts per week. That’s just about every day, so you can see that nuts are an important part of the brain-healthy MIND diet. Different nuts offer a different mix of essential nutrients, which is why so much research is focused on mixed nuts. Eating a variety
July 11 is National Polyphenol Day. But what’s a polyphenol? You’re going to hear more about the health benefits of polyphenols, I guarantee it. Those of us in the nutrition science world have been talking about them for years. Sometimes they’re called “bioactives,” “phytonutrients,” or “antioxidants.” All of these terms are technically correct when referring
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There are 75 recipes in The MIND Diet book to get you started, but when you’re ready to make your own meals, rest assured that the guidelines for creating healthy MIND diet meals are simple. The beauty of the MIND diet is its simplicity. The complicated part is done (the research). Based on natural whole
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