Eat Your Way to Brain Health - Mediterranean, DASH & MIND Diets -

“Eat Your Way to Brain Health” AARP Bulletin, October, 20`5, page 12.
Reviewed the Mediterranean Diet, DASH Diet and Mind Diet as being beneficial for brain health.

“The common denominator in all three diets is a plant-based eating pattern that is low in saturated fat (animal foods)and trans fats (processed fats) and high in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats,” said Dr. Martha Clare Morris, professor of nutritional epidemiology at Rush Medical College and co-creator of the MIND Diet (see link to my video blog on the MIND Diet)

Key Foods to incorporate in your diet for Brain Health:
– Olive oil
– Green tea
– Leafy greens (broccoli, spinach, kale)
– Beets
– Tomatoes
– Avocados
– Nuts (walnuts)
– Curcumin
– Pomegranates
– Fish
– Blueberries
– Grapes
– Coffee
– Dark chocolate