In fact, according to research from Chicago's Rush University Medical Center, following one surprisingly simple can decrease your risk of developing Alzheimer's by more than half.
Published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's in 2015, the study followed 960 older adults and monitored their diets and cognitive abilities for an average of 4.7 years.
In 2016, the same team of researchers conducted a follow-up study that found that both high and moderate adherence to the MIND may decrease Alzheimer's risk over all.
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What is the MIND Diet?
Coined by Martha Clare Morris, ScD., an epidemiologist and nutritional researcher, whose team conducted the 2015 and 2016 studies, the MIND diet focused on natural, plant-based foods while limiting animal products and high-fat foods. This also makes it similar to the Blue Zones diet.
Translation? Here's your best bet for brain health: Adopt a whole food, (mostly) plant-based diet, reduce your intake of ultra-processed foods and eat foods high in omega-3s, antioxidants, magnesium, tryptophan and choline. Also, try to exercise for at least five minutes a day.
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"MIND diet slows cognitive decline with aging." Alzheimer's & Dementia : The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. "Trial of the MIND Diet for Prevention of Cognitive Decline in Older Persons." The New England Journal of Medicine."Associations of dietary patterns with brain health from behavioral, neuroimaging, biochemical and genetic analyses." Nature Mental Health."Nutrients and bioactives in green leafy vegetables and cognitive decline: Prospective study." Neurology. Read More Details
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