Healing Outside The Box

okay. So no one food will be the miracle that will keep our aging brains as sharp as they were when we were young. Having said that, there are ways that we can support that hard-working organ by eating more of certain foods and less of other foods.  I get into which foods and why they might be helpful in this episode. The NIH almost always has something to say about research in this area. This general NIH article is a good place to start if you want to look at this list and pick out which foods you like and can pad to your current eating plan. US News and world report chose the Mediterranean diet as the best overall meal plan for proper nutrition and prevention of chronic disease. An article discussing why the Mediterranean diet is first and the Keto diet is last on their list, can be found here.  While discussing Tumeric, I mentioned some research connecting anti-inflammatory compounds found in Tumeric that could be tied to a reduction in amyloid plaques seen in Alzheimer's disease. That source can be found