Several studies have now clearly demonstrated that people who eat foods from the Mediterranean diet or the MIND diet (a combination of the Mediterranean diet and DASH [dietary approaches to stop hypertension]) cut their risk of Alzheimer’s disease by anywhere from a third to a half. Those results are significant. If I told you that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration just approved a medication that reduces your risk of Alzheimer’s by 50 percent, would you take it? You bet you would. Both the Mediterranean and the MIND diets include green leafy vegetables, brightly colored berries, nuts,
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