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Nutrition for Brain Health

The Best Late-Night Snack to Protect Your Brain Health

The Best Late-Night Snack to Protect Your Brain Health
5 min read
  • The best late-night snack for brain health is a hard-boiled egg and almonds.
  • Dietitians say this combo contains a key balance of protein, fat and fiber.
  • Plus, this duo provides brain-supporting nutrients like magnesium, vitamin E and choline.

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Nutrition for Brain Health

Alzheimer’s Disease: THIS diet can protect the brain and prevent Alzheimer’s |

Alzheimer’s Disease: THIS diet can protect the brain and prevent Alzheimer’s |
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THIS diet can protect the brain and prevent Alzheimer's
Mizzou researchers discovered a ketogenic diet, high in fat and low in carbs, may protect brain health and prevent Alzheimer’s, especially for females with the APOE4 gene. This diet offers an alternative fuel source for the brain, potentially slowing cognitive
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Nutrition for Brain Health

This diet appears to protect aging brains from dementia-related degeneration

This diet appears to protect aging brains from dementia-related degeneration
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Older adults who consistently followed a Mediterranean-style eating pattern known as the MIND diet were less likely to show signs of a degenerative

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Nutrition for Brain Health

This diet can protect your brain from Alzheimer’s even if started later in life, new study suggests

This diet can protect your brain from Alzheimer’s even if started later in life, new study suggests
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People who follow a MIND diet, even if started later in life, were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or related forms of dementia, according to new research.

The MIND diet stands for “Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative

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Technology and Brain Health

Using tech in later life may protect against cognitive decline, study suggests

Using tech in later life may protect against cognitive decline, study suggests
5 min read

In the 21st century, digital technology has changed many aspects of our lives. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest newcomer, with chatbots and other AI tools changing how we learn and creating considerable philosophical and legal challenges regarding what

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Technology and Brain Health

Using Tech Might Actually Protect Your Brain As You Age

Using Tech Might Actually Protect Your Brain As You Age
5 min read

Older adults who frequently use digital technology may experience slower rates of cognitive decline, according to a sweeping new analysis that challenges long-standing concerns about so-called “digital dementia.”

The study, published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, reviewed 57

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Nutrition for Brain Health

To Protect the Brain Into Old Age, Eating Better and Losing Belly Fat in Midlife Can Help

To Protect the Brain Into Old Age, Eating Better and Losing Belly Fat in Midlife Can Help
5 min read
Research has shown that obesity can have a major effect on brain health, influencing everything from memory to executive function skills (the complex ability to initiate, plan, and carry out tasks).

 Studies have also revealed that middle-aged
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Nutrition for Brain Health

How might a Mediterranean diet protect memory, brain health?

How might a Mediterranean diet protect memory, brain health?
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How might a Mediterranean diet help protect brain health? A new study in rats sheds more light on the potential mechanisms. Image credit: Elena Noviello/Getty Images.
  • Studies increasingly show a link between diet and both physical and
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