Nutrition for Brain Health

The #1 Food to Limit to Reduce Your Risk of Dementia

5 min read
  • Limiting candy in your diet may support brain health, as high added sugar intake could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. 
  • A brain-healthy lifestyle includes regular exercise, managing chronic diseases, staying socially engaged and following diets like the MIND diet. 
Nutrition for Brain Health

This Brain-Healthy Diet Could Reduce Your Risk of Dementia

5 min read

Researchers are getting closer to identifying how certain diets can reduce the risk for developing dementia — even in later adulthood.

In preliminary findings presented at the American Society for Nutrition’s annual conference, study participants who adopted an eating pattern
Nutrition for Brain Health

MIND diet may reduce Alzheimer’s risk for older adults, new study finds

5 min read

New evidence finds that the MIND diet lives up to its name, even when it is started later in life.

Middle-aged and older participants in a large, long-term study were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or other types of

Technology and Brain Health

Engaging with digital technology may reduce risk by 58%

7 min read
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Does using technology contribute to ‘digital dementia’ or does it protect the brain? A new analysis finds promising evidence. Westend61/Getty Images
  • Since social media became mainstream in the early 2000s, people today are using digital technology more
Mental Health and Brain Health

Brain health: 5 simple ways to reduce the risk of decline

10 min read

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When thinking about how to protect their brain health,