Choose nourishing foods for World Alzheimer's Month
As we stock up on notebooks, binders, pencils, and planners, let's make sure to add brain-friendly foods to our shopping lists. September isn't exclusive to the start of a new academic year. It's also the third annual World Alzheimer's Month.
Studies continue to show a healthful diet forms a protective nutrient shield around your brain, whether you're 8 or 80. By swapping high-fat foods, such as hot dogs and doughnuts, for foods rich in vitamin E - leafy greens, almonds, and mangoes - you can reduce your risk of Alzheimer's by 50 percent.
As a dietitian, I urge all of my patients to choose nourishing foods, such as vegetable wraps and fruit smoothies, right from the start.
The good news? You're never too young or too old to adopt a heart-healthy, brain-healthy diet.
Susan Levin, M.S., R.D., C.S.S.D.
Director of Nutrition Education
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine