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Foods to Boost Your Mind

Posted: 04/06/2012 8:42 am
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Just like the right diet can help prevent heart disease, high blood pressure, or cancer, health experts are finding that certain foods may boost your mind. Although there is no current treatment proven to cure Alzheimer's disease or dementia, there are foods that play a positive role in overall mind health. The Alzheimer's Association refers to a "brain-healthy diet" as "one that reduces the risk of heart disease and diabetes, encourages good blood flow to the brain, and is low in fat and cholesterol." Stay on top of your mental ball game with these foods.

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Whether it's a new dance or a foreign language, the older you get, the harder it is to learn new things. The reason? In order to process new information our brain cells need to "talk" to each another. Yet, as we age those cells become inflamed, making it harder for them to communicate with one another. Blackberries can get the conversation flowing again. They provide potent antioxidants known as polyphenols that zap inflammation and encourage communication between neurons, improving our ability to soak up new information, according to a 2009 Tufts University study.

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Just like the right diet can help prevent heart disease, high blood pressure, or cancer, health experts are finding that certain foods may boost your mind. Although there is no current treatment prove...
Just like the right diet can help prevent heart disease, high blood pressure, or cancer, health experts are finding that certain foods may boost your mind. Although there is no current treatment prove...
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Ludomancer
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03:43 PM on 04/10/2012
If you live in the US keep in mind that most cinnamon is mislabeled (it's actually cassia bark). You usually need to visit a specialty shop to find ceylon "real" cinnamon.
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08:47 PM on 04/08/2012
Wow I had no clue that coffee was a brain booster, I always thought it was just a stimulant.
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08:25 PM on 04/08/2012
I did not know that coffee was consider a mind booster. I am aware of it as being a stimulant so I guess it coincides with boosting the mind.
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01:09 AM on 04/08/2012
Pffft I eat that anyway because it's all delicious.
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03:32 AM on 04/07/2012
Looking for samples? I received the sample quickly. Thanks to "Official Samples" for the samples. I can't wait to get another in the mail!
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