When you hear the word diet, you might think only of weight loss. But a lifestyle diet can bring even greater benefits.
One option that belongs on your radar is the MIND diet created by researchers at Rush University in Chicago.
MIND stands for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay. It’s a hybrid of those two heart-healthy diets, both of which reduce the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attack and stroke.
In initial studies, the MIND diet offered a huge additional benefit—lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by up to 53% in participants who stuck to it rigorously and by about 35% in those who only did so moderately well. But the key is to start now, no matter your age, because it…
