As members of AARP, we read their newsletter which often addresses matters of health, diet, life-style, etc. We’ve probably all heard of the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, created to lower blood pressure). Now there is the MIND diet (Mediterranean Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay). From AARP:

Developed by Martha Clare Morris, a nutritional epidemiologist at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center, the diet can lower Alzheimer’s risks by up to 53 percent, studies have found. MIND focuses on 10 brain-healthy foods: green leafy vegetables, nuts, berries, beans, other veggies, whole grains, fish, poultry, olive oil and wine. Here are the diet’s eating rules.

• Every day: Three servings of whole grains, a salad and one other vegetable

• Just about every day: Nuts (as a snack)

• Roughly every other day: Beans

• Twice a week: Poultry

• At least twice a week: Berries, especially blueberries

• At least once a week: Fish

• Less than once a week: Red meats, cheese, pastries and sweets, fried foods (or fast food), and butter and margarine (less than one tablespoon of butter is allowed each day)