Stick with unsaturated fats like those found in olive oil and nuts, saturated fats can be a detriment to cognitive functioning and memory.

These foods and ways of eating have a proven record of combating degenerative diseases of the brain

Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating degenerative brain disorder that leads to problems with memory, cognition, and overall mental ability. The disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80 percent of all cases in America. Alzheimer’s is an age-related disease that’s categorized by the slow deterioration of the mind over many years. One in nine people over the age of 65 currently lives with Alzheimer’s disease, and as many as one in three seniors die with some form of dementia.

The most troubling aspect, however, is how the disease targets its victims. Its first signs are innocuous —  a forgotten word, face, or name — but it then slowly develops into the loss of personal history and culminates in complete helplessness and the need for full-time care.

Whether an individual develops Alzheimer’s is largely out of his/her control — the most reliable indicators are your age, your family history, and your genetics. That said, Alzheimer’s is still, above all, a disease of the mind. Therefore, building a diet around foods that have been found to benefit the brain is one way to proactively combat it.

The medical community is fighting feverishly to discover the origins of this mysterious and deadly disease, and new research continues to flow from universities and research hospitals. A 2015 study of 923 subjects between ages 58 to 98 found that the subjects who followed a diet that was rich in green leafy vegetables, berries, fish, whole grains, and olive oil, and that was also low in red meats, cheese, butter, and fast food, had lower rates of developing Alzheimer’s.

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