MIND is an acronym for the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay. It combines the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet in order to create dietary habits that have a focus on brain health. The MIND diet was published in 2015 in the journal Alzheimer's and Dementia by Dr. Martha Clare Morris.

The research shows that eating certain foods and avoiding others on this diet slows brain aging by 7.5 years and lessens the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.

The study performed by Dr. Morris and her colleagues follows 758 dementia-free participants who kept diligent food diaries for 4.5 years. They divided foods into 10 brain-healthy food groups and 5 brain-unhealthy ones. Participants’ diets were assessed weekly with a MIND diet score — a tally of brain healthy and unhealthy foods consumed.

Those with the highest MIND diet score, eating more brain healthy and less brain unhealthy foods, had a 53% reduction in Alzheimer’s risk. Those that did not follow the guidelines rigorously — meaning they ate a lot less brain healthy foods — still had a significantly reduced risk of Alzheimer’s of 35%.

While the principles of this diet are simple, beginning a new way of eating can be quite the hurdle. We know that you are as busy as you can possibly be and that it can be extremely difficult to aggregate all the information you need to create a brand new eating plan. That’s where your MIND diet program comes in.

Fortunately, your program will provide you with daily recipe recommendations, motivation, guidance, and to do’s in order to help you easily transition to a new diet tailored to YOU. That way you can maintain your healthy eating plan for life.

Additionally, your program comes with access to a complete lifestyle web portal and app for iPhone and Android. You can keep a journal, track your progress and follow your program materials anytime, every day.

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