Want a Better Memory? Make It Legumes
It sounds a little too simple. Want a better memory? Eat a Mediterranean diet . According to newswise.com, eating beans, leafy greens, seeds, nuts, cereals, legumes and fresh fruit and vegetables can all help to slow cognitive decline. Yes, you can have meat, but stay away from a lot of red meat. And olive oil is good, too. In fact, it's the main source of fat in this kind of diet. "The most surprising result," says the study authors, "is that the positive effects were found around the world. Regardless of being in a so-called 'Mediterranean' region, the positive cognitive effects were similar." Attention, memory and even language improved, researchers found. Memory in particular was affected by the Mediterranean Diet, including improvements in delayed recognition, long-term and working memory, executive function and visual constraints. (Does this mean I can stop wearing glasses? Probably not.) The Med Diet is so effective be...