The MIND diet, an acronym for the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay, combines the DASH and Mediterranean diets to reduce the risk of dementia and decline in age-related brain health.

Martha Clare Morris, nutritional epidemiologist at Rush University, joins me to discuss the design & results of the MIND diet, to share her rich perspective on nutrition and brain health as a well-known researcher in the field, and to reflect on the horizon for nutrition and cognition.

Resources Mentioned:

Diet for the MIND: The Latest Science on What to Eat to Prevent Alzheimer's and Cognitive Decline -- From the Creator of the MIND Diet: https://www.amazon.com/Diet-MIND-Science-Alzheimers-Cognitive/dp/0316441155

Alzheimer's Association: https://www.alz.org/

More about Martha: https://www.rushu.rush.edu/faculty/martha-clare-morris-scd