Food For Your Brain

By Joseph Cooper

Published March 21, 2013 at 1:00 PM EDT

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Neal Barnard MD

www.nealbarnard.org

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Power Foods for the Brain

www.nealbarnard.org

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Sweet Potato Burritos, rich in beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant that strengthens your memory and your immune system, a dietary staple of Okinawans, the longest-lived people on Earth who are known for maintaining mental clarity into old age.

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Salad Latine, This salad forms a protective vitamin shield around your brain. It’s rich in vitamin E, folate, and B vitamins. ";

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Stuffed Peppers with Squash Black Beans and Rice, Antioxidant-rich peppers and black beans.

03/21/13 - Thursday's Topical Currents is with chef, author and syndicated columnist Linda Gassenheimer. She visits with Dr. Neal Barnard author of Power Foods for the Brain: An Effective 3-Step Plan to Protect Your Mind and Strengthen Your Memory. Also, wine columnist Fred Tasker. That’s Topical Currents, Thursday at 1pm on 91.3 WLRN-HD1.

http://www.nealbarnard.org/

Video courtesy of TED Talks:

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This week's Dinner in Minutes Recipe link here.

Red Pesto Pasta with Walnut and Chickpea Salad