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Building Brain-Healthy Eating Habits

Learn how the food you eat affects your brain. We make it easy for you to prep delicious, good-for-you meals that support your well-being.

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Quiz: What Foods Are Good for Brain Health?

Test your knowledge of the MIND diet, the gut microbiome and more

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Eat Smart

Meal plans and food prep videos to give you inspiration for healthy meals

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Eat This Before Every Meal

Turns out, your mother was right

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7 Foods That Fight Inflammation

Try these foods to help protect your memory and thinking skills

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Weight Loss After 50 Challenge

Guides to the best foods for you and new recipes to try while helping you embrace a new way of eating

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AARP Brain Health Resource Center

Find explainers on dementia, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, head injuries and mental-health topics. Learn about healthy habits that support memory and mental skills.

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7 Nuts and Seeds Good for Your Brain

These nuts and seeds can improve cognitive health.

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Are Blueberries Really the Best Brain Food?

Discover the brain health benefits of blueberries and how to use this food as medicine

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13 Foods That Help Lower Cholesterol

Learn the good and the bad behind this essential fat

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6 Simple Food Swaps for Brain Health

These delicious switches may help support mood and cognitive function

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This Plant-Based Cookbook Could Help You Live Longer

Brain-healthy recipes that tickle Americans’ taste buds

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Try These 5 Brain-Friendly Beverages

What you choose to drink can affect how you think, feel and function

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Learn Why Some Foods Are a No-Brainer for Brain Health

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Superfoods to Support Brain Health

How bone broth may support your health

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Ask Dr. Adam: Which Foods Are Best for My Brain?

Berries, greens, nuts and fish boost brain power

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Spilling the Beans on Coffee and Brain Health

Before you skip dairy completely, look at other options, experts say

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Boost Your Brain with the MIND Diet

The well-researched eating plan can give your brain a boost

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What Is the Mediterranean Diet?

It often snags a top spot on ‘best diets’ lists — here’s why

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Foods Are Best for B Vitamins, Omega-3s

Both groups of nutrients are crucial for brain health

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Your Brain on Sugar

The not-so-sweet news on what the sticky stuff does to your brain

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How to Add Beans to Your Meals and Snacks

Beans are versatile and full of heart- and brain-healthy nutrients

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Could This Mineral Be the Answer to Insomnia?

Magnesium is a potential remedy for sleepless nights

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Why All the Buzz About Creatine and Brain Health?

Studies in people with and without cognitive decline are too small to say

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Lion’s Mane Mushroom: Does It Benefit the Brain?

Small, inconclusive studies don't support big brain claims

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Should You Take a Fish Oil Supplement?

People take it to protect their brain. But does it live up to the hype?

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Brain-Healthy Eating Videos

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Mama Mann’s Kitchen: Cajun Rainbow Trout

Watch Tamela and David Mann prepare a delicious meal

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Mama Mann has a popular YouTube channel where she posts cooking videos

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Mama Mann’s Kitchen: Spaghetti Squash and Zucchini Boats

For both meat lovers and vegetarians

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Vegetables are an amazing nutrient dense food source

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Tips and Tricks to Sneak in the Veggies

Sneak more veggies into your favorite dishes—casseroles, even desserts!

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4 Easy Ways to Start Going More Plant-Based

Eat less meat to eat a little healthier or to reduce your carbon footprint

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