10 MIND Diet Recipes delicious and beneficial for fighting AlzheimersThe latest diet to take the inter webs by storm doesnt promise to help you drop 15 pounds in two weeks or cleanse your body of toxins; instead, it’s supposed to drastically reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s—and potentially help you lose weight. Nope, its not sexy, but it is science-backed.In a recent study from the Rush University Medical Center, researchers found that the MIND diet, a hybrid of the Mediterranean and DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diets, cut people’s risk of Alzheimer’s by an average of 53 percent. Not too shabby.
U.S. News & World Report just named MIND America’s easiest to follow diet—good news since the study also found that the longer people stuck with the diet, the greater their benefits.