If you read our last post on the best foods to prevent Alzheimer’s, you’ll know that herbs are right up there – with blueberries and broccoli. Herbs, fresh or dried, contain ten times the anti-oxidants contained in nuts and berries. This Italian Bean Stew (an edited recipe from Elly Pear’s new book, Let’s Eat!) is…
WHY CLEAN AIR MATTERS – VEGETABLE & NETTLE SOUP
Mad dogs in Mexico City were the first sign that inhaling polluted air might cause brain damage. Neuroscientist Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas, noticed that elderly dogs living in heavily polluted areas often became confused, disoriented and unable to recognize their owners. She examined their brains (after they died, of course) and found greater quantities of amyloid b (the…