Can you build a better brain with blueberries – or with fish, walnuts or kale? The idea that certain super foods can keep us sharper as we age has huge appeal – especially as study after study suggests that brain power will not be found in a supplement pill. The latest, published in August in the medical journal JAMA, showed that older adults who took nutritional supplements, including omega-3 fatty acids (found in fatty fish…
Diet is still the key to brain power
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