Dr. Sam Gandy: "Healthy Mediterranean Diet Improves Mental Acuity"
Adding more Olive Oil or nuts to a Mediterranean diet: one rich in fruits, vegetables, fish and whole grains and low in red meat may help keep your mind sharper as you age, a new study suggests. The Spanish researchers found that seniors following such diets had greater improvements in thinking and memory than people who were simply advised to eat a lower-fat diet. Sam Gandy, MD, director of the Center for Cognitive Health at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, said, “The general heart-healthy and brain-healthy effects of eating less beef and more chicken, fish, fruits and vegetables has been validated to the point that I now recommend this general Mediterranean diet to all my patients.” Learn more
- Dr. Samuel Gandy, Professor, Neurology, Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Associate Director, Mount Sinai Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
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