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Diet can impact brain health.

https://bluezones.com/2017/07/diet-dementia-foods-increase-decrease-alzheimers-risk/?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=social

Diet and Dementia: What Foods Increase or Decrease Alzheimer's Risk? - Blue Zones In the Blue Zones region of Ikaria, Greece, dementia among people over 85 is rare—over 75 percent less common than it is in the United States. (About half of Americans over 85 years show signs of Alzheimer’s disease.) Depression, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes are also rare. Ikarians ea...

The Mediterranean Diet made the news again as the best recommendation for heart healthy eating. Not in the best of circumstances. We wish Bob Harper well, during his recovery.
http://www.naturalnews.com/2017-03-12-biggest-loser-star-suffers-massive-heart-attack.html

“Biggest Loser” star suffers massive heart attack – NaturalNews.com , recently confirmed in a statement that he had suffered a heart attack two weeks prior. He was reportedly working out at a New York City gym when he collapsed, and a doctor at the gym administered CPR with paddles to keep him alive.