The MIND Diet: A Scientific Approach to Enhancing Brain Function and Helping Prevent Alzheimer's and Dementia

Improve brain health with this easy-to-follow guide to the new breakthrough diet that's shown to keep your mind sharp as you age.

Enjoying a high quality of life as you get older means taking care of your brain as much as your body. And research suggests that what you eat today will help (or hurt) your cognitive abilities later.

The MIND Diet explains the science behind mental fitness in an approachable and understandable way. More importantly, this helpful guide presents an easy-to-follow program for keeping your mind sharp by eating the right foods and avoiding brain-harming ones.

Packed with dishes that are not only delicious but also help improve memory, concentration and mental acuity, The MIND Diet’s healthy recipes include:

• Brussels Sprouts Frittata
• Sweet Potato Lentil Soup
• Pistachio Mint Couscous
• Guacamole-Stuffed Tomatoes
• Apricot-Glazed Salmon
• Tango Fish Tacos
• Banana Chocolate Cookies
• Roasted Chicken with Fennel

Maggie Moon MS, RD, is a registered dietitian nutritionist and author of The Elimination Diet Workbook (Ulysses Press, 2014) and numerous articles for popular health magazines. She has developed curricula for Brooklyn College, NYC after-school programs, and providers of continuing professional education for dietitians. Ms. Moon has been profiled in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ book, Launching Your Dietetics Career (Eat Right Press, 2011, 2016). She completed her clinical training at New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, and holds a Masters of Science degree in Nutrition and Education from Columbia University’s Teachers College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from U.C. Berkeley. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and a giant shelf of cookbooks.