8 Ways To Use Leafy Greens
Beyond salads 🥬
Many foods are known for their brain-protective properties, but dark leafy greens stand out among them all.
Leafy greens show the strongest evidence among all vegetables for reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, with research showing that people with the highest intakes of dark leafy greens have the lowest rates of cognitive decline.
In this particular study, published in the journal Neurology, researchers found through brain MRI imaging that those who consumed 1-2 cups of leafy greens per day had a slower decline rate equivalent to being 11 years younger in age compared to those who rarely or never consumed them.
They attributed this slowing of cognitive decline to the high amount of nutrients and phytochemicals present in dark leafy greens.
Let’s take a look at what counts as leafy greens, the nutrients in them that protect the brain, and ways that you can incorporate them into your diet.