Diet culture tends to really love to vilify foods. The genius foods are the foods that you should embrace and consume more of. Avocados are an incredible brain food because of their abundance of fat protecting antioxidants. Eggs contain choline, which we see in older men. Even if you were genetically at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, the highest level of choline intake was associated with a 30% risk reduction.
How does food impact your brain health? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the gut-brain connection with Genius Foods author and science journalist, Max Lugavere.
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