The facts just keeps pouring in.
As if the so-called Mediterranean Diet is miraculous enough, what with numerous heart health benefits in addition to many others, a new study is the most recent yet to observe a correlation between it and slower rates of mental decline in the elderly.
In other words, ye olde Mediterranean Diet is actually a veritable brain food in and of itself.
This particular bit of research, which examined data from one that started in 1993 and is still on-going, including almost four thousand Windy City residents sixty-five and older, indicates that the diet makes quite a large difference, even after controlling for such factors as smoking, education, obesity, hypertension, and the like.
However, the authors also note that not all probable variables could be accounted for, and cautioned that their work was observational in nature and attracts no conclusions about cause and effect, recording only correlations.
Still, it’s yet another endorsement (in all but name, anyway) for the venerable Mediterranean Diet, this darling of dieters that is one of those many find to be fairly easy to stick to, consisting as it does of seafood, salad, and average amounts of red wine.
Another one, the Atkins Diet, is favored because it emphasizes protein such as steak, sausages, and eggs, hearty foods that naturally appeal to many people.
However, proper nutrition makes up only one part of being in good health, which physical aspects also include adequate rest and exercise.
Actually, getting enough rest and rigorous activity every day has also been shown to be intimated linked with improved cognitive functioning.
Then there’s what Buddhists would call “correct thinking,” not creating problems for oneself psychologically, such as obsessing over perceived slights and other such petty injustices in your life.
It all contributes to overall health and vigor and is not to be undervalued!
