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The evidence just keeps pouring in.
As if the so-called Mediterranean Diet is remarkable enough, what with a number of heart health benefits in addition to many others, a new study is the latest yet to observe a correlation between it and slower rates of mental decline in the elderly.

This means that, ye olde Mediterranean Diet can be a veritable brain food in and of itself.

This certain bit of research, which analyzed data from one that began in 1993 and is still on-going, including almost four thousand Windy City residents sixty-five and older, concludes that the diet makes quite a huge difference, even after controlling for such factors as smoking, education, obesity, hypertension, and the like.
However, the authors also note that not all possible 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 among those many find to be rather easy to stick to, consisting as it does of seafood, salad, and moderate amounts of red wine.
Another one, the Atkins Diet, is favored due to the fact 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.
The truth is, 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 producing problems for oneself psychologically, such as obsessing over perceived slights and other such petty injustices in everyday life.
It all plays a part in overall health and vigor and is not to be undervalued!