These are the best foods to keep your brain and your Real Age young:
Nuts
Nuts contain monounsaturated fats to keep your arteries clear, as well as levels of precursors of serotonin to boost mood.
Recommended Amount:
1 ounce of nuts a day is just right. (More is fine, but be careful of calorie overload.) An ounce is about 12 walnuts or 24 almonds.
Fish (especially wild salmon, whitefish, tilapia, catfish, flounder, mahi mahi)
Fish contain artery-clearing omega-3 fatty acids.
Recommended Amount:
Aim for 13.5 ounces of fish a week, or 3 servings, each about the size of your fist.
Soybeans
Soybeans contain heart- and artery-healthy protein, fiber, and fats.
Recommended Amount:
1 cup of soybeans a day.
Tomato juice and spaghetti sauce
Tomatoes contain folate, lycopene, and other nutrients to keep arteries young.
Recommended Amount:
8 ounces a day of juice or 2 tablespoons of spaghetti sauce a day.
Olive oil, nut oils, fish oils, flaxseed, avocados
All of these foods contain heart-healthy monounsaturated fats.
Recommended Amount:
25% of daily calories should be healthy fats.
Real Chocolate (at least 70% cocoa)
Real chocolate increases dopamine release and provides flavonoids, which keep arteries young.
Recommended Amount:
1 ounce a day (to replace milk chocolate).
