The eminent neuroscientist and nutritionist explains how what we eat affects how we think
'We are what we eat' is an age-old adage. But while we often talk about diets affecting our fitness, we don't talk about how what we eat and drink affects the health of the hungriest organ in the body - our brain.
Brain Food makes clear the connection between nutrition and our brain's health, focusing attention on how crucial dietary recommendations are - three eggs, for example, provide the daily amount of brain super-nutrients that are often deficient in Alzheimer's patients. Based partly on her own discoveries, and using dynamic dietary concepts and emerging science, such as the connection between the brain and the gut, Dr Lisa Mosconi expertly reveals the importance of starting work to prevent dementia, stress and memory loss now, no matter how old we are.
Innovative and timely, and with accompanying recipes and guides to show each of us how we can most effectively change our diets, Brain Food demonstrates how being smart about our diet can make us smarter overall.
The eminent neuroscientist and nutritionist explains how what we eat affects how we think
'We are what we eat' is an age-old adage. But while we often talk about diets affecting our fitness, we don't talk about how what we eat and drink affects the health of the hungriest organ in the body - our brain.
Brain Food makes clear the connection between nutrition and our brain's health, focusing attention on how crucial dietary recommendations are - three eggs, for example, provide the daily amount of brain super-nutrients that are often deficient in Alzheimer's patients. Based partly on her own discoveries, and using dynamic dietary concepts and emerging science, such as the connection between the brain and the gut, Dr Lisa Mosconi expertly reveals the importance of starting work to prevent dementia, stress and memory loss now, no matter how old we are.
Innovative and timely, and with accompanying recipes and guides to show each of us how we can most effectively change our diets, Brain Food demonstrates how being smart about our diet can make us smarter overall.
The eminent neuroscientist and nutritionist explains how what we eat affects how we think.
Lisa Mosconi is the Associate Director of the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic of the Department of Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College, and was the founder and director of the Nutrition and Brain Fitness Lab at New York University. She holds a dual PhD degree in Neuroscience and Nuclear Medicine from the University of Florence, Italy, and is a certified integrative nutritionist and a board-certified, holistic healthcare practitioner.
Brain Food is a critically important book. Food is medicine or it
is poison. The brain uses 20-30% of the calories you consume. If
you want to keep and save your brain you have to get your food
right. Brain Food will help you do just that in a delicious, easy
way.
*Daniel G. Amen, MD, Founder, Amen Clinics and author of Memory
Rescue*
If we knew what our brains looked like, we'd take better care of
them. Often surprising, always accessible, this fascinating book
not only reveals the science behind neuro-nutrition, it shows us
what we could be eating for maximum brain power.
*Sara Gottfried MD, New York Times bestselling author of Younger,
The Hormone Reset Diet, and The Hormone Cure*
This is one of the most exciting reads on brain health that I have
ever come across. As well as the fascinating and relatable science,
Dr Mosconi has expertly complemented the wealth information with
delicious recipes influenced by her work and emerging research into
gut health. A doctor after my own heart! I cannot recommend this
book enough and it gives yet further evidence about the true power
of nutrition on our health.
*Rupy Aujla, author of The Doctor’s Kitchen*
Natural food, rooted in the Mediterranean style and gut-friendly,
is the miracle pill we have the opportunity to ingest 3 x a day for
a healthy brain and body. Dr Lisa Mosconi explains the science and
how to reap the benefits of foods in all their complexities and
synergies eaten with pleasure at each meal.
*Jeannette Hyde, Author of The Gut Makeover*
Can a Mediterranean diet help avert Alzheimer's? Mosconi's
persuasive account of the surprising connection between food and
brain health sparkles with well-researched nutritional evidence.
Brain Food offers culinary wisdom and reasons for hope in equal
measure.
*Richard Wrangham, PhD, Ruth B. Moore Professor of Biological
Anthropology at Harvard University and author of Catching Fire*
Over the years, I have learned so much from the work of Dr.
Mosconi, whose accomplished credentials spanning both neuroscience
and nutrition are wholly unique. This book represents the first
time her studies on the interaction between food and long-term
cognitive function reach a general audience. Dr. Mosconi always
makes the point that we would eat differently and treat our brains
better if only we could see what we are doing to them. From the lab
to the kitchen, this is extremely valuable and urgent advice,
complete with recommendations that any one of us can take.
*Dr. Richard S. Isaacson, MD, author of The Alzheimer's Prevention
and Treatment Diet, and Alzheimer's Treatment Alzheimer's
Prevention: A Patient & Family Guide*
Scientists know that diet plays a huge role in brain health - and
now Brain Food distils this research into a practical guide. Dr.
Mosconi provides accessible advice and lots of options for fuelling
your brain and ageing well. This is an empowering resource for
anyone who wants to take their brain health into their own hands
(and spoons, and forks).
*Kelly McGonigal, PhD, author of The Willpower Instinct and The
Upside of Stress*
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