Eating for a Healthy Heart and Brain

By Diane Whitten, MS
Food & Nutrition Educator
Cornell Cooperative Extension Saratoga County

Emerging research shows that what you eat impacts the health of your heart and brain. This presentation will highlight dietary and other health suggestions that are now thought to decrease your risk of heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. This presentation will include a discussion of the Mediterranean eating pattern and tips on how to modify your menus to move toward a healthier way of eating.