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Diet May Help Alzheimer's Patients Live Longer, But What About Their Quality of Life?

Carol Bradley Bursack
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For over twenty years author, columnist and speaker Carol Bradley...

Carol Bradley Bursack

Monday, September 10, 2007
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This, folks, is where I start jumping up and down with glee. This is where I go check my cupboard to make sure I have enough olive oil to get through the week. When studies start finding out that these dreadful diseases, whether Alzheimer's or strokes or arthritis or MS, may be prevented; that people in the early stages can perhaps slow the rate of decline; that they can have a better quality life - well then, I'm all ears.

 

The Mediterranean diet includes lots of "vegetables, legumes, fruits, cereals, fish, monounsaturated fatty acids; a low intake of saturated fatty acids, dairy products, meat and poultry; and a mild to moderate amount of alcohol."

 

This is an exciting study. Heck, the Mediterranean diet just happens to be a delicious way to eat. So, get out the veggies, my friends, and let's celebrate some good news that just may predict a better quality of life for us all.

 

To learn more about Carol, please go to http://www.mindingourelders.com/ or http://www.mindingoureldersblogs.com/.

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