What’s the best way to boost brain health? This week, nutritionist Leslie Beck unpacks a new study about the power of flavanols, the protective plant compounds found in fruits, vegetables and other plant-based foods. Here’s what to know about the study, plus the best foods to boost your daily flavanol intake.
Also this week, we bring you a moving First Person essay by Dana Carsley, who is grieving the sudden loss of her sister. She writes about the surprising isolation that comes when her family and friends, unsure of what to do or say, chose to avoid her instead: “Their actions made me feel more isolated, sad, and uncomfortable than I have ever felt in my life. I felt lost. By avoiding me and not acknowledging the tragedy, it made me feel that no one cared, that my sister did not exist, and this was not a big deal.” Read full essay.
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