A Harvard study found that women who ate the most cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli and brussels sprouts, had slower rates of cognitive decline

A study from Harvard Medical School and School of Public Health that found women who ate the most cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli and brussels sprouts, were most likely to continue to breeze through the Sunday crossword puzzle. Researchers followed 13,000 women for 27 years, calling them periodically over a six-year period with memory tests, and found that those who regularly filled their plates with green vegetables showed much slower rates of cognitive decline. Here's a healthy recipe for brussels sprouts.

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Avoid extra calories and unwanted preservatives with a fresh homemade dressing.

Avoid extra calories and unwanted preservatives with a fresh homemade dressing. Try our Green Goddess Salad Dressing

Diet

Beets will help stave off everything from age-related diseases to crow's feet

Dark veggies like kale, broccoli and beets are rich in phytonutrients that boost cell regeneration (which slows as we age). They will help stave off everything from age-related diseases to crow's feet.

Green for Life is a classic tome on green smoothies, with lots of information on the health benefits and easy recipes to get started. 

Strawberry field smoothie with a burst of green

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