Most people by now know the value of a healthy diet for so many physical and mental ailments—but it’s always nice to have confirmation in the form of new studies. This week, a paper in Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, reports that eating one to two servings of leafy greens per day is linked to a significantly reduced risk of cognitive decline over time. In fact, the advantage that greens-eaters had over people who rarely consumed them was the equivalent to being 11 years younger, cognitively speaking.
