Brain Health Improved by Nuts, Fruits, Vegetables and Multivitamins

Want to improve your brain health? You might want to get a little nutty. In addition, it might wan to add nuts to your investment portfolio.

Nut Case for Brain Health

A Spanish study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition indicates that consuming nuts three or more times a week improves cognitive performance for overweight and older adults.

Participants who consumed nuts daily show the greatest improvement in brain health, according to the report.

Research spanned two years and included individuals between the ages of 60 and 75.

Additional Research

The nut research adds to data from two other recent studies that show brain health benefits from regular consumption of multivitamins and flavanols.

Naturally occurring compounds, flavanols are found in fruits, vegetables, and cocoa. Research on the impact of flavanols on brain health was reported in the PNAS Journal. A year long trial showed that regular consumption of foods rich in flavanols improved brain function and memory.

Last month a report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that seniors can slow memory loss by taking a multivitamin daily.

The three-year study was conducted by Brigham Women’s Hospital and Columbia University. It determined that participants taking multivitamins experienced 3.1 fewer years of memory loss compared to those who did not take vitamins.

Brain Health From Healthy Diet

Finding of these recent studies reaffirm established nutritional thinking.

An article from the Harvard Medical School underlines the role of a healthy diet in maintaining brain function.

“Just as there is no magic pill to prevent cognitive decline, no single almighty brain food can ensure a sharp brain as you age,” states the Harvard article.

The article goes on to say that the best brain foods are those that protect your heart and blood vessels. Foods the Harvard report lists as best for brain health include:

Flavanol rich foods, such as green vegetables, berries, tea, and coffee.
Walnuts

The Harvard article also adds fatty fish, such as tuna to the mix. If you do not like fish, you might want to talk to your doctor about substituting an omega-3 supplement. Additionally you can get omega-3 from other foods, such as avocados and walnuts.

Nutty Investment

Nuts are a commodity. As such, not only can you consume them – you can invest in them.

The market for walnuts is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 6.1 percent over the next five years, according to research firm Absolutereports.com.

One company focusing on growing one kind of nut is The Walnut Fund. This cloud-based platform is headquartered in Croatia and operates walnut plantations in several countries. A note of caution. This is a new company. With trees taking seven years to mature, it does not have a track record to show investor returns.

A quicker way to invest in walnuts or other nuts is through individual stocks, mutual funds or ETFs.

Some of the U. S. companies in the nut growing and product business include: Empire Nut Company, Diamond Nuts, and Alpine Pacific Nut Company among others.

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Max Erkiletian

Max K. Erkiletian began writing for newspapers while still in high school. He went on to become an award-winning journalist and co-founder of the print magazine Free Bird. He has written for a wide range of regional and national publications as well as many on-line publications. That has afforded him the opportunity to interview a variety of prominent figures from former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank Paul Volker to Blues musicians Muddy Waters and B. B. King. Max lives in Springfield, MO with his wife Karen and their cat – Pudge. He spends as much time as possible with his kids, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.