Fight Alzheimer’s With Citrus-Spinach & Walnut Salad

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Alzheimer’s is considered to be the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss. This disease usually account for 60-80% of dementia cases.

Alzheimer’s include problems with judgment, memory and thinking. As the stages of Alzheimer’s advances dementia and memory loss will progress,. Symptoms can be treated with medication, but there is no cure.

But studies have shown that some foods can delay the onset of the disease or lower the risk by at least 40%. The diet include foods rich in leafy green vegetables, such as kale and spinach, folate, omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E, which can be found in hazelnuts and almonds.

The secret lies not only in eating these foods, but in eating them together. For starters, you can try the salad recipe below:

Ingredients:

Salad:
6 cups baby spinach leaves
2 4-ounce drained mandarin oranges, drained
1/2 cup walnut (halves or pieces)

Dressing:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijion mustard
1 teapoon plain Greek yogurt
1/4 cup orange juice
Salt
Pepper

Directions:

1. Put spinach leaves on a salad plate. Then top with walnuts and oranges
2. For the dressing, add the ingredients mentioned above into a small bowl and whisk to combine. Then spoon over salad and serve.

Servings:

Makes 4 salads

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