For the people over 50 it is even more crucial to make the 3 Percent Choice now. A study of nearly 4000 Chicago residents age 65 and older found that people who ate 2.8 or more servings of vegetables a day slowed a person’s mental decline by 40% - “equivalent to about five years of younger age.” It is never too late to start. “Older people who started eating over two servings a day still showed a significant delay in mental decline.”
Why not make an extreme change and start eating 5, 6, or 7 servings a day?
What are the best vegetables to eat?
The study showed green leafy vegetables – raw spinach, kale, collard greens – celery, carrots, water cress, dark green leaf lettuce (never eat head lettuce), green lima beans, rhubarb, cabbage, broccoli, beets, brussel sprouts, cucumbers, mushrooms, cauliflower, avocado, green beans, asparagus,