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A healthy heart is a healthy mind and here are three suggestions that can help your heart which in turn can help your brain.

• Fish – Research shows that eating just one or two four ounce servings of fatty fish (salmon, mackerel, rainbow trout or sardines) can slash your risk of dying from heart disease by 36%.  The omega-3 fats in fish help reduce inflammation in the arterial walls and keep blood flowing.
• A glass of red wine – Red wine contains compounds called polyphenols that help lower cholesterol and blood pressure and prevent blood clots.  One particular polyphenol, resveratrol, may also improve blood flow to the brain and reduce stroke risk.  I emphasize "a glass" and if you don't drink, you shouldn't start.
• Eat more produce – people with high blood pressure found that for every serving of fruits and vegetables eaten, their blood flow improved.  Another reason to load up on produce – potassium.  A nutrient abundant in bananas, baked potatoes, tomatoes and artichokes may counteract the harmful effect of salt in our diets by helping to prevent artery walls from thickening.