Whenever possible, buy organic, locally grown, unprocessed foods. For meats, try to only buy grass fed, hormone and antibiotic free products.
Note items marked with an ” * ” are especially healthy and listed on Dr. Amen’s “50 Best Brain Foods” list.”
- Acorn squash
- Apples*
- Apricots
- Artichokes
- Asparagus*
- Avocados*
- Bananas*
- Bell peppers (yellow, green, red, orange)*
- Beets*
- Blackberries*
- Blueberries*
- Bok choy*
- Broccoli*
- Brussels sprouts*
- Butternut squash
- Cabbage
- Cantaloupe
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Cherries*
- Coconut*
- Collard greens
- Corn