Hello Annie, have just subscribed and am appreciate this tips. Can you please elaborate just a little on the 30 different vegetables idea? I am assuming you mean 30 different vegetables for both serves and garnish or flavour boosts? I live in a rural town and our local shop doesn’t have a great variety of fresh produce. Might canned food and/or pickled foods be included? Thank you 😊
I’m excited to begin my new journey with your help. I attended the cooking class at Rancho la Puerta the other night with you and our group. Returned home tonight and plan to use your recipes for brain health and overall wellness. Thank you for your incredible work!!
I have learned so much about the Mediterranean lifestyle on this Brain Health Retreat in Palermo. They eat hyper seasonal fresh food here. The food tastes soo delicious when it is in season and picked fresh from the garden that day. They have such a great community here. People come together to eat, socialize and have so much laughter on a daily basis. It’s been an out of this world experience in this brain retreat!! Highly recommend it for anyone that is considering it. You will not regret it! Annie is amazing and such a wealth of knowledge!
Jessica, these are fantastic takeaways! It's true--we laugh so much here you can't help but think that's part of the secret to long life:) LOVED having you on the retreat and already miss you. xoxo
Loved reading about the tips to eating the Mediterranean way especially during menopause. My big weakness is snacking especially while working so reading how many Italian women snack on nuts and olives, figs was super helpful as those are items I enjoy. I went to the store to stock up on these and have them handy. Also legumes who would have thought how easy they are to have on hand when figuring out what to cook. Easy to incorporate into meal planning and a win for how healthy they really are. Thank you for all of the tips.
Future recipe request…in an effort to bring more nuts and seeds to meals (& family), would love a couple of BHK “dukkah” mixtures that I can have at the ready - one for savory and one not savory (for yogurt, oatmeal, toast, pancakes…). Thank you for considering!!
Thank you for sharing these articles. Now that I’m in menopause I like to learn as much as possible to help me age gracefully. I am taking a closer look at my plant intake per week and will focus on getting that close to 30 different ones. I recently bought your book and the recipes I’ve tried so far have been a hit! I think adding in more soups will be a great way to up my plant intake. Any additional suggestions or comments would be appreciated. Be well!
Also really appreciate this series and all your content around brain health! I cut out alcohol almost entirely more than 2 years ago after noticing its effects on my mental health. Now I have a few sips of wine maybe once a month. The benefits have been so clear that I don’t miss it at all.
Thanks so much Ruth! In my book I moved alcohol from its spot as a brain healthy food to one to limit or avoid. Midlife is a great time for women to cut back.
I am post menopause but found this article very helpful. I have been having trouble sleeping so I am going to try the no alcohol for a couple of months and see if it helps. I don’t eat very many beans and legumes . I will start looking for recipes to work on that. I would like to replace my red meats for more fishes too. Thanks for this wonderful article.
I am in the thick of perimenopause so this post and this book feels very timely. I would like to incorporate more fish, different plants (although 30 may be a hard stretch at first) and switch to non-alcoholic options on the occasion that I do feel tempted to have an alcoholic beverage. This feels like a good place to start for me. Thank you for all the wonderful things you share to help improve our overall well-being.
Great tips for anyone, even for those of us past the peri- stage. We are managing to meet 10 of those 11 tips listed. We struggle with eating that much fish, not because of desire but because of local availability and cost. We need to try more of the canned varieties.
I am good at following these tenants for a set period of time but struggle with making it a lifestyle which is something that I definitely need to work on!
I have definitely been in perimenopause for a few years, and my eating habits are not as great as I would like. I do love legumes, however they don't work for my partner's digestion, so I can't/don't cook them for dinners together. Instead, I have been trying to introduce them into my lunch, in lieu of my usual hard-boiled eggs. Now that winter is approaching in my northern climate, I'm thinking of making chili on weekends, to bring to work for weekday lunches.
Hi Bijana! That sounds like a good plan. Have you tried the chili recipe in my book? So good, and you could make both bean-packed and bean-free versions.
Hello Annie, have just subscribed and am appreciate this tips. Can you please elaborate just a little on the 30 different vegetables idea? I am assuming you mean 30 different vegetables for both serves and garnish or flavour boosts? I live in a rural town and our local shop doesn’t have a great variety of fresh produce. Might canned food and/or pickled foods be included? Thank you 😊
I’m excited to begin my new journey with your help. I attended the cooking class at Rancho la Puerta the other night with you and our group. Returned home tonight and plan to use your recipes for brain health and overall wellness. Thank you for your incredible work!!
I need to eat more seafood!
I have learned so much about the Mediterranean lifestyle on this Brain Health Retreat in Palermo. They eat hyper seasonal fresh food here. The food tastes soo delicious when it is in season and picked fresh from the garden that day. They have such a great community here. People come together to eat, socialize and have so much laughter on a daily basis. It’s been an out of this world experience in this brain retreat!! Highly recommend it for anyone that is considering it. You will not regret it! Annie is amazing and such a wealth of knowledge!
Jessica, these are fantastic takeaways! It's true--we laugh so much here you can't help but think that's part of the secret to long life:) LOVED having you on the retreat and already miss you. xoxo
Loved reading about the tips to eating the Mediterranean way especially during menopause. My big weakness is snacking especially while working so reading how many Italian women snack on nuts and olives, figs was super helpful as those are items I enjoy. I went to the store to stock up on these and have them handy. Also legumes who would have thought how easy they are to have on hand when figuring out what to cook. Easy to incorporate into meal planning and a win for how healthy they really are. Thank you for all of the tips.
I admire how quickly you took action on revamping your snacking Susie. Brava!
Future recipe request…in an effort to bring more nuts and seeds to meals (& family), would love a couple of BHK “dukkah” mixtures that I can have at the ready - one for savory and one not savory (for yogurt, oatmeal, toast, pancakes…). Thank you for considering!!
Hi KC. Yes, I love dukkah. I actually do have a recipe for it, but it would be fun to play with this and come up with different mixtures. Until then, you can check this out: https://www.brainhealthkitchen.com/recipe/pan-fried-carrots-asparagus-dukkah/
I’m not a drinker but I didn’t realize the effects drinking can have on menopause symptoms!
Yes, it's actually a significant factor for many women, not to mention a proven way to increase breast cancer risk at a vulnerable time in life.
Thank you for sharing these articles. Now that I’m in menopause I like to learn as much as possible to help me age gracefully. I am taking a closer look at my plant intake per week and will focus on getting that close to 30 different ones. I recently bought your book and the recipes I’ve tried so far have been a hit! I think adding in more soups will be a great way to up my plant intake. Any additional suggestions or comments would be appreciated. Be well!
I am so happy to hear the recipes are a hit Darlene! I am doing a post all about soup recipes very soon.
Also really appreciate this series and all your content around brain health! I cut out alcohol almost entirely more than 2 years ago after noticing its effects on my mental health. Now I have a few sips of wine maybe once a month. The benefits have been so clear that I don’t miss it at all.
Thanks so much Ruth! In my book I moved alcohol from its spot as a brain healthy food to one to limit or avoid. Midlife is a great time for women to cut back.
I am post menopause but found this article very helpful. I have been having trouble sleeping so I am going to try the no alcohol for a couple of months and see if it helps. I don’t eat very many beans and legumes . I will start looking for recipes to work on that. I would like to replace my red meats for more fishes too. Thanks for this wonderful article.
Ho Kathy! These are fantastic goals! Let me know how it goes!
I am in the thick of perimenopause so this post and this book feels very timely. I would like to incorporate more fish, different plants (although 30 may be a hard stretch at first) and switch to non-alcoholic options on the occasion that I do feel tempted to have an alcoholic beverage. This feels like a good place to start for me. Thank you for all the wonderful things you share to help improve our overall well-being.
Hi Kristi! I love how specific your goals are. Let me know how it goes!
Great tips for anyone, even for those of us past the peri- stage. We are managing to meet 10 of those 11 tips listed. We struggle with eating that much fish, not because of desire but because of local availability and cost. We need to try more of the canned varieties.
So good to hear how high your Medi adherence is! Yes do check out the tinned fish and find some you like.
I will be cutting out most beef in my diet as well as eating more variety of vegtebles🦋
Amazing!
I am good at following these tenants for a set period of time but struggle with making it a lifestyle which is something that I definitely need to work on!
Always the hardest part—how to make it sustainable.
Beautiful post! “Count plants, not calories”! I couldn’t agree more ❤️✨🌱
Thanks Michelle!
I have definitely been in perimenopause for a few years, and my eating habits are not as great as I would like. I do love legumes, however they don't work for my partner's digestion, so I can't/don't cook them for dinners together. Instead, I have been trying to introduce them into my lunch, in lieu of my usual hard-boiled eggs. Now that winter is approaching in my northern climate, I'm thinking of making chili on weekends, to bring to work for weekday lunches.
Hi Bijana! That sounds like a good plan. Have you tried the chili recipe in my book? So good, and you could make both bean-packed and bean-free versions.