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The following recipe is just for readers of this newsletter, “In Step With Jonny” — it’s an advance preview of our forthcoming book, “The Healthiest 15-Minute Meals on Earth” by myself and my co-author, chef extraordinaire Jeannette Bessinger. Enjoy!

Scientists at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal just published a study in the August 2010 Journal of Alzheimer’s Disorders that involved 70 patients with mild cognitive impairment.  Here’s what they found.

That brain of yours is the server network for the biggest information superhighway in the world: your body. And the ability of your brain cells to form connections with other brain cells is of paramount importance in living long and living well, maybe even more important than the number of brain cells you actually have. [...]

Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It plays havoc with motor skills and speech, and that’s just the beginning. Early warning signs include slowed movement, tremors and mild cognitive impairment. “End-stage Parkinson’s is marked by dementia, near-total immobility, personality and mood disorders and death,” states Parkinson’s expert Jules Goepp, MD. [...]

After water, tea is probably the most consumed beverage in the world. Not counting water, it’s also probably the healthiest. Green tea has gotten most of the hype in the press, and that hype is completely deserved. But let’s not forget that the health benefits of tea drinking are not limited to just the green [...]