A green-Mediterranean diet may slow brain aging
A 2025 study suggested that following a green-Mediterranean diet — which includes walnuts, green tea, and the aquatic plant Mankai — may be linked with slower brain aging.
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Get plenty of greens to boost your brainpower
Leafy greens such as kale, spinach, and collards are rich in brain-healthy nutrients like vitamin K, lutein, folate, and beta carotene. Many of these compounds are antioxidants that can help protect the brain.
Prioritize dark leafy greens and other vegetables
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How do trees and green spaces enhance our health?
Trees enhance our lives by releasing oxygen, reducing pollution, and preventing flooding. Beyond all of these benefits, there is growing evidence that just being around trees and green spaces improves mood and overall health.
Green poop: What stool color can indicate about health
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Green leafy vegetables offer a leg up on muscle strength
Eating high amounts of nitrate-rich green leafy vegetables may improve leg muscle strength and increase walking speed and reduce fatigue.
Go big green
Studies show that people who regularly adhere to the Mediterranean diet lower their risk of cardiovascular disease, many types of cancer, and cognitive decline with age. But it’s possible that this healthy diet can be made even healthier. New research suggests that making the diet “greener” by boosting amounts of dark green vegetables, green tea, and plant proteins high in the micronutrients known as polyphenols offers even greater benefits.
“Green” Mediterranean diet: Better than the original?
A “green” Mediterranean diet that includes green tea and extra plant-based protein may be even better for heart health than the traditional Mediterranean diet.
Another benefit of drinking green tea or coffee
A study published online Oct. 20, 2020, by BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care suggests that tea and coffee consumption are linked to a reduced risk for early death among people with diabetes.
Signs of heart disease in 16th-century Greenland mummies
Ancient mummified remains found in Greenland show evidence of atherosclerosis, indicating that this condition surprisingly affected humans 500 years ago or more.