Home Health & Wellness Health Centers Aging Gracefully Foods To Lower Alzheimer’s Risk? #GeneralHealth Foods To Lower Alzheimer’s Risk? | Aging Gracefully | Andrew Weil, M.D. ow.ly Home Health & Wellness Health Centers Aging Gracefully Foods To Lower Alzheimer’s Risk? Is it true that the more apples and berries you eat, the lower your risk of Alzheimer’s disease? Andrew Weil, M.D. | June 18, 2020 New research does suggest that the more apples, berries and tea you consume, the lower your risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. This finding comes from a 20-year-long Tufts University study that included 2,801 people age 50 and older. It looked at their consumption of flavonoids, natural substances found in fruit and onions as well as in tea, red wine and dark chocolate. Low intake of apples, pears and tea was linked with twice the normal risk of developing dementia and low intake of blueberries, strawberries and red wine was associated with a risk that was four time...