Eating certain foods can help protect you from heart disease, some types of cancers and other illnesses. But can your diet also help protect your brain if you should suffer a stroke or accidental head injury? Or keep your thinking and memory skills strong as you age?
Some scientists believe it might. They even think eating the 'right' foods --specifically, those high in antioxidants -- may help defend astronauts from brain-damaging cosmic rays on future manned missions to Mars.
Diet May Improve Cognition, Slow Aging, And Help Protect Against Cosmic Radiation
