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Fueling the Mind
Marissa Donovan, MS, RD, LDN In-Store Nutritionist, Giant Food
Coletta Meyer, MS, MCHES®, CWPC Health & Wellness Strategist, GEHA
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Welcome from GEHA
• Government Employees Health Association
• 81+ years – We stand by those who stand for us
• One of the largest national medical and dental plancarriers exclusively for federal employees
• More than 2 million medical and dental planmembers
• Worldwide network of doctors, dentists,hospitals and other providers
• Benefits include a commitment towellness and living healthier
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Marissa Donovan, MS, RD, LDNIn-Store Nutritionist, Giant Food
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Coletta Meyer, MS, MCHES®, CWPCHealth & Wellness Strategist, GEHA
Today’s presenters
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• 75+ year commitment of delivering unmatchedselection of quality and value
• 165+ locations in Virginia, Maryland and the Districtof Columbia
• In-store, registered and licensed Nutritionists to helpanswer your nutrition questions:• Diabetes• Heart health• Weight loss• Improve family meal times
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Giant Food
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Giant Food Nutritionist Team
• Individual consults
• Classes and demos
• Community events
• Wellness Walks
• Digital tools• Blog• podcast
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Marissa Donovan, MS, RD, LDNIn-Store Nutritionist, Giant Food
Fueling the Mind
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Today’s agenda
In the office: what contributes to brain health?
In the aisles: how do we find foods that promote brain health?
In the kitchen: how do we prepare foods for a healthy brain?
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In the office
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Brain health
• Factors in our control• Lifestyle factors
• Eating habits
• Factors out of our control• Age
• Genetics
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What we can control
• A healthy, balanced diet can reduce the risk of:• Dementia
• Alzheimer’s
• Stroke
• Healthy diet = Neuroprotection
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Heart and Brain• Hypertension and high Cholesterol = high risk of stroke
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Mediterranean diet
• Associated with lowest rates of chronic diseases and increased life expectancy
• Not a “diet” but more of an eating pattern/lifestyle
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DASH diet
• Dietary approaches to stop hypertension• Herbs and spices replace (excessive) salt
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MIND diet
• DASH diet + Mediterranean diet• “Mediterranean-DASH intervention for Neurogenerative
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In the aisles
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Fruits and veggies and cognitive function
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Foods that support brain health: Protein and healthy fats
• Examples:• Walnuts• Hazelnuts• Sesame seeds• Sunflower seeds• Tuna• Flaxseed• Olive oil
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Nutrients that support brain health: Choline
• Examples:• Eggs• Brussels sprouts• Mushrooms• Quinoa• Broccoli• Kidney beans
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Nutrients that support brain health: Antioxidants
• Examples:• Fruits and vegetables
• Berries• Cruciferous & green
leafy• Tea
• White• Oolong• Green
• Red wine (or grapes)• Dark chocolate
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Foods that support brain health: Prebiotics & Probiotics
• Examples:• Yogurt
(look for “active cultures”)• Kefir• Kombucha• Sauerkraut• Kimchi• High fiber foods =
prebiotics• Fruits/vegetables• Whole grains
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In the kitchen
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Putting it all together
• Use the USDA MyPlate as a starting point• ½ plate of fruits and vegetables
• ¼ grains
• ¼ lean protein
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Nutrition made easy
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Questions?
Marissa Donovan, MS, RD, LDNIn-Store Nutritionist, Giant Food
Coletta Meyer, MS, MCHES®, CWPCHealth & Wellness Strategist, GEHA
giantfood.com/[email protected]
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For more information, visit:
geha.com and giantfood.com/nutrition