Journal Club: The impact of nutrition & exercise on brain health

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1. Discuss benefits of exercise on mental health and cognitive functioning

* Sharma A, Madaan V, Petty D. Exercise for Mental Health. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry. 2006; 8(2):106 DOI.10.4088/PCC.v08n0208a (PubMed).

* Chapman S, Aslan S, Spence J, Keebler M, DeFina L, Dedehbani N, et al. Distinct brain and behavioral benefits from cognitive vs. physical training: A randomized trial in aging adults. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 18 July 2016; https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00338. Accessed July 26, 2018.

* Jordan R. Stanford News. Stanford researchers find mental health prescription: Nature. Study finds that walking in nature yields measurable mental benefits and may reduce risk of depression.; Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. JUNE 30, 2015.

2. Discuss impact of food and nutrients on mental health and cognitive functioning.

* Marcason, W. What are the components of the MIND Diet? J Acad Nut Diet. October 2015115(10)1744.

* Polidori MC, Schulz RJ. Nutritional contributions to dementia prevention: main issues on antioxidant micronutrients. Genes & Nutrition. 18 February 2014. 9:382. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12263-013-0382-2

* Dauncey MJ. Genomic and Epigenomic Insights into Nutrition and Brain Disorders

Nutrients; March 2013(5)887-914; doi:10.3390/nu5030887. mdpi.com/journal/nutrients

* Luciano M, Corley J, Cox SR, Hernandez, Craig LC, Dickie DA. Mediterranean-type diet and brain structural change from 73 to 76 years in a Scottish cohort. Neurology® 2017;88:1–

* Selhub E. Nutritional psychiatry: Your brain on food. Harvard Medical School. November 16, 2015;Updated April 05, 2018, 4:01 pm