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Mar 2010
42m 6s

Comfort Foods for the Brain

Nutritional Weight & Wellness, Inc.
About this episode
Have you ever thought about what you eat impacts your brain?  Darlene Kvist, LN and Kara Carper, MA are joined by special guest Pilar Gerasimo, editor of Experienced Life magazine, to discuss how soda, candy, muffins and even bread, pasta and cereal effects your ability to think, your mood and even the likelihood of brain diseases. 
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