Cognition Kitchen: The 2x Brain Boost of Cooking Healthy Meals—Maggie Moon

Cognition Kitchen: The 2x Brain Boost of Cooking Healthy Meals

You might know that certain foods nourish the brain.

Did you know that cooking them nourishes the brain in another way?

We'll explore how the act of cooking – from planning and shopping to chopping and creating – engages a multitude of cognitive functions.

Learn about brain-boosting ingredients and participate in a fun demonstration that highlights the cognitive power of the kitchen.
Speaker: Maggie Moon, MS, RD
Maggie Moon is an award-winning brain health nutrition specialist focused on reducing the risk of neurodegenerative disease through diet and lifestyle strategies that celebrate heritage foods and customs. She is author of The MIND Diet: 2nd Edition: A Scientific Approach to Enhancing Brain Function and Helping Prevent Alzheimer's and Dementia (2024).

For professionals, Moon is the lead author of the Medical Nutrition Therapy for Neurologic Disorders chapter in the latest editions of Krause’s Food and Nutrition Care Process (Elsevier, 2020, 2022).

Maggie's career includes curriculum development, R&D for healthy meals and snacks, sustainable seafood initiatives, and consulting for government agencies, national nonprofits, and healthy food and nutrition brands.

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