Tweeted by Dr. Tim Noakes:

"higher midlife tofu consumption..independently associated with..cognitive impairment and brain atrophy in late life" http://1.usa.gov/1F1Itg3

Looking up trendy veggies to make veggie joke for column. Loved this photo caption -- the latter part:

http://o.canada.com/life/food-drink/ugly-food-is-trendy-and-tasty-in-2015

"Vegetables such as rutabaga, celery root, pictured, cardoon, and kohlrabi will be deemed so ugly, they are sexy, like Javier Bardem after a bit of a bender."

In case anyone's interested, it'd be a good idea to lash me to the mast if Bardem's in the room. And I'm not one to be into actors.

Via today's Maggie's Farm, a cool story about two lost cities, deep in the Honduran jungle.

"Vegetables such as rutabaga, celery root ... [ad nauseum]"

My youngest wanted me to take her to a smoothie place the other day. She let me have a taste of what they made her. The smell reminded me of potting soil, and it tasted like a leafy salad. I didn't really want to know all the ingredients, but I think there was spinach.

I guess I'm behind the times.

Aging brains may stay surprisingly sharp. It's your aging blood vessels that cause problems. bit.ly/1AWSk08 pic.twitter.com/zBQWgKb2Aj

Mental Health May Depend on Creatures in the Gut

The microbiome may yield a new class of psychobiotics for the treatment of anxiety, depression and other mood disorders

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mental-health-may-depend-on-creatures-in-the-gut/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook