Tacos: new brain food

We need to find the public school students more tacos before their FCAT exams. Cumin and cilantro, two common ingredients in Mexican food, can boost memory function. Researchers noted that rats that drank water spiked with cumin learned faster and retained more than their non-cumin-dosed comrades. Taco Bell drive-thrus also make fewer errors than their burger competitors. Read more.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”