FOOD IS MEDICINE

San Diego Brain Health Meal Delivery for Cognitive Decline, Built for the Bredesen Protocol

Organic, anti-inflammatory KetoFLEX meals, cooked to the Bredesen Protocol your practitioner is guiding, for people living with Alzheimer's, dementia, or cognitive decline. Prepared fresh by our chef and delivered to your door every week, whether it's for you or someone you're caring for.
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100% Organic
Seed Oil-Free
Gluten-Free
Sustainability Sourced
Refined Sugar-Free
Pasture-Raised/Wild-Caught Animal Protein

Cooked by our chef in one San Diego kitchen, never frozen, never shipped. Some of our clients have kept us as their only kitchen for years.

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WE UNDERSTAND

The framework is clear. The cooking, week after week, is the hard part.

Dr. Bredesen's work describes how the brain's ability to use glucose can diminish with Alzheimer's, and how ketones may serve as an alternative fuel. His protocol addresses cognitive decline through precise, individualized nutrition. The framework is clear. The execution is relentless.

Shopping, prepping, tracking macros, sourcing the right ingredients, week after week, on top of everything else already on your plate. And if you are the one arranging this for a parent or a partner with dementia, that weight doubles.

THE PROTOCOL

What is the Bredesen Protocol?

Dr. Dale Bredesen is a neurologist and professor who spent over 30 years researching the root causes of cognitive decline. His landmark work, including the bestselling book The End of Alzheimer's, introduced the ReCODE Protocol, a comprehensive, personalized approach that aims to reverse and prevent cognitive decline through nutrition, sleep, exercise, and targeted supplementation.

At the center of his nutritional framework is KetoFLEX, a plant-rich, mildly ketogenic, nutrient-dense whole-foods approach Bredesen designed to support brain metabolism, lower neuroinflammation, and support cognitive function.

It is not a diet trend. It is a clinical framework backed by peer-reviewed research and practiced by trained practitioners worldwide.

We handle the food side, precisely, so you can follow it without living in the kitchen.

"The protocol is evidence-based. The execution is where most people struggle. That's where we come in."
WHY ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

Inflammation and the aging brain Body

Chronic inflammation is one of the mechanisms researchers study in cognitive decline, and an anti-inflammatory, Mediterranean-style way of eating is the pattern most often associated with slower decline in the populations studied. The largest randomized trial of the Mediterranean pattern, PREDIMED, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed roughly 7,400 adults and found fewer major cardiovascular events among those eating this way. Large cohort studies also link anti-inflammatory eating to lower dementia risk in older adults. The research is encouraging and still developing, which is why we treat food as the piece your practitioner is prioritizing, cooked properly every week, rather than a cure.

WHY SALT and SOIL

This is the most personal thing we do.

Every plan we build is built around one person, and the protocol they are following.

Built Around You

Every plan starts with their health profile, their goals, and their practitioner's guidance. The meals reflect the person, not a template.

Fresh From Our Kitchen

Prepared weekly in our San Diego commercial kitchen and delivered locally. Never frozen, never shipped across the country.

A Chef Who Cooks This Way

Brooke's cooking has always been rooted in the same ingredients the Bredesen Protocol calls for, extra-virgin olive oil, wild-caught seafood, and organic whole foods. It is not a pivot for her. It is what she has always believed in.

Working Alongside Your Care Team

We coordinate with your health practitioner so your nutrition aligns with the full picture of your protocol, not just the food part.
FOR THE FAMILY

Setting this up for a parent or partner

 If you are arranging this for someone you love, the path is simple. You tell us how they eat, what they need to avoid, and the plan their doctor set, through the form below. You do not need every answer. We fill the picture in with you, and with their care team where it helps. We come to you, not to them, unless you prefer otherwise. Brooke builds the weekly menu to their plan, we confirm it with you, and fresh meals begin arriving. You can stay the point of contact or step back once it is running. What this gives back is the part that matters. You stop being the one shopping, cooking, and worrying whether they ate, and go back to being their family.

INQUIRE BELOW

How it works

Three Simple Steps

1

Send us an inquiry

Use the form below to tell us about the dietary needs, health goals, and any guidance from the health practitioner. Setting this up for a parent or partner with dementia? Tell us about them.

2

Receive Your Custom Plan

Brooke designs the weekly KetoFLEX-aligned menu, macro-calibrated and built around exact preferences and health profile.

3

Fresh Meals, Delivered

Prepared in our San Diego kitchen and delivered to your door. Heat, eat, and take this off your plate.

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Some of our private chef clients have kept us as their only kitchen for years

One of our longest-standing clients came to us with an exacting plan and a long list of restrictions. Wild-caught fish as the foundation, red meat rarely and always grass-fed, strictly organic, no seed oils. We built every week to that plan, and he has stayed with us ever since. His household stopped having to think about any of it.

Another client came to us through his functional nutrition practitioner, and we have cooked for him and his wife every week since the spring of 2025. His practitioner told us the food was "well-prepared, tasty, and packaged in appropriate serving sizes.

RESULT YOU CAN FEEL

What our clients say

"The meals are incredibly fresh, clean, and thoughtfully prepared. Every dish tastes vibrant and healthy, yet still feels elevated and luxurious. You can tell the ingredients are top quality and sourced with care."
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Paula V.

"The food is delicious and the menus varied. A recent meal was like dining at a fancy restaurant. "
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Sandra M

"I am working through an obnoxious host of food restrictions, and that plus our normal preferences, had me worried. But it gave Chef Brooke no trouble at all."
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Breanne L.

Our Story

After being diagnosed with cancer, co-founder Gio discovered how profoundly food choices affect health, energy, and resilience.  That experience, and Brooke's lifelong passion for turning whole ingredients into meals people crave, became Salt and Soil.

"Food is Medicine" isn't marketing for us. It's personal. Every plan we build carries that same conviction.

QUESTIONS?

Frequently Asked

Is this a medical program? -

No. This is a nutritional support service designed to align with the KetoFLEX dietary framework developed by Dr. Dale Bredesen. We recommend working with a qualified health practitioner for the full ReCODE protocol. We're here to handle the food.

Do I need to live in San Diego? +

Yes. We prepare all meals fresh in our San Diego commercial kitchen and deliver locally throughout the San Diego area. We don't ship or freeze.

How much does it cost? +

Every plan is fully custom, so there is no set price. It depends on the menu, the number of meals, and the serving sizes. Tell us about yourself through the form below and we'll walk you through it.

What ingredients do you use? +

We source 100% organic produce, wild-caught seafood, pasture-raised proteins, and EVOO. We never use gluten, seed oils, or artificial additives of any kind.

How is this different from your regular meal delivery? +

Most meal delivery services optimize for convenience and cost. We optimize for a specific clinical nutritional framework. Every macro, every ingredient, every portion is chosen to support brain health and align with the KetoFLEX framework, not just to fill a plate. And every plan is built entirely around you. You don't choose from a menu. We build one around you.

I want to set this up for a parent or spouse with dementia. Can I do that? +

Yes. Many of our clients arrange this for someone they care for. Tell us how they eat, what they need to avoid, and the plan their doctor set, through the form below. We build it with you, meals arrive weekly, and you can stay the point of contact or step back once it is running.

How flexible is it once we start? +

Fully. Appetites and instructions change, and the plan changes with them. A single message updates your menu, and there is no lock-in.

What happens after I inquire? +

We read your inquiry, then reach out to understand preferences, restrictions, and the plan you are following. Brooke designs a menu, we confirm it with you, and your first week begins. No obligation to continue.

Take the cooking off your plate

Whether this is for you or for someone you love, the cooking is the part we can carry. Tell us about them below, and we will build the rest around the plan their doctor set. We take on a small number of clients so every plan gets the attention it deserves.

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