i'm gregg moss. >> we're big salmon people here. for more on the different foods that make you smarter and those to avoid, go to our website at more fish. apparently less m&ms and twinkies. >> green chili chips and salsa are not on the list. >> i always said you'll live a million years because you eat all the hot stuff. >> i like to say life is short. enjoy the donut. >>> parts of colorado are under the warm weather has been really nice, but, of course, it's still winter and winter is making an appearance in colorado again this week. >> it's been a long time since we've seen any rain or snow or anything else. belen deleon is in the backyard and i guess we're planning for tonight and the morning commute tomorrow morning. >> 19 days since we've seen rain or snow, but who is counting? >> we are. >> yeah, we are. it's kind of my job. i took to twitter to ask our viewers how they felt about this winter weather returning to colorado. the polls have closed. out of 488 votes 52% let it snow and 48% snow thanks. they don't want the snow. wel

i'm consumer reporter gregg moss. >> a lot to know when it comes to taxes. for more on exceptions and other things you might not know are taxable, go to 9news.com and look for this story. >>> denver restaurant week starts tonight. you can get a three course meal for 30 bucks, but for some restaurants that is actually too good a deal to offer. chill jennifer for denver restaurants -- chef jennifer for denver restaurants, two participating and one sitting out saying it depends on the price of the food and they don't want to compensate with the quality or the branding. >> i thought that spoke in genuinely with the pricing on the products that we buy in, pricing on the things that we have shipped in fresh, it was too price prohibitive to be able to offer what we do like who we are at those restaurants for people to really experience and we didn't want to downgrade our concept by changing, you know, who we are at a core level. >> so two out of four, just figure out which one you want to go to if you're doing restaurant week. visit denver said restaurant week brou

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here is gregg moss with the bottom line on keeping your brain healthy >> reporter: you work out at the gym to keep your entire how can you keep your brain fit? build a cognitive reserve say the experts. research shows people who read newspapers, play puzzles or listen daily to the radio are some 47% less likely to develop alzheimer's disease. >> what's going on in the brain may be similar between one person and another, but somebody who has more cognitive reserve is able to hold onto more of their memory and their ability to function cognitively. >> reporter: and do physical things says bottom line health editor bob barnett. >> take a new class. learn a language if you have the time. learn a new instrument. try something different. >> reporter: play brain training games, from old favorite like scrabble to online mental workouts and change it up. take a different route to work. get out of your rut. listen to music, the so-called mozart effect. [ music ] >> there really is a beneficial effect of listening to >> reporter: and try beating the clock. time yourself folding laundry, for insta