brain foods
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BRAIN FOODS
I M P R O V E C O G N I T I O N . P R E V E N T D E G E N E R A T I O N .
F R E D C U E L L A R . O R G
FISH
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON ONES, SO YOU PROBABLY ALREADYKNOW THIS, BUT IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES, SO IT’SFIRST ON THE LIST. OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS FOUND MOST ABUNDANTLY
IN FISH IS ALSO A KEY COMPONENT OF YOUR BRAIN HEALTH. ESSENTIALFATTY ACIDS CANNOT BE MADE BY THE BODY AND SO MUCH BE
CONSUMED, AND STUDIES HAVE SHOWN FISH OIL SUPPLEMENTS AREINEFFECTIVE SUBSTITUTES.
BLUEBERRIES
STUDIES SUGGEST THAT BLUEBERRIES MAY BE EFFECTIVEIN IMPROVING OR EVEN DELAYING SHORT TERM MEMORYLOSS. PLUS, ONE OF THE MOST ANTIOXIDANT RICH FOODS!
WIN-WIN.
WHOLE GRAINS
YOU CAN’T FOCUS WITHOUT ADEQUATE ENERGY ANDENERGY COMES IN THE FORM GLUCOSE IN THE BLOOD
FLOWING TO YOUR BRAIN. WHOLE GRAINS WITH A LOW GIWILL RELEASE GLUCOSE SLOWLY INTO YOUR
BLOODSTREAM, WHICH IS MUCH BETTER FOR YOUR BLOODSUGAR LEVELS AND WILL KEEP YOU ALERT AND MENTALLY
DRIVEN LONGER THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
TOMATOES
THE LYCOPENE IN TOMATOES COULD HELP PROTECT YOUAGAINST FREE RADICAL DAMAGE TO CELLS, WHICH CAN
BRING ON DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S EARLY.
VITAMIN C
VITAMIN C IS KEY TO BOOSTING MENTAL AGILITY.BLACKCURRANTS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH IN VITAMIN C,
AS ARE SPICY PEPPERS, BROCCOLI, KALE, CITRUS FRUITSAND PINEAPPLE!
NUTS
THE VITAMIN E FOUND IN NUTS AND OLIVES CAN HELPPREVENT COGNITIVE DECLINE.