Boost Your Focus And Memory With These 8 Super Foods

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Ricky Tang

So, have you realized how stress can harm your brain and taken actions to control your stress level? Please do
so, it really is for the best of you!
Im here to accompany you through this challenging journey!
Lets look at what you SHOULD eat this time.

What you eat aects how well your brain functions

You may be clueless about what serotonin is. It is an important chemical controlling your sleep, appetite and
mood. 95% of serotonin is produced in your gastrointestinal tract, which is linked to the countless nerve cells
and neurons in your body. So here, you can see that what you eat doesnt only aect your digestive health, but
also your brain power.
To put it another way, the relationship between brain and food is like that between engine and fuel. Your brain is
actually like an engine that keeps running 24/7, taking care of your thoughts, movements and senses. To sustain
its operation in the long term, instead of the low-premium fuels like processed and rened foods that can
possibly cause inammation and damage your cognitive functions, you need the fuel with nutrients good for your
brain.

Great brain foods

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Great brain foods

1. Avocado
Some people avoid avocados due to their high fat content, but they are great for the brain. Avocados are lled
with both folate and vitamin K, which help to improve cognitive function and prevent blood clots in the brain.

2. Coconut oil
Coconut oil is known for its numerous benets, including helping to boost brain power. This is because coconut
oil can enhance the ability of neurons in the brain while slowing the production of free radicals that can damage
the brain. They also contain saturated fat and antioxidants, which is an essential nutrient for brain function.[1]

4. Blueberries
Blueberries are known as a super food, so it may come as no surprise that they can benet your brain.
Blueberries are one of the most antioxidant-rich foods, containing vitamin K, vitamin C, ber and gallic acid,
which protects the brain from degeneration and stress, helping to improve memory[2].

5. Dark Chocolate
Dark chocolate is good for the body and brain in small quantities. This is because it is lled with avonols which
have anti-inammatory and antioxidant properties. Dark chocolate can also lower blood pressure and improve
the ow of blood to the brain.
However it is import to make sure that you buy dark chocolate; both milk and white chocolate are highly
processed and they wont benet your brain. Look out for chocolate that is at least 70% if you want to boost brain
power!

6. Leafy Greens
Leafy greens such as spinach, kale, romaine lettuce and Swiss chard are great for your brain; recent research
has found that they can even help to reduce the chances of dementia.
The research looked at the eating habits and mental abilities of nearly 1,000 adults over a period of ve years.
The researchers found that adults who ate leafy green vegetables at least once a day experienced slower mental

deterioration that the adults who ate no vegetables[3]. This was still true even when the researchers factored in
age and family history of dementia.

7. Wild salmon
Wild salmon is a great source of omega-3 oil DHA, which helps to boost brain power. DHA is an important oil
that helps to maintain the health of your brain cells it even helps to increase the growth of brain cells. This can
help to reduce the risk of Alzheimers disease[4].

9. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Extra virgin oil can help to boost brain power as it contains antioxidants known as polyphenols. Polyphenols can
help to improve both learning and memory, and they can even reverse the eects of age and disease. Extra
virgin olive oil also ghts against the proteins that induce Alzheimers.

10. Turmeric
Turmeric can help to reduce inammation in the brain, and recent studies have even suggested that it can be
used to treat Alzheimers [5]. Turmeric has been used for thousands of years in the ght against brain

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degeneration; researchers have found Vedic texts that date back over 3,000 reporting that turmeric can boost
brain power!

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References
[1]

Antistress and antioxidant eects of virgin coconut oil in vivo, NCBI

[2]

Blueberry Supplementation Improves Memory in Older Adults , NCBI

[3]

Lots of Leafy Greens Might Shield Ageing Brain, Health Day

[4]

Fish Consumption and the risk of Alzheimer Disease; Is It Time to Make Dietary, David Perlmutter
MD

[5]

The eect of curcumin on Alzheimers disease: An overview, NCBI

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