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These foods can help power up your brain

These foods can help power up your brain

01 Nov 2023 by Ted Escobedo   2 min read

Eating a healthy diet is important for general well-being, but it might be even more beneficial in the prevention and delay of the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Diet isn’t the only factor in prevention; other things need to be considered, such as, genetics, stress, and mental stimulation. Eating these brain foods along with keeping a regular sleep schedule, managing stress and including mental stimulation, such as completing puzzles or learning a new language, can all be a part of maintaining great mental health. Eat these top “brain foods” for potential memory-boosting powers.
1. Nuts and Seeds
Nuts such as walnuts, almonds, and peanuts, as well as sunflower and pumpkin seeds, are brain foods high in protein and omega fatty acids.
2. Salmon
Oily fish, such as salmon, are high in omega 3, and DHA, a building block of the brain that improves brain function.
3. Beans
Beans are rich in fiber, B vitamins and omega fatty acids. Fiber helps keep you fuller longer and creates a gradual release of sugar, helping concentration and memory so you can keep a steady workflow throughout the day. for brain development and sustenance.
4. Blueberries
Blueberries and other dark berries are rich in antioxidants, which protect against free radicals, making them one powerful brain food. They also help fight against degenerative changes in the brain and enhance neural functioning and communication.
5. Dark and leafy greens
Greens such as kale, spinach and broccoli are high in vitamin E as well as folate. Vitamin E helps protect cell membranes against free radicals. Free radicals are unstable molecules that attack cells within our body.

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