Food to Keep Your Brain Young
Neuro-nutrition is good for cognitive function and memory.
Anti ageing food
- Nuts – 7 oz mixture of walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts per week
- Citrus fruit is high in anti-oxidants and they have the highest concentration of flavanones. Protects the brain areas related to perception and recognition. Oranges, grapefruits, pineapples, lemons, limes, tangerines and kumquats keep the brain young.
- Fish – eat baked or broiled fish at least once a week. Gives you a bigger brain in the areas associated with memory and learning. The hippocampus is 14% larger if you eat fish. Research shows that it delays the onset of Alzheimer’s by 10 yrs.
- Dark chocolate – rich in plant-based phytonutrients and has important compounds called flavannols that increase cerebral blood flow. It protects and helps neurons grow so improves memory and mental sharpness. Strong anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties to help keep the brain young.
- Berries – Source of anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatories. Contains anthocyanins, another type of flavonoid. They can cross the blood-brain barrier and enter the hippocampus to improve learning and memory. Blueberries, blackberries and strawberries are the best to help prevent age-related memory loss.
- Mediterranean diet is one of the best for brain and cardiovascular health. They always use extra virgin olive oil to cook.
- Drink red wine or grape juice for a dose of resveratrol. Reduces the risk of dementia and depression.
These are just some of recommended food to keep your brain young and slow down the ageing process.
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing you can do is keep your mind young” – Mark Twain (1835-1910)
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