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Feed Your Brain And Nerves
In occasion of today’s World Food Day 2014 we would like to take a closer look at food with a healthy effect on your brain and nervous system.
Since your brain ages with time, it is important to improve its functioning and health along with the nervous system. The nervous system controls many functions in the body including the digestion of food. The following foods can help in calming and healing the nervous system. They can prevent brain deterioration, blood pressure, mental disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and nerve damage.
Healthy food for your brain and nerves
1. Fish
Fish is a low-fat high quality protein, rich in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins such as D and B2 (riboflavin). Moreover it contains lot of calcium, phosphorus and it is a great source of minerals, such as iron, zinc, iodine, magnesium, and potassium. These essential nutrients keep your heart and brain healthy. They may decrease the risk of depression, ADHD, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and diabetes.
2. Olive Oil
Olive oil lowers high blood pressure and reduces cholesterol since it contains antioxidant polyphenols. Studies concluded that extra virgin olive oil has great effects on learning and memory deficits associated with aging, as well as memory diseases associated with the overproduction of amyloid beta protein, like Alzheimer’s disease.
3. Garlic
Garlic is probably nature’s most potent food. It contains hundreds of compounds, with the most effective being its organosulfur substances. It has multiple health and anti-aging benefits, including the protection of heart, artery, and brain cells.
4. Spinach
Spinach is one of the world’s healthiest vegetables. It is rich in vitamins and minerals and it is concentrated in health-promoting phytonutrients such as carotenoids and flavonoids to provide you with powerful antioxidant protection. Moreover, spinach slows down the aging of the brain and nervous system.
5. Whole Grains
Mental deterioration can be fought with whole grains and brown rice. It contains vitamin B6 which can break down high levels of homocysteines – an amino acid that is responsible for mental deterioration. Moreover, whole grains are rich in magnesium that enhances cognitive functioning.
6. Cocoa
Prevent your brain from oxidative stress that can cause Parkinson’s Disease, atherosclerosis, heart failure, Alzheimer’s Disease and chronic fatigue syndrome by eating Cocoa. High levels of natural compounds found in cocoa called flavanols boost cognitive function and protect neuron cells against degeneration and dementia.
7. Nuts
Nuts like Almond and walnuts are rich in Omega 3 fatty acids that lower cholesterol and are great for maintaining blood vessels. Moreover they are good sources of vitamin E which correspond with less cognitive decline as you get older.
8. Dark Green Leafy Vegetables
With the help of folate and vitamin B and B6 dark green leafy vegetables break down homocysteines – a chemical responsible for dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and break down of arterial walls.
9. Sea Vegetables
Sea vegetables are capable of binding with heavy metals and radioactive toxins in the body to safely escort them out of the body. They contain vitamin B12 and K, organic sodium, organic iron, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, vanadium and zinc. Sea vegetables help increase blood sugar control and lower the risk of diabetes.
10. Tea
Since tea contains antioxidant and catechines that enhances blood flow it increases the metabolism and boosts your mind and cognitive abilities. Flavenoids and other compounds may prevent or delay brain aging.
Now that you have a comprehensive idea of how healthy certain food can be you should try to integrate all above mentioned foodstuffs into your daily diet. Brain and nervous system health is an important part of ensuring your entire well-being. Especially for those living a stressful and busy life food is a necessary factor since it helps in calming and healing the nervous system. Moreover, with certain food you can prevent serious illnesses and keep your brain and nerves healthy and fit.
