Brain Foods For Brain Health

(How To Improve Brain Function With Everyday Foods)

Brain Health:

In this blog, I'll uncover the best foods to eat to improve your brain health. Through the choices you make every single day, you're either improving your brain health or destroying your brain health, and a lot of people really don't know what foods that they need to eat to drastically improve brain function. So, that's why in this blog, what we're going to discover is brain foods for brain health, how to improve brain function with everyday foods. We're going to talk about the foods that you can easily get, bring into your home, and eat regularly to drastically improve your brain health. So, stick around to the end.

Interesting Brain Fact:

Now, a couple of things I want to do first is talk about some interesting brain facts.

Look at the brain. Here we discuss two things about the brain i.e. good things and bad things.

Good Things:

Many people just have no understanding of it and most people don't even consider their brain health daily. I mean, people are considering things like their weight, how much muscles on their body, and that kind of thing, but they don't ever take into consideration what they're doing daily to improve brain health. Let's talk about a couple of interesting statistics. First of all, your brain weighs three pounds. It's comprised of 60% fat. Well, that's a whole lot of fat. That's actually one of the fattiest organs in the body. And it's really interesting because when we look at this big attack on eating fats, eating healthy fats by much of the major health organizations out there, how do you think that's going to go for your neurological health, your brain health if you cut out all that fat when your brain is comprised of 60% plus fat? An interesting thing to think about there.

 

There are 100 billion neurons within the brain. These are basically the nerve cells, the cells within the brain. The brain uses 20% of the oxygen in the blood from the body. So your whole body is using the other 80%, the brain’s using 20% alone. A hundred thousand miles plus of blood vessels within the brain, which is truly incredible. And what they had found in studies is that size of your brain doesn't matter if you have a small brain, big brain, it didn't matter in the studies. You weren't any more intelligent just because you had a bigger brain. So, these are some of the cool things about brain health that you know is really interesting to think about.

Bad Things:

 One of the things that aren't so cool about brain health is that many, many people are struggling today. We actually today probably have more neurological issues going on in society than ever before. 40 million individuals experience the ill effects of tension and discouragement. And I can tell you when people suffer from anxiety and depression is not something they choose. It's something that they wake up with and then it's just ruining their day. And in many cases, it ruins their lives. Thus, this is an extremely, serious thing. 5.5 million people suffer from Alzheimer's, dementia right now. This is totally alarming. If you've ever had somebody who has suffered from Alzheimer's, you know how devastating this is. If you even have it running in your family, it's something you really want to think about if maybe your grandparents had it or your parents had it. 

This is very serious because let me tell you, it's a terrible thing to watch people go through. And then also one in 59 kids suffer from autism spectrum disorder. Once again, these are brain. These are brain problems, these are neurological problems. And then 1 billion people, one in six people worldwide suffer from neurological diseases - whether it's Parkinson's, whether it's dementia, whether it's autism, whether it's any of these different psychiatric disorders out there so many people are suffering from, it's a major, major issue and this is actually one of the reasons that I have put a lot of effort lately into helping people improve brain function.

Food Need For Improve Brain Health:

We've come up with a whole bunch of nutritional formulas to really boost brain function, help decrease inflammation. Now let's go ahead and talk about some of the foods because like I said the foods are something that you want to incorporate into your daily routine. We could talk about Nutritionals and taking supplements and those types of things, but the daily foods are going to be something that is highly, highly beneficial if you want to improve brain health.

1) S.M.A.S.H fish

Nutrition presents in and benefits of S.M.A.S.H fish. 

S.M.A.S.H fish is number one on our list here. We're going to have eight different foods that we're going to talk about in this list here. Smash fish. What that stands for is salmon, macro, anchovies, sardine, and herring. Now, why would you want to use these particular fish? First of all, they're typically lower in mercury, so it's something that there's going to be less toxicity within them. And this is a whole ‘nothing discussion when you when we talk about toxicity and brain health because when we look at fish, it's typically high in mercury. Mercury has an affinity for storing itself and nervous system tissue. And when it does that, it causes many, many neurological symptoms such as Mad Hatter's disease, so we want to make sure that we're not getting that mercury in. And like I said if you want to learn more about detox, stick around to the end. I'll give you some pointers on it. And so, when we look at these fish, they're really great because they're loaded with Omega 3, loaded with DHA, a lot of good quality fats that have a lot of benefits for the brain.

Let's talk about the benefits. The fats are going to be components of the brain cell membranes. They're going to help improve neuronal health. It's going to protect against depression, which is really powerful. Basically, there are studies out there that showed like if you took Omega three's DHA, it actually helps decrease your risk of depression. It helps fight against it. It's also going to help boost memory and also slows mental decline. Now the boost memory is really interesting because I've had so many people who say like, they started taking supplementation of Omega 3s, DHA or people who just started eating a lot more fish in their diet, and they're like, man, my memory is so much sharper than it used to be. So, it's always cool where people can actually see that. And I've been there and you know, if you've heard my story about some of the brain issues I went through, you're definitely going to see why I'm very passionate about this topic now.

2) Eggs:

Nutrition presents in and benefits of Egg.

Eggs are something that's very, very important for brain health because it offers a lot. There's choline, which is incredibly important for brain health. You're going to have a lot of choline and eggs. You're also going to have vitamins B6, B12, and folate, which are important as well. This participates in the methylation process in the body, and basically what was found in the research is that if somebody had decreased amounts of B6, B12, or folate, they also had an increased risk of things like dementia and Alzheimer's. Now also loaded with very important antioxidants. Antioxidants are going to stop the oxidative damage occurring on the brain. And this is important because the brain is made of fat is very prone to oxidative damage. So, eggs are also going to be high in fat, lots of good fat, lots of good protein, about 77 calories per egg. And so anyway, when we look at the eggs, very, very good as far as the overall nutrition goes.

What are some of the benefits it offers to you? Better memory, better mental function, decreased risk of depression, and also decreased risk of memory decline because of these amazing brain-boosting nutrients that it has in it.

3) Coffee:

Nutrition presents in and benefits of coffee.

It's really interesting because coffee is something that offers some pretty cool benefits - lots of antioxidants in it, and then the caffeine and it really has a brain-stimulating effect. It improves mental performance, cognitive performance, mental alertness. And so, a lot of people will utilize coffee to get that benefit. One of the things I was talking about is how I actually will take coffee and I intermittent fast every day, but I'll take coffee and I'll use it strategically when I have something that's really going to make me have to focus something that's really going to take a lot of mental power, brainpower.

So, I'll utilize coffee strategically to get that mental alertness and cognitive performance during that time. So, maybe if you're a student,, you use it during a test,, or if you're someone who is going into the workplace,, you use it for a meeting to actually boost mental performance. What are some of the benefits? Mental alertness, improved mood, decreased risk of dementia and decreased risk of Parkinson's, which is really powerful. Lots of good antioxidants in coffee.

4) Chocolate:

Nutrition presents in and benefits of Chocolate.

 Now when it comes to chocolate, this isn't something I typically have to convince people that they should eat. They're like, yes, thank you, and this presentation was amazing now. So anyway, when we look at chocolate, there are a few things in the nutrition. First of all, it's loaded with antioxidants. It also has a little caffeine in it, and then it also has flavonoids. Now, flavonoids are a specific type of antioxidant that has a lot of benefits to the brain. Let's talk about what are the benefits. It's going to enhance learning and memory, it's going to slow down, age-related decline, and also it's a mood booster. 

Now, when we look at chocolate in general, one of the things about it is that we aren't going to run out and grab a Hershey's chocolate bar or something of that nature. We want to get good quality chocolate and this is going to be an organic chocolate, a bar of chocolate that does not have a bunch of sugar in it because sugar is not good for the brain that actually is a neurodegenerative food there. So, we don't want to have sugar. So, we want to make sure that we're making good choices when it comes to our chocolate.

5) Blueberries:

Nutrition presents in and benefits of Blueberries.

 Blueberry nutrition. So, blueberries are considered one of the best berries out there when it comes to boosting your overall health because they're one of the most nutrient-dense berries out there. There are loaded with antioxidants, contain anthocyanins, which are a very specific type of antioxidant that has many brain benefits, and also reduces DNA damage. Increasing your blueberry intake is going to be a positive thing for your entire body, not just your brain. So, what are the benefits? It's going to reduce oxidative damage because there's a lot of antioxidants within it.

So, as you age, you're going to want to make sure you're adding in those blueberries to help those neurons supports neuronal communication. So, as you're thinking is your brain is basically connecting the dots so to speak, it's going to support that increased plasticity and also anti-inflammatory, which is all incredibly important. When we look at the brain in general, when we look at how many people are suffering from brain inflammation, it's devastating, and what I have found is that when you decrease brain inflammation, you can decrease so many brain disorders. I mean somebody who's fighting depression, you decrease brain inflammation, all of a sudden they get better. You have someone who has anxiety, somebody who has all kinds of neurological symptoms, decrease brain inflammation, support the brain with brain nutrition, and let me tell you, amazing things start to happen.

6) Cruciferous Vegetables:

Nutrition presents and benefits of Cruciferous Vegetables.

 Now you've probably heard about these, these bitter vegetables that are pretty much good for everything in the body. They're also good for the brain, so some of the vegetable nutrition here loaded with antioxidants, they're nutrient-dense, they also have lots of phytonutrients in them, and they also reduce the risk of cancer. Let's talk about some examples. So, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, broccoli, radishes, turnips. It's typically your bitter vegetables. Like I said, they are very, very powerful because they offer benefits to not only the brain but the entire body.

You want to make sure that you're getting in lots of cruciferous vegetables daily because of the amazing benefits that they have, so don't skip on your veggies there.

7) Olive Oil:

Nutrition presents and benefits of Olive Oil.

Now, olive oil is something that most people have in their house. It's almost, you know, something people are using daily. One of the things I want to tell you about olive oil is that it's not something that you really want to cook with because once you actually heat it to a high temperature, it destabilizes it. So, we want to make sure that we're using olive oil, we're using it raw, we're putting it on a salad, we're using it as a finishing oil, but we're not heating it to a high temperature and not turning it rancid. Let's talk about some of the olive oil nutrition. First of all, olive oil is rich in healthy fats. It has 14% saturated fat, 11% polyunsaturated fat, and 73% monounsaturated fat. Now, that mono and saturated fat is going to be the oleic acid, which has so many different benefits to it - anti-inflammatory, anticancer, the whole deal and is loaded with antioxidants. 

Let's talk about some of the benefits it has for your brain. So it's going to help reduce inflammation. It's going to fight against Alzheimer's disease, decrease amyloid plaque buildup. Now when we talk about these neurodegenerative conditions, we're talking about amyloid plaque building up in the brain. It actually can reduce the amyloid plaque buildup and preventive it, anti-cancer properties, improves learning capability, and also improves memory. So, olive oil is really, really great. Like I said, use it as more of a finishing oil but don't cook with it. I overheard somebody the other day talking about how it's so healthy to cook with olive oil. You don't want to cook with it. You actually turn good healthy oil into a bad fat when you cook it because a denaturalizes the fats in it.

8) Green Tea:

Nutrition presents and benefits of Green Tea.

 So green tea is really awesome. I mean lots of benefits. Here's some of the nutrition behind it loaded with antioxidants, caffeine, polyphenols, and l-theanine. Now, these polyphenols and l-theanine have a really good protect protective mechanism that helps protect against neurodegeneration. Some of the benefits of green tea are going to be a little bit like coffee. We're going to get that caffeine benefit. We're going to get some mental alertness, but it also is going to go in increase GABA. 

Gaba is a neurotransmitter that's going to support and relaxation. It's also going to help you fall asleep at night. Everything. It just helps you relax. Now, when we improve GABA, that's a good thing because many people are deficient in this, okay? Now also it's not going to help improve alpha brain waves, which is also going to promote relaxation, which is powerful, and then like I said, very powerful in the way of neurodegeneration. So, here are some of the different foods that you can utilize to improve brain function. Like I said, start sprinkling these in throughout your daily routine and without doubt, you're going to notice that your brain just starts working better. many people are suffering from these issues.