Brain Foods

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BRAIN FOODS

I M P R O V E C O G N I T I O N . P R E V E N T D E G E N E R A T I O N .

F R E D C U E L L A R . O R G

FISH

THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON ONES, SO YOU PROBABLY ALREADYKNOW THIS, BUT IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES, SO IT’SFIRST ON THE LIST. OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS FOUND MOST ABUNDANTLY

IN FISH IS ALSO A KEY COMPONENT OF YOUR BRAIN HEALTH. ESSENTIALFATTY ACIDS CANNOT BE MADE BY THE BODY AND SO MUCH BE

CONSUMED, AND STUDIES HAVE SHOWN FISH OIL SUPPLEMENTS AREINEFFECTIVE SUBSTITUTES.

BLUEBERRIES

STUDIES SUGGEST THAT BLUEBERRIES MAY BE EFFECTIVEIN IMPROVING OR EVEN DELAYING SHORT TERM MEMORYLOSS. PLUS, ONE OF THE MOST ANTIOXIDANT RICH FOODS!

WIN-WIN.

WHOLE GRAINS

YOU CAN’T FOCUS WITHOUT ADEQUATE ENERGY ANDENERGY COMES IN THE FORM GLUCOSE IN THE BLOOD

FLOWING TO YOUR BRAIN. WHOLE GRAINS WITH A LOW GIWILL RELEASE GLUCOSE SLOWLY INTO YOUR

BLOODSTREAM, WHICH IS MUCH BETTER FOR YOUR BLOODSUGAR LEVELS AND WILL KEEP YOU ALERT AND MENTALLY

DRIVEN LONGER THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

TOMATOES

THE LYCOPENE IN TOMATOES COULD HELP PROTECT YOUAGAINST FREE RADICAL DAMAGE TO CELLS, WHICH CAN

BRING ON DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S EARLY.

VITAMIN C

VITAMIN C IS KEY TO BOOSTING MENTAL AGILITY.BLACKCURRANTS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH IN VITAMIN C,

AS ARE SPICY PEPPERS, BROCCOLI, KALE, CITRUS FRUITSAND PINEAPPLE!

NUTS

THE VITAMIN E FOUND IN NUTS AND OLIVES CAN HELPPREVENT COGNITIVE DECLINE.