How does food affect our brain?

We all know that food affects our health, functioning and even mood We all know that food affects our health, functioning and even mood. Our intellectual abilities also depend on our diet. So what kind of food is good for our brain? What should we eat to improve our memory, concentration and to be in a good mood?

Berries Regular consumption of berries improves mental functions. They’ve got a lot of antioxidants and prevent inflammations and dying cells in the brain. They can also slow down dieseases such as Alzheimer.

Coffee Coffee with no sugar and milk is a cure for our brain. Just like berries, it’s got a lot of antioxidants, so it slows down Alzheimer and different mental illnesses. We shouldn’t drink too much of it, because it leaches vitamin B.

Green tea Green tea - is it better than coffee? Certainly, it's much healthier. Green tea contains caffeine too but in smaller doses. It keeps you awake as well, so it's a really good idea to exchange coffee for green tea. Green tea contains large amounts of important nutrients - it could improve your brain functions, reduce the risk of various types of cancer or diseases like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.

Oats Oats are a great source of carbohydrates with low glycemic index. It means that catabolism of sugar is getting slower but that's better for your blood. Glucose, simple sugar, is a natural fuel for your brains so it's important to absorb it well.

Fish Fish (especially oily fish like salmon) provide omega-3. It takes part in activating precipitation melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone which controls sleep and different biological processes.

Chocolate Almost everyone loves chocolate. So it’s great news! We should eat chocolate, because it contains a lot of magnesium, which is essential to our memory, indispensable to build bones and what’s most important , it improves our memory. But we should eat chocolate which contains minimum 70% of cocoa.

Nuts All nuts have different nutrition credentials and offer various health benefits. You have probably heard that they contain lots of fat but you shouldn't worry about it - you just have to remember to limit your portions. Nuts are really good for your hearts - they reduce the risks of dying early from heart diseases. For example, they are lowering bad cholesterol level (LDL). Most of them are good for your brains too - they reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Pumpkin Pumpkin detoxifies your body – it helps wash out any toxins. It contains lots of vitamins like Vitamin A or Vitamin C which are good for your eyes and immunological system. Seeds of pumpkin are good for your memory, they help regulate cholesterol levels and they are rich in magnesium. Oats are a great source of carbohydrates with low glycemic index. It means that catabolism of sugar is getting slower but that's better for you.

Broccoli We should eat broccoli, because they contain a lot of selenium. Selenium reduces stress and it is a microelement which prevents tumor.

Bananas In bananas we can find a lot of dopamine. What is it? Dopamine is called a hormone of happiness. If we don’t have enough of dopamine, we’ll have problems with getting up in the morning, concentration and we’ll be tired.

Buckwheat Buckwheat is the source of vitamin B which is very important for our nervous system. Vitamin B reduces tension and provides us with energy. Decificiency of vitamin B causes sleeplessness and problems with concentration.

Milk As we all know milk contains a lot of calcium. It is important not only for our bones, but also for our nerves, because it regulates their work and affects the level of female hormones, on which woman’s good mood depends.

Remember to eat healthily and stay happy!  Presentation made by Magdalena Wasilewska and Aleksandra Chwalińska Sources: ulubionykolor.pl dietetyczniesiostro.blogspot.com blog.dafi.pl purestyle.pl www.ajwendieta.pl http://www.poradnikzdrowie.pl/