Foods to boost your concentration and memory
Did you know that the food you eat does a lot more than just satiating your hunger or giving you energy? Nature has always had amazing things in store for us, and what it offers in food is one of them.
The food you consume affects not only your physical health but mental health too. Every time you feel forgetful, it isn’t down to just lack of rest; it may also occur due to not consuming brain boosting food. Eating healthy food to benefit your mind and body is a far smarter choice than eating food for the taste of it.
As per several researches, there are certain food items which improve the brain’s functions, clarity, and focus. These are also known to protect against age-related cognitive decline. Here are some of those brain foods:
Berries
Unless someone is allergic, most people generally like berries. In this family, blueberries come with high concentrations of phytochemicals, which besides giving color to the fruit also improve your memory. The high levels of gallic acid in the blueberries safeguard your brain from stress and degeneration. Along with the above, blueberries also have high levels vitamin K, Vitamin C, antioxidants and fiber.
Eggs
One of the most affordable sources of proteins, eggs are essential to a healthy diet. While most people chose to cut out on the yolk and consume only the white portion, we suggest against it. The egg yolk contains omega-3 fatty acid DHA which has an advantageous effect on the mood and the memory.
Bethane, another chemical element found within eggs, yields associated with happiness. There’s Choline as well, a component found in the yolk in large amounts, which helps in fetal brain development in pregnant women.
Banana
It may surprise you but a simple fruit like banana can do a lot of good to your brain, right from boosting your memory to regulating good mood. Bananas come with potassium which helps keep your heart, brain and nerves in good condition.
The Vitamin B6 found in the bananas improves cognitive function especially memory. Magnesium, another mineral component, helps the body to flush out the ammonia which hinders the brain’s ability to focus. Lastly, bananas come loaded with amino acids, tryptophan and tyrosine which are used by the body to produce mood regulating neurotransmitters, dopamine and serotonin.
Beets
Whether you like consuming beetroot or not, you just cannot deny the many health benefits this vegetable possesses. Besides being rich in cancer-fighting antioxidants, beetroots come with natural nitrates which dilate blood vessels, and increase flow of blood and oxygen to the brain. This in turn improves mental performance.
Beetroots also help to get rid of toxins. Consuming beetroots regularly creates a potential safeguard against age-old brain ailments.
Broccoli
Broccoli is one of those green vegetables that often receive a mixed response. The fact is that the advantages of eating broccoli are many. It contains good amounts of folic acid which helps prevent Alzheimer. It does a lot of good to the brain as well. Coming with Vitamin K and choline in high levels, broccoli also helps in keeping your memory sharp.
Besides, it also contains sulforaphane, a sulfur-based phytonutrient that helps reduce inflammation in brain.
Walnuts
Nuts prove very efficient when it comes to preventing memory loss or cognitive disorders. This is because they contain a good amount of monounsaturated fats, vitamins and minerals. Walnuts not only help boost mental alertness, but also ward off Alzheimer.
Consumption of these brain foods improves your memory and concentration, thereby helping you to make intelligent decisions. We, being foodies, have a coinciding belief – for us, intelligent decision making begins with booking our table in advance, and taking advantage of the offers and discounts that come along, to make our experience of eating out a pleasant one! What about you?