Alchemical Wizard 3 : Brain Foods
Here are a list of foods to boost your cognitive powers and enhance your memory. But remember the number one booster for the brain is oxygen. So breath deeply often and slow down enough to meditate. Hear your higher frequency thoughts! We will get into the Nootropic Supplements in AW 16 : Natural Nootropics! Enhacing your cognitive functions and having a clearer mind helps you with your discernment abilities!
1. Kefir and Yogurt. Organic and Goats milk if you can get it. Yes, probiotics again. You don't eat dairy then fermented foods like sauerkraut, kimchi and kombucha. Because about 90 percent of the body's serotonin, a neurotransmitter that regulates mood and behavior, is made in the gut.
2. Rosemary and Sage. Rosemary is high in carnosic acid, a phytochemical that can enhance learning and spatial memory, help reduce oxidative stress and prevent neuron damage.
3. Peppers, Celery, Carrots, Radicchio. Foods high in luteolin, a bioflavonoid antioxidant that helps to protect the brain from inflammation, cognitive aging and neurodegenerative diseases.
4. Spinach, Kale and Avocado. Foods rich in vitamin E. The nutrient referred to as vitamin E is actually a variety of different elements called tocopherols and tocotrienols. These helpful nutrients help to prevent over-oxidization in the body. Vitamin E helps slow down cognitive decline.
5. Leafy Greens like Kale, Chard and Collards. Foods high in lutein, an antioxidant that protects the brain from free-radical damage and inflammation.
6. Turmeric. Turmeric contains Curcumin, an antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory. Curcumin helps to repair damaged neurons and stimulate Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), which is a type of growth hormone that functions in the brain.
7. Nutritional yeast which is a source of B vitamins, including thiamine, folate, B-6 and niacin. Some B vitamins help cells burn fats and glucose for energy. Others help make neurotransmitters like serotonin. And some B's assist with the production and repair of DNA.
8. Organic Apples. Yes an apple a day. High in flavonols. Antiioxidants that have been shown to increase learning, improve memory and boost overall brain power.
9. Walnuts, Flax and Chia seeds. Rich in alpha-linolenic acid, a fatty acid that can be converted by the body to omega-3's. Omega 3 concentrations are highest in the brain and nervous system. These fatty acids are needed for the protection of cells, optimal functioning of the neurons and decreased cell death while improving nerve transmission.
10. Garbanzo beans, Lima beans and Lentils. If you don't eat free range or pasture raised eggs. These legumes are high in choline. Choline is essential in the formation of the cholinergic neurons that make up portions of the brain, parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. It is also a precursor to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which is involved in muscle function, memory, and learning.
Blessings Everyone!
Travis Carper - Ascension Health Coach / Alternative & Holistic Health Service https://www.facebook.com/traviscarper888/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/traviscarper888/
Additional References :
11 Powerful Nootropic Memory Enhancing Foods - https://www.maxlugavere.com/blog/11-powerful-nootropic-memory-enhancing-foods
What to Eat & Limit to Supercharge your Brainpower - https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/what-to-eat-for-brainpower
Brain foods: the effects of nutrients on brain function - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2805706/
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