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"If you want to make sure your brain has enough opportunities to clean itself, guard your sleep, especially during the first part of the night."
-Lisa Mosconi
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“Stay hydrated’’ is something we’ve probably heard more than once. And for a reason! The brain is made out of 80% water , and this special element is only one of the few ones allowed to pass the blood-brain barrier. In othe...
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Your central brain system is made up of neurons. Many of the amino acids that make up proteins function as neurotransmitters, helping your brain process information. These are responsible for your thinking, speaking, remembering, and dreaming functions. Therefore, a
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Brain Food delves into the topic of nutrition and how certain foods and nutrients can affect the well-being of the brain, its memory function, its cognitive capability, and how what we inge...
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We eat wrong. Out of all the things we actively do for our body, such as exercising or taking our medicine, eating is at the top of the list in terms of frequency. Complementary to that, our brain is most easily damaged by ...
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The person passionate about nutrition and diets, anyone looking to improve their diet by ingesting more brain-supporting foods, or someone looking to sharpen their cognitive capabilities by adopting a healthier lifestyle.
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Breakthrough discoveries show that well-known illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s, don’t actually develop due to poor genes most of the time. In fact, less than 1% of people develop this cognitive dysfunction due to their hereditary misfortune.
However, food and other lifestyle...
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“Stay hydrated’’ is something we’ve probably heard more than once. And for a reason! The brain is made out of 80% water , and this special element is only one of the few ones allowed to pass the blood-brain barrier. In othe...
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Therefore, it is of utmost importance to start considering our relationship with food and prioritizing edibles that support our bodily functions and implicitly, our brain functions. For this reason, Brain Food...
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We all know that what we eat influences our appearance and our bodily functions. Many people find that they can cure or treat skin-related problems, digestion issues, or even chron...
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If you haven’t guessed by now, they come from our daily meals and they go straight into the composition of our brain. By eating smart , you can boost your cognitive health, improve your memory, reduce stress and anxiety, and mo...
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Brain Food is a fantastic piece of writing as it emphasizes the importance of nutrition in our daily lives, and most importantly, our cognitive functions. The author manages to deliver life-changing ...
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Sleep has a positive impact on your mental, physical, and emotional health.
If you don't sleep well during the night, give yourself permission to take a nap during the day. Naps of 10-20 minutes can boost alertness without creating the post-sleep brain fog of longer naps.
During the day:
At night:
Your brain manages energy better when you get enough sleep.
Sleep deprivation causes the prefrontal cortex to lose control over the regions of the brain that create cravings and the stress response. Sleep between 6.5 hours and 7.5 hours every night.
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