Lesson 3: Include Amino Acids And Glucose In Your Daily Meals.

“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...

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...

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 ...

When you ingest bad sugar from sodas, candy bars, cakes, and pastries, your blood glucose levels rise and then drop significantly, leaving you tired and feeling weak. Instead, focus on complex carbs like sweet potatoes (with skin), berries, grapefruit, pumpkin, carrots, lentils, and whole g...

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.

Not just that, but water is also responsible for the brain’s chemical reactions, for filling up the spaces between the cells, and for flushing out toxins. Drinking two liters per day can boost your brain’s performance by up to 30%! Therefore, make sure to invest in a qua...

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...

“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...

1. Food can be a cure or the source of a disease.
2. Stay close to water and to the good types of fat. 
3. Amino-acids and glucose are the powerbank of your brain.

As for the fats, the book draws a clear line between the unsaturated and the saturated ones. Your brain is a fan of saturated fats, but it can make as much as it needs locally. Therefore, the fat you ingest will inflame your body and shorten the oxygen supply. In fact, eating 25 grams of sa...

"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

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...

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...

Not just that, but water is also responsible for the brain’s chemical reactions, for filling up the spaces between the cells, and for flushing out toxins. Drinking two liters per day can boost your brain’s performance by up to 30%! Therefore, make sure to invest in a qua...

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...

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 ...

Still, you should consume monounsaturated fats, and they come from nuts, avocados, yogurt or kefir, and olive oil. Moreover, you also have polyunsaturated fats, like Omega-3s and Omega-6s, which come from fish, grapeseed oil, chia seeds, walnuts, and most of all from caviar. This is another...